Battery Box Mounting?

Philip Saran · 10-14-2009, 11:32 AM

I got my shiny new TAYLOR battery box yesterday and am wondering
about the mounting of it. Read through the NHRA rule book and only
find a reference to 1/2" bolts (2) for a weight box bolted through the
floor/frame rail. Same for a battery box or just the two threaded rods
through the box and trunk floor?

Tom Goldman · 10-14-2009, 03:51 PM

The box and battery should both be bolted THRU the frame rail , or a suitable crossmember. The box with at least two 1/2" bolts and the battery hold down with 3/8" or larger. .....The sheetmetal of the floor wont hold up against the mass of the weight box or battery in the event of a crash. ...........Tom

Philip Saran · 10-14-2009, 04:55 PM

Tom,

Thank you, then I can mount the battery box the same way I did the weight
box in my old stocker, with 2 1/2" bolts through the trunk floor and the frame
rail on the right side.

Man makes plans, God laughs.

Greg Reimer 7376 · 10-14-2009, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Philip Saran

Tom,

Thank you, then I can mount the battery box the same way I did the weight
box in my old stocker, with 2 1/2" bolts through the trunk floor and the frame
rail on the right side.

Man makes plans, God laughs.

Depends on the plans.

Ken Haase · 10-15-2009, 12:26 AM

You're getting close....

" Man proposes, God disposes"--- U.S.Grant

10-14-2009, 11:32 AM	#1
Philip Saran Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Parker, CO. Posts: 721 Likes: 158 Liked 14 Times in 11 Posts	Battery Box Mounting? I got my shiny new TAYLOR battery box yesterday and am wondering about the mounting of it. Read through the NHRA rule book and only find a reference to 1/2" bolts (2) for a weight box bolted through the floor/frame rail. Same for a battery box or just the two threaded rods through the box and trunk floor? __________________ Phil Saran Parker, Colorado

10-14-2009, 03:51 PM	#2
Tom Goldman VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Allentown,PA Posts: 2,436 Likes: 776 Liked 700 Times in 204 Posts	Re: Battery Box Mounting? The box and battery should both be bolted THRU the frame rail , or a suitable crossmember. The box with at least two 1/2" bolts and the battery hold down with 3/8" or larger. .....The sheetmetal of the floor wont hold up against the mass of the weight box or battery in the event of a crash. ...........Tom __________________ Tom Goldman 1500 SG , 1506 STK

10-14-2009, 04:55 PM	#3
Philip Saran Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Parker, CO. Posts: 721 Likes: 158 Liked 14 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Battery Box Mounting? Tom, Thank you, then I can mount the battery box the same way I did the weight box in my old stocker, with 2 1/2" bolts through the trunk floor and the frame rail on the right side. Man makes plans, God laughs. __________________ Phil Saran Parker, Colorado Last edited by Philip Saran; 10-14-2009 at 04:58 PM.

10-15-2009, 12:26 AM	#5
Ken Haase Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 233 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Battery Box Mounting? You're getting close.... " Man proposes, God disposes"--- U.S.Grant