After much time spent on the Internet perusing forums and articles, I decided that the Shrock Works second battery kit was the route I wanted to take.
Their second battery kit uses the space at the front passenger side corner of the engine bay. The same space is used by the stock windshield washer reservoir and power steering reservoir. Since I am running the Metal Tech tube bumper, part of the factory windshield washer fluid reservoir is exposed. I did not like how vulnerable it was or the fact that the bottom part of the reservoir was visually noticeable. |
Upon receiving both kits, I could tell that they were well built. The directions were very simple to understand and easy to follow. The amount of creativity, thought and engineering put into these kits makes installation for the user much easier. The washer fluid reservoir and second battery tray both mount on the passenger side, in between the air intake box. |
I decided to move the air intake box out of the way to make installation of the reservoir and tray easier. From there, I started with the reservoir.
I removed the stock reservoir and pulled off the washer fluid pumps and lines, which are recycled for use with the new unit. I mounted the reservoir base and tank in place. After installing the pumps, I did a test of the system before |
After drinking a cold beer, I installed the second battery tray. The tray comes with a power steering fluid housing bracket attached to the tray. I removed the factory bracket and attached the steering fluid reservoir to the new bracket. Depending on model year, the tray and brackets may be different and require some slight modification. |