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Originally posted by 123c
Ok, I just ordered the starter. Now here is the question, should I replace the battery cables, and if so, what should I replace them with?
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2/O welding cable!!
Seriously, I don't know if there are pre-made cables out there or not, but the bigger cable you can use, the less resistance will be needed for the juice to get to the starter. I haven't looked closely at the positive cable, but the ground cable looks to be simple to reproduce with an eye, a short length of cable, and a battery clamp...all you need to crimp the eye is a flathead screwdriver and a hammer.
I fabricated cables for my old van (dual batteries in parallel; I think it was a total of 25 feet (15 feet for the positive cables, and 5 feet each for the ground cables) with ) with no problem.
Just some thoughts...good luck!