Replacement Battery
 

So long story short, I borrowed my renter my battery since the one in her car was shit. She is selling the car and I'm considering just giving her a deal on my 4 year old stock battery so she does not have to mess around with taking it back out and what not. That said car is driven 6-8mo a year spring/summer/early fall. Is it worth just getting a lighter battery and calling it a day since I don't need a massive battery for the cold cranking amps of winter? Only other "performance" batteries I've every looked at are optima batteries. So looking for some suggestions.

Diehard gold and a battery warmer

A four year old stock battery is worth it's core deposit of $5, nothing more. Do her a favor and just let her keep it. I just replaced mine with an Optima yellow top and am very happy with it. It was under $200 and I've only heard good things about them.

Car is only driven in the summer months so no need for a battery warmer.

Losing weoght is never a bad thing. Just keep it charged properly and it should be fine I think. Granted I dont have experiance with light weight batteries atm. Maybe one the current one dies and i can do more research on daily driving with one

That was my thought of well I don't really even daily it even during the summer months plus if I don't need cold cranking amps and a large capacity why not get something lighter. But if there are pitfalls I'm not aware of I figured there would be someone on here that would be able to enlighten me.

Shorai lithium iron FTW. much light. many afford.

So to this point have you still not used the tender at all?

Nope.

Has anyone had experience with this setup? I'm a sucker for a bundled package...(insert **** joke here)

http://www.ft86speedfactory.com/ft-8...l#.WIJxnVMrKHt

Serious question, why do people in here still buy from ft86speedfactory.com when their prices are almost double of what you can get something elsewhere?

I've never bought anything from them but when I have looked also they have always been close in price though. Have some examples in mind where they have been really out of line?

I have a PC925 on my Forester XT, and my friend has one on his BRZ. Awesome batteries, way more CCA than stock, better warranty, smaller, lighter.

I'm tempted to try a PC680 in my BRZ when the battery dies.

good to know. Other people that I had talked to had said they were overated and over priced. Don't know if that was just their opinions or if they had practical experience with them.

Overrated and overpriced does not mirror my experiences with them.

The one in my Forester XT has been in there for three years, (we see -14f a few times in the winter,) and actually ran the car for 20 miles when my alternator failed. Charged it up that night, and it started fine when I got a replacement.

It is my opinion and experience that they are very high quality batteries.

I'll be buying the Odyssey battery (35-PC1400T) when our OE battery dies.....maybe not long since the car sat on the lot for a while and I am sure has been completely discharged a few times.

I have used Odyssey batteries since the Optima became junk, the first Odyssey battery I owned was in 4 different cars and ~8 years old when I just left it in the last car when it was sold. The critical thing with the Odyssey batteries is that you have to get the Odyssey specific charger, a regular charger is not optimal......no big deal since all of our cars have or are on their way to an Odyssey battery.

I would not agree with the overpriced or overrated statement either ;)

I've bought from just about all the big 86 shops. Their prices seem the same as everywhere else, but even if they were a bit more expensive, their service is absolutely top notch, their shipping is super quick, and I've met Jeremy in person, and I was very pleased with his personality. Definitely someone I'm happy to support and would recommend to others.

The battery that was linked to in here that made me question the prices of that site:

$265.99 http://www.ft86speedfactory.com/ft-8...l#.WIfco1MrKUm

$148.00 http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/...170124230318:s

I've done research on several items and they most always come up first on a Google search for the item but are always the higher price.
Just looked up Enkei RPF1, EIBACH PRO springs, and CUSCO 4.556 FINAL DRIVE GEAR in there, same result. Of course a Weir FD is like 1/4
the price they are selling the Cusco one but that isn't apples and apples. The results are always more expensive items that are equivalent
or the same exact thing for more $. Customer service is worth something but not almost 2x the price in the case of the battery in question.