Tinbolas

Hello everyone, i just registered to the forums, although ive been reading it for a long time. I writting from Costa Rica

So i have a question regarding what battery to get for my fj40, i looked around but i figured it would be better to make my own thread since there are things in my car that probably make it need a certain battery.
So a brief description of the car...
its a 1964, has a v8 chevy 350, has a holley carb (quadrajet), has a rear gm 12 bolt differential, and a dana 44 in the front both with 100% "locker?", has a 50,000lb mechanical winch, has a SOA and 35"s, heavy duty rockwell transfer and a T18 "gearbox?"... well thats some stuff about the car, and it also has 4 extra spot lights that i barely use... I use the car for trips every weekend and sometimes when i feel like it i also use it as a daily driver..

So my battery died 2 days ago, it was using a "so so" battey, i forgot the brand but it was a N120.
So here in costa rica there arent too many options as of which battery to pick... ive been looking at the optima red top and yellow top, i know the yellow top costs $305 here, which seems insanely expensive. I think the red top is cheaper but i dont know if it will work for me...
anyone have any suggestions as of which battery to get? or is the red top ok for me?

Thanks in advance

bigarms23

i would go with a yellow top optima thats what i run and i like them plus it will help with running a winch

bigt

yellow or red usually are around the same price.. both work great!

tc

Optima's quality has gone WAY down recently.

Check out Odyssey or, if you have Sears, the Diehard Platinum is the same battery.