Bigger alternator?
03-30-2014, 12:19 PM
#11
Salvage Yard Pro
Yes! Yes! Yes! Absolutely worth it! More charging power and as I found out Friday night, I probably would not have made it home had it not been for my 130a alternator. Very slow hour and 20 minute drive home in a hell of a bad thunderstorm with a shot battery. When I finally made it home, I cut the truck off and tried to restart it and it laughed at me. Didn't even have enough battery left for the radio to turn on.
03-30-2014, 12:27 PM
#12
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Also since i have the 93 I just need to upgrade?
03-30-2014, 12:42 PM
#13
lost my Car again...
It is worth it I would recomend the 95a option just due to its plug and play for the 93s however doing the 130a isnt all to hard either and most can be bought brand new for cheap. i think cost me 35 bucks from the junk yard 
I have the I6 so its a tad different then the 302s but not by much.
If your going to go old school KCS i recommend it just because of the draw off them is a lot.
even if you would go my route with the modern led bars its worth it
So basically do it!
I have the I6 so its a tad different then the 302s but not by much.
If your going to go old school KCS i recommend it just because of the draw off them is a lot.
even if you would go my route with the modern led bars its worth it
So basically do it!
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BigBadFord-MN (03-30-2014)
03-30-2014, 12:44 PM
#14
The previous link gives you pretty much all the info you need. Its simple and very easy to do. You need the appropriate alternator and plug(s) (got mine with the appropriate plugs for $25 from a junk yard), thick gauge wire, a big fuse like people get for some car stereos that I think are called mega fuses (like...150-200 amp I think), a holder for the fuse, and (depending on your alt type) a nut, a bolt, and a lock wasker. I already had the wire and nut/bolt/washer when I did mine. I also fixed some wires that I probably didn't have to. I only had to spend maybe $60 total for my upgrade.
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BigBadFord-MN (03-30-2014)
03-30-2014, 12:46 PM
#15
It is worth it I would recomend the 95a option just due to its plug and play for the 93s however doing the 130a isnt all to hard either and most can be bought brand new for cheap. i think cost me 35 bucks from the junk yard
I have the I6 so its a tad different then the 302s but not by much.
If your going to go old school KCS i recommend it just because of the draw off them is a lot.
even if you would go my route with the modern led bars its worth it
So basically do it!
I have the I6 so its a tad different then the 302s but not by much.
If your going to go old school KCS i recommend it just because of the draw off them is a lot.
even if you would go my route with the modern led bars its worth it
So basically do it!
03-30-2014, 12:48 PM
#17
lost my Car again...
Well some people are not confident when it comes to wiring so just replacing a part is more safe then LOL but yeah 130a is the way to go. I might be looking into upgrading to a 200a one soon. I have plans for an Onboard Air compressor and more off road lights.
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BigBadFord-MN (03-30-2014)
03-30-2014, 12:56 PM
#19
From what I've read you can just upgrade a 130 amp to a 200 by replacing the rectifier and (if you want) diodes or something like that. So...for whatever a 200amp 3g rectifier costs and some soldering.....bam, 200amp 3g alternator.
03-30-2014, 02:41 PM
#20
lost my Car again...
Yeah and again going to refer you back to some people are not all to confident about ding something like that, considering your not even sure what you need to do lol so if you want to do it and are good with possibly frying your entire harness go for it lol Me personally I would have not issues doing that however I know people normally do not enjoy rebuilding or modifying something like an alternator.