Dual battery setup?

[Msfitoy]

Can anyone who have their Ranger in hand speculate whether there's an obvious spot for placement of a second auxiliary battery for overlanding? Thanks.

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[Pinecrestjim]

Not in the engine compartment. There is that 5' bed in the rear which will accommodate the 2nd battery and a set of heavy gauge 20' jumper cables.

 

[Msfitoy]

Not in the engine compartment. There is that 5' bed in the rear which will accommodate the 2nd battery and a set of heavy gauge 20' jumper cables.

So no room up front eh? Ok, into the bed it goes then...thanks!

 

[Arron]

You might look into seeing if you can get a hold of this.

https://www.browndavis.com.au/produ...make=FORD&model=RANGER&series=PX 2011-PRESENT

It might fit the NA Ranger.

 

[Pinecrestjim]

Great idea, Arron. Optima batteries (AGM) can be installed in any position, even upside down. Beneath the truck in any recess would be a possibility. You would not be able to do that with a typical flooded wet cell battery which must be installed upright.

 

[Fjsteven]

I’m not sure if this would work in the Ranger, but I have seen people fabricate a new battery tray that sits 90 degrees compared to the stock tray. They were then able to fit 2 slightly smaller batteries in that space.

 

[rangerdanger]

Dual Battery Tray powder-coat version: suits Ford PX PX2 PX3 Ranger (2011-current) Mazda BT50 (Dual Cab ONLY) + Ranger Raptor

 

[rangerdanger]

Quite frankly Googling Dual Battery Ford Ranger comes up with a million options from overseas companies.

 

[Msfitoy]

Dual Battery Tray powder-coat version: suits Ford PX PX2 PX3 Ranger (2011-current) Mazda BT50 (Dual Cab ONLY) + Ranger Raptor

Now if only we can be sure the underseat of our Ranger is the same dimension?

 

[rangerdanger]

Now if only we can be sure the underseat of our Ranger is the same dimension?

Just eyeballing a US and ROTW Ranger, they are the same size holes. Might want to shoot an email to the Australian manufacturer however.

 

[Msfitoy]

The shipping would be prohibitive though.

 

[t4thfavor]

The shipping would be prohibitive though.

It's not shipping the battery so it might be doable for a reasonable amount. Essentially you just need the tray, the rest can be sourced locally.

 

[toddiscdn]

It would be worth checking, Australia also has big aftermarket support for the Suzuki DR650 and I know guys order bike parts from there on a regular basis.

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