Decaf Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 front to back ground to alt mounting bolt... nothing will be better because you don't have a full frame. strut tower is an option but not as good as ground to engine block Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amart88 Posted April 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 (edited) Yea just hack it off and ground to the chassis...the rear strut tower is a good place like Kranny suggested. You were planin on some neg runs from the front to back right? I know the stock battery is in the back but you can (should) run a ground from the alt bracket to the rear batts. Yes im waiting on wire to get here im going to do 2 runs of 1/0 to ground my alt bracket to the d2700. And there is no visible strut tower in the trunk :S all smooth sheet metal. The Rear shock is bolted on with one bolt on the outside of car. I'm debatiing where to put the damn batts at in there. If i have them near the center the ground is short but the Power to my amps is long. and vise versa with them where the ground is. Edited April 14, 2012 by Amart88 Quote My 2005 s10 blazer build. 4 zcon 18's walled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amart88 Posted April 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 front to back ground to alt mounting bolt... nothing will be better because you don't have a full frame. strut tower is an option but not as good as ground to engine block Yeah that makes sense. Less resistance that way its direct. But would it hur to ground my batts in the trunk also? I like to over do things Quote My 2005 s10 blazer build. 4 zcon 18's walled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprkn_ranger Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 front to back ground to alt mounting bolt... nothing will be better because you don't have a full frame. strut tower is an option but not as good as ground to engine block Yeah that makes sense. Less resistance that way its direct. But would it hur to ground my batts in the trunk also? I like to over do things Wouldn't hurt at all...in fact I would recomend it. Quote Check out my build log! 4 Havocs in a blowthrough http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/187506-sprkn-rangers-blowthrough-build/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundstream15 Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 to be honest as long as its thick metal and no weld tacks around it, it will do just fine. obv just sand and clean it my ground is beside my seat belt bolt under my back seat, i used self taping screws if my ground is wrong someone plz tell me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zxsonnyxz Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 to be honest as long as its thick metal and no weld tacks around it, it will do just fine. obv just sand and clean it my ground is beside my seat belt bolt under my back seat, i used self taping screws if my ground is wrong someone plz tell me... Nut n' bolt! Quote STD Passat Build 151db+STD Omega BuildMitsubishi Colt Build - Alpine|Focal|PeerlessHome Stereo BuildSmall Tang Band build - 4" fullrangeBox for 4 8"My Saab 9000 Build- I'd be very happy if you cared to check out the logs and give feedback! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amart88 Posted April 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 I dont have "backseats" (walled). I will be running 0 ga to alt bracket but I definitely want the batts grounded in the trunk also. Might grind out the factory ground tomorrow to make room. Just need to get anoother good ground thats close to the batts. Cant really nut and bolt it as its all flat smooth metal. I cant access the other side. IDK ill have to figure something out... There is a pretty small threaded stud coming out of the side of the tire well. Maybe id I sand it bare and ground there. Its Petty thin stud but the flat metal is what maters correct? Quote My 2005 s10 blazer build. 4 zcon 18's walled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundstream15 Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 ya that should work man, as long as its thick metal cuz thats more body and chassis of the car, since there is no frame that is the best ground u can get, under the hood is ok but grounds are supposed to be short as possable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackedout Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 front to back ground to alt mounting bolt... nothing will be better because you don't have a full frame. strut tower is an option but not as good as ground to engine block Yeah that makes sense. Less resistance that way its direct. But would it hur to ground my batts in the trunk also? I like to over do things If you run Isolated ground runs, theres no point in running a separate (non isolated) ground to the body of the car. Quote Trunk Build Log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amart88 Posted April 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 front to back ground to alt mounting bolt... nothing will be better because you don't have a full frame. strut tower is an option but not as good as ground to engine block Yeah that makes sense. Less resistance that way its direct. But would it hur to ground my batts in the trunk also? I like to over do things If you run Isolated ground runs, theres no point in running a separate (non isolated) ground to the body of the car. Yes, true but it never hurts to have more than not enough. Plus its sort of a "failsafe" it will take the path of least resistance anyways Quote My 2005 s10 blazer build. 4 zcon 18's walled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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