Hello DJF members!
First time posting here - but I've been spending hours over the past week or so getting info! Super helpful - thank-you! My Dad's no longer driving, so I've bought his 2012 Dodge Journey Crew - and, of course, I am now encountering the 'common' parasitic draw issue ... and need to replace a battery now in the infamous fender location - yay! I've changed batteries before (when battery under hood & easy to reach), but my mechanical ability has generally ended there (I've been sleuthing through the forum to build my confidence up to rotate tires and do a brake pad/rotor/caliper replacement 🙂 - I haven't done that before). By my dad's maintenance records, he's had the battery replaced twice (mid-2021 and sometime in 2018). My question is, I know by e-catalogue look-ups, that the Journey takes a BCI Group 86 battery ... but, is there space on the tray to take a slightly larger battery (larger = more capacity to offset the parasitic drain, until I figure out 'which' issue is causing that). I'm thinking only length-wise, not depth nor height (as from pics/vids, the hold-down looks like would restrict going 'taller'). I was hoping to go from 86/75 to 34/78 - which would be an extra 1.4" (specs below). Has anyone had any luck going with bigger battery? If so, what group size did you find 'fit'?
I've reached out to Dorman tech support (awaiting reply) to see if they can confirm the interior dimensions on their tray option - but those rounded corners on the fender side edge are throwing me a bit :-). If it was square, looks like would be 'easy'.
Grp 75/86 : Length 9.5 in / 241 mm; Width 6.8 in / 173 mm
Grp 34/78 : Length 10.9 in / 277 mm; Width 6.8 in / 173 mm
