Hello,
I have a 2017 Charger Hellcat, and its battery had been weak from the get-go. I think my car sat at the dealer for nearly a year before I purchased it - undriven and unstarted. Periodically, I have experienced hard to start symptoms, and one fail-to-start event.
I took this as an opportunity to get a good battery from Interstate Batteries, and move away from the stock one. In my online search, I found the Interstate Battery offerings for the Charger were 900 CCA versus the stock battery's 730 CCA. I also chose the AGM model (MTX-49/H8).
I went to the store to grab it, giving my stock battery as a core exchange, and upon returning home I realized that the new battery was actually larger (in length) than the stock battery. The metal battery bracket that was down below the negative terminal was too large to secure this Interstate Battery. I needed a shorter bracket. It was also then that I pulled the battery back out and saw there were two positions for the mounting bolt, to support two battery sizes. So, then I went searching online, as I was a little confused.
There are two battery brackets for Chargers - one for smaller, low CCA batteries and one for larger, high CCA batteries. Our Hellcats shipped with the bracket for the low CCA battery only. You need this other part in order to install and secure a high CCA battery:
Part Number 05112059AB (They call it the 800 amp battery bracket)
Or you need to be prepared to cut down the thick metal bracket that shipped with your car.
I included some pictures of what I am talking about. I don't have pictures of my original stock battery installed as I did not expect to run into trouble like this when changing a (simple) battery.
Consider this as a Public Service Announcement - I suggest buying the short "800 amp battery bracket" before you get stuck in a situation needing it, and not having it. Steve White Parts shipped me one for $16.29.
Battery Bracket - Mopar (5112059AB) | Steve White Parts
While you can (somewhat) secure the battery with just the fabric side strap (like I did for a week), knowing all this ahead of time, you can have the bracket handy for the future day when you may need it. You can even carry it with you in the trunk, in one of those little pockets in the spare tire area.
Lastly, given that FCA put two mounting hole locations in the battery tray, it would seem that this shorter bracket is actually "universal" and can work with both battery sizes. It's a much smarter choice, and I think FCA should have shipped all the Chargers with this alternate bracket in the first place. I am unaware if Challengers have all these same parts or issues - maybe another forum member can check/confirm.
Now back to my regularly scheduled burnouts...
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I have a 2017 Charger Hellcat, and its battery had been weak from the get-go. I think my car sat at the dealer for nearly a year before I purchased it - undriven and unstarted. Periodically, I have experienced hard to start symptoms, and one fail-to-start event.
I took this as an opportunity to get a good battery from Interstate Batteries, and move away from the stock one. In my online search, I found the Interstate Battery offerings for the Charger were 900 CCA versus the stock battery's 730 CCA. I also chose the AGM model (MTX-49/H8).
I went to the store to grab it, giving my stock battery as a core exchange, and upon returning home I realized that the new battery was actually larger (in length) than the stock battery. The metal battery bracket that was down below the negative terminal was too large to secure this Interstate Battery. I needed a shorter bracket. It was also then that I pulled the battery back out and saw there were two positions for the mounting bolt, to support two battery sizes. So, then I went searching online, as I was a little confused.
There are two battery brackets for Chargers - one for smaller, low CCA batteries and one for larger, high CCA batteries. Our Hellcats shipped with the bracket for the low CCA battery only. You need this other part in order to install and secure a high CCA battery:
Part Number 05112059AB (They call it the 800 amp battery bracket)
Or you need to be prepared to cut down the thick metal bracket that shipped with your car.
I included some pictures of what I am talking about. I don't have pictures of my original stock battery installed as I did not expect to run into trouble like this when changing a (simple) battery.
Consider this as a Public Service Announcement - I suggest buying the short "800 amp battery bracket" before you get stuck in a situation needing it, and not having it. Steve White Parts shipped me one for $16.29.
Battery Bracket - Mopar (5112059AB) | Steve White Parts
While you can (somewhat) secure the battery with just the fabric side strap (like I did for a week), knowing all this ahead of time, you can have the bracket handy for the future day when you may need it. You can even carry it with you in the trunk, in one of those little pockets in the spare tire area.
Lastly, given that FCA put two mounting hole locations in the battery tray, it would seem that this shorter bracket is actually "universal" and can work with both battery sizes. It's a much smarter choice, and I think FCA should have shipped all the Chargers with this alternate bracket in the first place. I am unaware if Challengers have all these same parts or issues - maybe another forum member can check/confirm.
Now back to my regularly scheduled burnouts...
