1point21gigawatts Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 Or you can ground to the battery to the chassis because most stock battery ground are to the chassis. But I would then do a dual run from the chassis to the frame. “How can we help you?” “And don’t forget to tell them that the customer isn’t always right.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1point21gigawatts Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, bismofunyuns said: I see. From the reading I’ve done, it seems like adding grounds coming from the front also helps as well. Normally these grounds would come from the negative on the front battery but since I won’t have a front battery, it would just come from the alt You can do that too. No problem. “How can we help you?” “And don’t forget to tell them that the customer isn’t always right.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1point21gigawatts Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 3 minutes ago, bismofunyuns said: As far as running two grounds for each, it should be okay to connect both ring terminals / wires with one bolt in one location right? Or should I drill out separate holes to bolt each wire? Same location would be easier. Either one would work. “How can we help you?” “And don’t forget to tell them that the customer isn’t always right.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bismofunyuns Posted April 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 8 minutes ago, 1point21gigawatts said: Personally I wouldn’t run 2 negatives from the alternator ground to the battery post. To far of a ground for my taste. Ground the alternator to the frame with 2 runs. And ground the battery to the frame with 2 runs. Shorter grounds, same concept. So basically the battery will be grounded in the back as you said, plus having grounds coming from the alt in front as well. Might be overkill or a waste, but surely couldn’t hurt right? Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bismofunyuns Posted April 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 So all in all, two ground wires from the alternator to frame in front. two more ground wires ran from alt to rear battery negative. two more ground wires ran from rear battery negative to frame in back then I’ll just run the amp grounds back to the battery negative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1point21gigawatts Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 Just now, bismofunyuns said: So basically the battery will be grounded in the back as you said, plus having grounds coming from the alt in front as well. Might be overkill or a waste, but surely couldn’t hurt right? Lol All the point is is to ground the battery. The alternator is already grounded to the vehicle when you bolt it on. Extra alternator grounds are to help support an upgraded electrical system. So then you would need to strengthen the alternator ground. So just do dual runs from the frame to the alternators grounding point. And then ground the battery to the chassis. No need in running 2 ground wire from front to back. “How can we help you?” “And don’t forget to tell them that the customer isn’t always right.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bismofunyuns Posted April 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 Alright so I have the right idea, you’re just saying it’s not necessary to run the grounds from the front to back on top of already grounding the alt in the front and the battery in the rear. Just ground the alt in the front and the battery in the rear. I can try that, if my voltage drops too much then I think the front to back grounds on top of the existing grounds should help with that. At least that’s what I’ve concluded from my research lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1point21gigawatts Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 And make sure you don’t forget about the positive and negative leads on your starter so your vehicle starts. “How can we help you?” “And don’t forget to tell them that the customer isn’t always right.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bismofunyuns Posted April 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 1 minute ago, 1point21gigawatts said: And make sure you don’t forget about the positive and negative leads on your starter so your vehicle starts. Right! Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1point21gigawatts Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 5 minutes ago, bismofunyuns said: Alright so I have the right idea, you’re just saying it’s not necessary to run the grounds from the front to back on top of already grounding the alt in the front and the battery in the rear. Just ground the alt in the front and the battery in the rear. I can try that, if my voltage drops too much then I think the front to back grounds on top of the existing grounds should help with that. At least that’s what I’ve concluded from my research lol Running wires from your negative battery post to your alternator ground is just a ground for an electrical upgrade. You can substitute that with just grounding the engine block to the frame. “How can we help you?” “And don’t forget to tell them that the customer isn’t always right.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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