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Title: wal-mart battery
Post by: 1Shito-ryu on July 24, 2013, 04:03:32 PM
Need battery for my fj.  What battery from wal-mart is cheapest that will fit? 
Title: Re: wal-mart battery
Post by: rktmanfj on July 24, 2013, 04:13:29 PM

Depends on what year FJ you have...    :unknown:


Title: Re: wal-mart battery
Post by: REV1 on July 24, 2013, 05:22:20 PM
Quote from: 1Shito-ryu on July 24, 2013, 04:03:32 PM
Need battery for my fj.  What battery from wal-mart is cheapest that will fit? 

Either this one 14LA2 (1986-1990) http://www.walmart.com/ip/EverStart-Battery-ES14LA2/16795223 (http://www.walmart.com/ip/EverStart-Battery-ES14LA2/16795223)

or this one 14BS (1991-1993) http://www.walmart.com/ip/EverStart-ES14BS-PowerSport-Battery/16795217 (http://www.walmart.com/ip/EverStart-ES14BS-PowerSport-Battery/16795217)

It's probably printed on your old battery, and I'd bring the old battery to the store to compare too.
Title: Re: wal-mart battery
Post by: racerrad8 on July 24, 2013, 05:24:01 PM
I just posted this today as well regarding an AGM battery close out.

http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=9868.msg94108#msg94108 (http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=9868.msg94108#msg94108)

Randy - RPM
Title: Re: wal-mart battery
Post by: 1tinindian on July 24, 2013, 07:10:50 PM
It's been my experience that the Walmart motorcycle batteries are CRAP!

Just my opinion (based on several failures), but I would NEVER buy a "cheap" Walmart battery.
This is definitely one of those things that "you get what you pay for"!

I mean, I would take the battery out over the winter time, store it in a clean, dry, warm place off of concrete and charge it a few times and it would never make it through the following summer, (But long enough to go out of warranty!) Pure JUNK.

I hope I haven't gone over board, but I've had it, with Walmart batteries.

Leon
Title: Re: wal-mart battery
Post by: ribbert on July 24, 2013, 07:19:50 PM
Quote from: 1Shito-ryu on July 24, 2013, 04:03:32 PM
Need battery for my fj.  What battery from wal-mart is cheapest that will fit? 

There are a lot of things you can get away with cheap, batteries (and chains) are not one of them.

Noel
Title: Re: wal-mart battery
Post by: yamaha fj rider on July 24, 2013, 07:54:11 PM
I am on my second Wal-Mart battery. The first one lasted for five years and the second is two years old.

Kurt