Ultimate Power +/- Cable Upgrade
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- Your source for new upgraded battery cables, 2awg welding wire with double pneumatically crimped tinned copper ends and marine grade glue lined heat shrink. Military terminals available as well.
www.ksuspensionfab.com
good video. i bought the crimper, the wire, lugs, heat shrink, anl fuse blocks/fuse off ebay... made 3.5 sets for about $80 including hammer type lug crimper. regardless, this is a must do upgrade. makes tons of difference!
I installed my cables today. It went really well, until that *@(*@&$)@ head bolt for the ground strap! That thing was almost the end of me. No matter what universal joint or wobbly I tried, I couldn't get at it. I ended up drilling a 3/4" hole through the sheet metal directly above the bolt. That way I could get straight down on it. It will make it easy to get at when I have to do the head gasket, too. The XJ sure starts quicker. The starter definitely turns over faster. Awesome quality stuff!
Lol I just spent 30 minutes dealing with that bolt
Now that ive done the 4 hole injectors, this is probably in the works for the future
You'll love the power cables!
Love doing Big 3 upgrades. Always wondered how much engine/spark performance improvement with the improved wiring. That said going to remove my homemade big 3 and order yall kit! Already have yalls Headlight wiring mod! Awesome!
Remember to take some sand paper or a wire wheel to all of your ground screws and bolts and mounting surfaces. A squirt of rattle can clear coat helps prevent corrosion long term
I'm sold on the door locks working, pretty sure this is my issue, I'll get ahold of you soonish haha, great video Raffi!
Don Ribble I guess I’m not the only one with that issue then haha
We’ll be ready!
LOL yeah that plastic alternator piece just crumbled in my hands .
That’ll happen sometimes
@@KSuspension Any recs on where to get another one of the plastic pieces?
@@vdonikian honestly, not sure. Can’t ever find them on their own. If you find a p#, please let us know
Great upgrade high quality stuff ! 🇺🇸
You got that right!
Hey ordered your cables and cant wait to get them. Thank you for this informative video!
How are they?
@@hpgdawnpatrol9456 They are made of very high quality. They are actually copper not CCA, cables used for welding. I did the math before buying and it cost more to make your own then to buy these. The lugs are high quality and pressed on very nicely. The heat shrinks are also high quality and make a difference when I start my jeep. I have a 2002 jeep grand cherokee with a rebuilt tranny and reman. titan engines I6 with level performance camshaft. It's worth every penny. I run 0 gauge cable (CCA :( going to change that) back to the trunk and have a 3x battery setup with an isolator, 1000CCA starting battery and dual optimas in the trunk. I have a sound system and after these cables, I got rid of my capacitor for my subs as I noticed lights did not dim when the bass hit low. As for your comment below about wire wheel and clearcoat, that is exactly what I did. I reached out to @ksuspension many times and got a response quickly because I had an issue where one of the wires were marked incorrectly. My next purchase will be a ported throttle body and removable winch for my hitch. Let me know if you need more information.
@@knight1987 Thanks dude! Ive been doing big3's and big 4's for a while but these do seem legit! I always use Audio power cables as well. My jeep has a lot of work done to it by myself includind 62mm Jeepers and Creepers TB, Ebay spacer, Gasket matched and ported head and intake manifold, 4 hole injectors, Scat I beam Rods, Hypereutoectic pistons and Comp Camp Xtreme Energy 4x4 Camshaft. Exhaust Manifold is Wrapped and then its magnaflow cat and banks cat back. The Ksuspension cables should really clean up alot of stuff cant wait dude
thanks again Techswreck and thanks Ksuspensipn for the awesome stuff
HPG Dawn Patrol damn thats a lot more stuff then I have done. Just do one wire at a time and like they say measure twice cut once! Good luck!
@@knight1987 8 years off an on sir. Pulled the engine 2 yrs ago and replaced nesrly everything in the process. Still... a lot to be done. Just... Empty...
Good video but you could have showed more for the non experienced.
Josh Josh what more would you have liked to see?
As we stated, the wires are all marked, and the most technical spot is the alternator wire which we showed exactly what to do and explained everything in detail
Hey what's up man! I have a 94 XJ and trying to do this kit myself if I send you an email can you please send a picture of the PCM with the wires that you reconnected with the cut blade reattached. It appears there's more wiring in the loom that the alternator wire is wrapped in they want to make sure I know what to remove. making sure that I'm not messing something up says it's a little different than the one Bolt from the 97s and on thats slightly different. You're the only one I've seen with a pre 97 upgrade video. Thanks!
I have a ground from the battery to the block and to the ALT ( spiced with two other green wires that go from the alt to a connector that goes into the fire wall ) the green wires and ground (blk) go through a plastic piece on the bottom of the ALT . Ah any help would be great
That’s your regulator, you don’t touch those. The only wire you change on the alt is the power wire going to the PDC. Replace with the wires in the kit. Leave your regulator wire alone
How many hours does this take? I know it has got to take longer than 15 minutes. At least one six pack or what?
Takes us about 30-40min not rushing. Average person might take about an hour
Dude... so with a trip to get some washers I NEEDED it took me about 4-5 hours. I tried to keep the wire looms in tact. = ( Some plugs were not the exact size so I had to get some washers to MAKE IT work for now. Want to change the connectors out in the future for a cleaner look. The kit was definitely a good start, it starts and gets me to work! More customization is needed.
"Wheelers are Built not Bought"
So long story short... took me more than an hour for doing this for my first time. LoL
Best Wishes
PS It even seemed to fix my P0456 that was causing my engine light to go on...
This Upgrade Works Wonders!i!i! = )
My battery cable on the engine block will not come off the bolt is stuck on but the threaded rod came out of the engine block so now I got to figure out how take off the old nut and cable old cable. There’s a secondary wire in there that is twisting as I tighten or loosen it and I don’t want to break that . Any suggestions?
As much as it sucks, it sounds like it's seized together, cut the old wires, pull the stud and replace with a new stud and nut or bolt, repair the wire ends and reconnect.
Clean the surface area of any buildup
My 1995 jeep se alt wire runs threw the loom and when I connected the fuse to pdc to the alt and it sparked not too sure why? Please advise
one of your power cables is grounding out. more than likely you have the alternator wire touching the case of the alternator. you need to reuse the plastic isolator so it doesn't touch the case.
Cool!
Very Cool!
How the hell do I get the black piece off the alternator shoved a 10mm in there with no grab
1 nut holds the wire, another holds the plastic cap, might just need a deeper socket
Might not even be a 10mm, try different sockets, I’ve seen them be 12’s before
Question: I have a 1998 XJ. Is it much different or more difficult to do as opposed to the jeep you did this on? Also, I have a stock xj with all stock components. I may add an amp and sub down the road. Should I get the 150amp package or larger? Thanks!
Every vehicle on the road could benefit from better wiring for the main power and ground cables. You'll be doing your XJ a nice solid!
As for the amp rating, it goes off your alternator size, not what you have hooked up to your system. Stock alternator, 150A :-)
@@KSuspension works for me! Thanks for the quick response
I just got my wire kit. What should I do about the crummy/corroded black wire connector that has two wires that bolts to the back of the alternator. Mine is screwed and junkyard stuff isn't much better
You shouldn't have to touch them, just leave em be. When you can replace them, you can do so
@@KSuspension thanks for the response. Maybe i can make my own since the factory one melted. The head bolt that holds the firewall ground what size is it most of my tools got robbed
I went ahead and purchased a 1/0 version of this yesterday, do I snip they two hole blade at the pdc and put the cable on the lower stud? With the plate over/under it?
2 studs, 2 cables. Put the plate you cut out under the new lines
KSuspension will do, it looked a little confusing at first I just wanted confirmation, thanks raffi
Random Jeep question here I have a 94 XJ I live in AZ so temperatures in the summer get 105+ daily my Jeep gets to 240 at highway speeds 65+ but when I drive at night it never gets passed 210, my water pump is new, new stat, block heater core and radiator have all been flushed, what do you think my issue is
sounds like a circulation issue. at higher speeds you don't have to worry so much about air across your radiator coil, unless you have it blocked with a winch or something else, but rather internal issues. Clogged cooling ports, bad water pump (I know you said it's new) clogged radiator, something somewhere isn't circulating properly.
KSuspension appreciate the reply I flushed the radiator pretty good through the top hose and bottom hose as well water was clear
Could be bad Rad. Cap., Rad. Hose top or bottom collapse, clogged Rad., Thermostat even though it's new.
You have smoker windows...I officially hate you. I love those so much.
Slash Valintino haha, they leak like mad! Hence the cardboard holding the lock down handle tight
@@KSuspension still worth it. I just love the look. Plus my windows leak anyway.
Slash Valintino what year is your jeep?
@@KSuspension 1993 country, 2wd 5spd
Do you have to remove the alt relays from the pdc when installing this?
negative
Is there an extra step for the 94 concerning the pdc box? I lost the instructions.
Thanks in advance.
No extra step
Can always email us for a copy of the legend if you lost the card
@@KSuspension what's the email?
@@KSuspension on my 94 there's an extra wire that went from the small nut on the starter to the fusebox. Do I need to reconnect that line? I connected all the wires correctly now my jeep won't start.
Thanks for any help.
@@rachidmoorebey4121 yup, it's a green or grey wire, need to connect that. it's your ignition signal that tells the starter to engage
@@rachidmoorebey4121 suspensionlifts@gmail.com
Pretty much the same for 2000 XJs?
Yup
Did this today and my 150 amp fuse blew as soon as I connected the negative terminal. Any idea why?
Means you have a direct short. Most common issue is the alt wire touching the alt case grounding out on the block.
@@KSuspension Sweet I'll go back and have a look. Cheers mate!
Nice Vid
I have a question about my xj, can you hear me out and see if you have any idea?
Always willing to help. Give us a call or shoot an email
@@KSuspension what's your email?
maximus Ilive4theking suspensionlifts@gmail.com
Do you have to take all the cables off the pdc box?
Just the ones noted in the video
So the one for the engine harness has to go back on?
@@robertsullivan2483 there’s only 2 wires, batt to pdc and alt to pdc. Nothing else gets removed
@@KSuspension cause I’m trying to figure out why it’s not charging properly I did the upgraded alternator as well I have this wire that has a fuseable link in it too bad I can’t send a pic on here to show what I’m talking about
@@robertsullivan2483 the fuseable link is the oem alternator wire
That gets removed and our wires go on
If you ordered from us, our email and phone number is on your confirmation page and our website, you can call/email anytime and we can assist you from there, can send photos to the number as well through text if needed
On the alternator do I want to reconnect the stock power wire and new together or just connect new one to alternator and then into the pdc box?
THAT ONE BLUE SUBARU you’ll want to cut it out or pull it entirely out and throw it away in the garbage where it belongs :-)
Just use the new provided alt wire
Where in the pdc do I connect alt wire?
To the only stud that the original wire goes to
91-96 have 2 studs as described in the video
97-01 have 1 stud
Both models are located on the front of the PDC
So I place the wire coming from anl fuse over the top of that blade that got cut off from oem wire and bolt it down just been a little stumped on this
Just want to make sure I put the alt wire in the right spot
@@colinberens8529 alt wire to ANL fuse, then from the fuse to the PDC. Then the Battery positive to the PDC as well.
So 2 wires going to the PDC
Sounds like you’re on the right path! Keep it up
So just to clarify the battery positivive and the alt wire after anl both get bolted where the blade is on pdc?
how did you get the windows to work with the door open?
twisted _xj they always have.