Battery tray ?

[fordsucks!]

Ordered a replacement battery tray as mine is rusting through... the new trade seems to be bottom only, while my original tray has a side piece that seems to be welded or fused to it?

Let me know what you think, did I order a wrong piece or am I missing something here

 

[Wes Harden]

Is your truck a pre 80? Not sure of exact year split. There is a base for driver side try needs to welded on to tray. Can be bolted, but I hear mine bonce when I hit good bumps. Going to weld when I get a chance.
Any way LMC has the base, part# 38-6313.

 

[fordsucks!]

Is your truck a pre 80? Not sure of exact year split. There is a base for driver side try needs to welded on to tray. Can be bolted, but I hear mine bonce when I hit good bumps. Going to weld when I get a chance.
Any way LMC has the base, part# 38-6313.

Mine is a 80, should be same as 79 though (im just guessing)

 

[Wes Harden]

There is split, the difference is the way it bolts to fender and core support. I can't say what year it is.

 

[kennyw]

73-80 and 81+ is the split.

Just cut the old one out and bolt it to the side bracket.

 

[Wes Harden]

dam the part number I listed is for the driver side or aux battery. I just saw the picture on my computer (phone earlier). You are talking about Passenger side main batt. so don't use the part number I listed.

 

[fordsucks!]

73-80 and 81+ is the split.

Just cut the old one out and bolt it to the side bracket.

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Thanks for the photo! You have an extra bolt/bracket that I do not have, I will have to look into it

 

[kennyw]

If you are missing the side bracket near the radiator, I did save one not too long ago...

 

[Big Ray]

I like the batteries sitting sideways like that. One of my Bros lives down a real shitty road, and he drives them like they're made haul. He asked me if I had any idea and I explained that with the battery sitting front to rear the plates can get loose and short internally.

I'm full of useless information...lol

 

[fordsucks!]

I looked at the catalog again and it looks like there are three pieces to the battery tray, all sold separately but should be welded together??

I don't know if mine has just fused together over time, but I don't see how the new pieces would fit together, there is nothing to attach the battery tray to the radiator support piece

 

[fordsucks!]

I can see the two pieces are sold separately, but I don't see how one would attach to the other. What am I missing! Thanks in advance

 

[kennyw]

I put a bolt in this hole.

 

[fordsucks!]

I can see now that these pieces are supposed to be separate, mine were fused together from 1980, look like it was Factory welded together!

I just cut out the old tray and I'm going to put a bolt in the new one like Kenny suggested

 

[AZK5]

I bought both the pieces from LMC and they fit great, they've been in there a few years and I drive pretty aggressively offroad and they're fine. They're bolted in quite a few places in the fender, inner fender, each other and the core support. My original was missing so can't help with the orginal being welded.

 

[kennyw]

I think they were tack welded from the factory. But the bolt works.

 

[6872xtc]

If you bolt the tray to the support bracket, make sure that it doesn't rub a hole in the battery. That is why the factory welded them together.

 

[kennyw]

If you bolt the tray to the support bracket, make sure that it doesn't rub a hole in the battery. That is why the factory welded them together.

That is where a button head comes in.

 

[fordsucks!]

I didn't put a bolt, I cut the old tray out and the new tray just sits on the old brackets. I also put a full size Duralast Gold battery in. thank you guys for the help