What have you done to your square lately??

[Blue Ox]

Don't go side terminal, you'll regret it. If you have it in the tray an properly secured, it will be fine. They sell rubber covers for top post terminals as well. Many racing sanctioning bodies require them.

Second that. Having side terminals, I wouldn't necessarily go out of my way to convert to top post, but I wouldn't go the other way in a million years.

 

[bucket]

What is everyone's hatred for side terminal batteries? I've owned some 60 vehicles, most of them with side terminals. No gripes here at all.

 

[bluex]

What is everyone's hatred for side terminal batteries? I've owned some 60 vehicles, most of them with side terminals. No gripes here at all.

When it strips out, your screwed. Hard to clean corrosion off, hard to add circuits too an keep it clean looking, they never seem to stay tight. I'm sure there's more but that's what I got right now...

My main hatred for them is from GMT400 trucks and the dual cable positive they had. Those are where I've mostly had issues. I generally swap the ends to ring terminals an get a stud conversion thing but I still don't like it lol

 

[HotWheelsBurban]

When it strips out, your screwed. Hard to clean corrosion off, hard to add circuits too an keep it clean looking, they never seem to stay tight. I'm sure there's more but that's what I got right now...

My main hatred for them is from GMT400 trucks and the dual cable positive they had. Those are where I've mostly had issues. I generally swap the ends to ring terminals an get a stud conversion thing but I still don't like it lol

Dad did a bolt and jam nut setup on the positive cable on our OBS Burb. I need to do that with the crew cab, it's tried to strand us yesterday cause it was loose. I keep a 5/16" gear wrench in the passenger side door pocket for that purpose!

 

[Blue Ox]

What is everyone's hatred for side terminal batteries? I've owned some 60 vehicles, most of them with side terminals. No gripes here at all.

They have a significant tendency to loosen, and they are very hard to clean if they get the creeping green. IMHO they do that more often because they are not at the highest point on the battery.

I know the hardware is $#itty to save the battery at the expense of the bolts, but does it have to be THAT $#itty? I use a torque wrench on them all nowadays, and they still strip.

They're not the worst thing ever, but I have a lot less problems with posts.