so i was wondering, why does my battery have 3 wires coming off for a ground? its an 03 dodge ram 1500 if yer wondering. im starting to install my system and am using new terminals and such. should i uninstall all 3 of these grounds and put just one 4 guage on? or should i keep them AND ground it again with a 4 guage?

 

where do they each go? have you fallowed them to where they come from?

 

the one is to the frame, and i can't see where the other two go

im guessing maybe altinator or something?

should i just keep the other two, and replace the one going to frame?

 

I'd leave them and add an additional 0 awg ground (part of big 3).

 

well if i do leave them, i may aswell replace the one small one that clearly goes to the frame shouldn't i? its only like 6 inches and goes straight to it. and i also wont be using 0 guage cuz im in a pickup truck, so when i add my subs i wont need anything larger then 4 guage. cuz im only using 4 for the power wire.

 

+1

Just add a run of 0awg or pretty much any other awg wire you have going to each place and you will be laughing.

The bigger the wire the better! If this is your first setup, and you get addicted to car stereo systems, its better to run 0awg so you have room to expand. Saves the hassle of having to buy two wiring kits.

 

my last trip to princess auto I bought 0 gauge welding cable for $1.83 a foot... when I got the bill I was tempted to finish off their roll...

 

I got a premade ground from my new fav store for wiring hahaha. TSC!

Just a foot long run of 0ga with a battery clamp on one end and a eye ring on the other i ran from top post of my optima to a bolt on the chassis and I was done! YAY!

 

no, no, no.
don't tell everybody how easy that was.....

we need to complicate the siht out of everthing.

 

haha, well this is actually my second system. and im only 18, so i wont be dumping tonnes of money into the system for awhile. but thnx for the advice