I removed my spare and tools, so was thinking it's be ideal to relocate the battery to the rear of the car, right? Anyone done this? What would be the best location and how difficult would this be to do?

 

Do you plan to you put your spare tools into the front of the car where your battery used to be?

 

Uh... no.

The whole point is to remove some un-needed weight from the car, but with the extra space back there, figured it would be better to move some weight from the front to the back to take some weight off the nose and put it on the rear wheels for better traction/balance. don't know if it's really enough to make any kind of difference to make the project worth the effort, hense my request for thoughts on the idea and wondering if anyone else has done this.

I've seen it brought up a couple of times, but never discussed in depth (both the effects on handling of removing the spare/tools and the idea of relocating the battery).

Maybe easier just to get a light weight battery up front? Any recommendations?

 

If you do it, you'll need to get a different kind of battery, one that is completely sealed to keep sulfuric acid vapors from seeping into the passenger compartment.

 

mmmmmmmm...vapors

 

Not worth it, imo.

 

Yeah the thing is the extra cable will add a little weight..and you can probably buy a lightweight battery (Optima yellow top?) that would accomplish a similar effect with less time and trouble.

NzZ

 

Go this route...

http://www.brailleauto.com/

great battery!

 

Dang, that one small battery! Expensive little sucker, too... I'm not that hardcore...

 

Holy carp... a Sears DieHard for the Z weighs 39 lbs., the Braille weighs 11.5 lbs!

 

The shift in weight so minimal..that really not worth the extra $ to do it. YOu won't feel a difference.

 

car has near perfect balance anyway. Fuel levels would make more difference than battery would

 

Yes, but balance is upset slightly when you remove the spare and tools. Gas tank is pretty well centered in the car, so not a big issue there. I could tell I had a little less grip in the rear when I took out my spare and tools, so that's why I thought it would be nice to relocate the battery to the back. Prob. not worth it, though. Have the Nismo suspension now and grip is much improved, so I don't think I'll mess with anything.

 

It's a lot of work for a minimal diff. Just depends on whether it's worth it to you to do the work, .

 

The battery is pretty close to the center anyway, it won't make much of a difference.

 

I've thought about this too...especially with the Spare and tools gone....

Those race cars have gigantic wings in the back to balance the rear-end out. Most of us don't so I wonder how I could transfer some front weight to the back.

You'd need some sort of distributor, and a battery case to house the battery so it doesn't leak any fumes into the car. After it's all said and done, the lightweight aftermarket battery would probably be the better alternative.

Still doesn't settle the deleted spare tire and tools.

 

I did it on my '90 Mustang LX Coupe. I can say that it made a HUGE difference on my stang since that particular car was notrious for being nose heavy. Also, I had a Paxton SC, so it was almost necessary to put the weight of the battery to the back. After the mod, the turn-in was so much better and the steering became lighter.
I agree that the Z has neer perfect balance, so unless you are thinking about putting a turbo or a SC, I'd leave the battery where it is.
If your set on putting the battery in the back, make sure you use the biggest guage wire that you can find (1 guage).