I bought my car without a battery tie down and was told it is very important to have a tie down so that the plates inside the battery do not shift and short it. Also, so the positive lead does not touch the fuel filter. Is this true?

Also, I was looking to buy J hooks at Autozone but they only had 8 and 10 inch ones. 8 inch seems too short when measuring, and 10 inch will pop through the hood. In this diagram, how long is part number 3?

 

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pmed about parts 3/2/20

 

Get the 10" ones and bend them to your liking.

It is important to have a battery tie down so that in the event of an acident, the battery is less likely to short and catch the car on fire. On top of that, you don't want it bouncing around in the engine compartment.

 

my battery tie down brace, litterally rotted, replacing with an oem one is expensive unless you get one free from a junk yard, i went to Lowes and bought a 3ft stick of flat aluminum bar and just cut it to desired length, drilled holes, instant tie down bar, works great, but i have no suggestion for making a j-hook

 

Thanks for the input, but I do not want to bend or cut them in case i ever need to take the wing nuts off of the j hook.

 

i bought mine at auto zone comes with 2 j hooks the tie down itself 2 rubber bushings and wing nuts it work out great for me

plus its under five dollars

 

autozone, junkyard or whatever is a good idea. and yes from vibrations you will eventually ruin the plates in the battery and be forced to get a new one

 

Did you buy the 8 inch ones or 10 inch ones?

 

I cut mine and they thread on and off just fine...don't worry about it.

 

i cut mine also. they work fine

 

With a dremel?

 

yeah i cut it with a dremel