Battery in Back???

[Cody Morris]

I've seen cars with the battery in back, and it looks so cool I wanna do it now! But I want to know if there is any pros to doing this switch from front to rear, and any safety precautions or needs required to allow this to be done, look cool, while still allowing me to pass inspection.

 

[Pas_eclipse]

I saw many postings about this at www.neons.org. However I didn't read through any so I don't know what they says. Check it out, if it works let me know, I plan to do this myself.

 

[jagrjones]

It is all about the weight placement in the car. The heavest part of the car is the driver side front, so if you move the battery to the passenger rear, the weight placement and therefor handling will be much better.

 

[Tevenor]

I threw my battery in the rear hatch, actually under the hatch by the windshield washer fluid resevoir, for a couple of reasons.

1) Weight savings. The baker precision 500 CCA battery I got weighs 23 lbs.
2) Weight redistribution. Front: -40lb battery. Rear: +23 lb battery.
3) Safety. At an autocross, I had the battery tie down snap going around a corner, and the battery slid. It snapped the ground cable, arc'ed to the strut tower bar, melted my throttle cable wide open, and fried a few things besides. Lesson learned.
4) Access. By removing the battery from the front, I was able to relocate my fuse box and get a ton of extra room under my 2G hood. And you need all the extra room you can get.
5) Convenience. Instead of a fuse inline with the battery to the front via 2awg wire, I threw in a fast acting marine circuit breaker. Shockproof, water resistant, and now I can turn the power off to the entire car by a flip of the switch. (Of course its well hidden and inside the car). No more disconecting the neg battery cable to do any work on it.

 

[jlbf]

That's a great idea Tevenor.

 

[Laser-man]

summitracing.com has a kit that has everyting you need to move your battery to the back of your car it even comes with a sealed case so if your battery leakes it wont mess up your car. i think it is like 20 bucks.

 

[Laser-man]

it is this sight exactly and it is called a summit trunk mount battery box kit http://store.summitracing.com/

 

[Tevenor]

If you buy a gel cell or dry battery, there is no possibility of leakage because it is a sealed self contained unit. No liquid medium. Make sure you know what type of battery you are putting in there.