SouthernGypsy
Junior Member
So who do you think makes the best truck batteries in today's world?
They are more expensive and heavier so not for everyone but if you absolutely have to have the best....
Odyssey Extreme or Odyssey Performance hands down!
I run a pair of their Performance 850 CCA / 1500 PCHA Start Surge models on my 2021 Longhorn Limited Edition Cummins Diesel 4x4. First weekend I had the 2021 I took out the stock batteries and put in the Odyssey's I'd kept from my 2018 Laramie, already 4+ years old yet I still trusted them more than I trusted the brand new factory installed batteries and they have already started the truck after sitting for two days in -23 degree temp on an early morning with below -45 windchill (winds was 20-40 MPH steady with gust up to 60+ MPH) this winter. Also them on my previous two trucks as well. Also have one of their Extreme model 1500 CCA / 1850 PCHA Surge on my trailer to run my winch, and another of their 1500 CCA / 1850 PCHA models on my Jeep Rubicon with a 12k winch, on-board Air compressor/tank, and trail welder and run a pair of them in my Boat which has a lot of electronics and we often park with the stereo going.
While wheelin' out in Moab, Utah last summer we came across a Toyota pickup who had slid off a steep hill and started winching him up with my Jeep and I shut my Jeep off when we stopped to re-rig part way up, when we started winching again I didn't think to re-start my Jeep and once we had the truck moving again didn't want to stop so kept winching and after a couple of minutes one of the guys in the group with the truck owner asked about me not restarting my Jeep and I told him naw, it's ok... He said "You must trust your battery" and I just smiled, nodded and said 'Absolutely!', For the next 8-10 mins of the pull until we had the truck out he kept asking about killing my battery worried that I'd kill my battery but the winch never slowed and when we got the truck up I hopped in and the Jeep fired right up and his jaw just dropped, he couldn't believe a battery could take that and still start the Jeep. Only one battery I'd try that with
It's what most of your Ambulance, Fire, and emergency service vehicle manufactures use. Think of it as a hybrid between a starting battery and a deep cycle battery. The Optima batteries that was popular a few years back (before they started making them in Mexico and the lifespan and quality went down the toilet) was kind of a knock-off, but the Optima only had 6 coil cells, the Odyssey's have between 12 and 24 cells depending on the model with much tighter windings so store a lot more reserve power and higher CCA. You can mount them upside down if you want.
This is the model that fits most of the RAM's...
4WP (4 Wheel Parts) also carries them in stock at many of their locations and once a year runs a "No Tax, No Shipping Fee" sale on them.