Battery Tray

[Stang87]

Would the battery tray listed for an 86-93 mustang work in my 86 SVO? Thanks

[dagenham]

battery tray

I just took the battery out of my ,88 four cylinder Mustang to put in my '84 and the battery does not fit the tray, it is to big. So I dont know if the trays will interchange but the batteries will not. The newer cars use a different battery group. The clamps are different also.

[FAST GIL]

the battery tray from 1987 to 1993 years are different and require a different battery than the 1979 to 1986.The79 to 86 batteries are taller and narrower. You must use the correct battery and tray combination for it to work.

[Stang87]

5.0 resto has battery trays for 79-85 mustangs than a tray fro 86-93 mustangs so i was wondering if the tray for the 86-93 mustangs would work on my 86?

[kyle shaw]

50 resto is incorect.

As stated above you will need a different battery if you order one of thier tray's.

I ran into this with my 86 lx and 84 GT turbo.

It's no biggie if you had planned on purchasing a new battery at the same time.

kyle

[Eyelawdoc]

The SVO uses the same size battery tray as the 79-86 Mustangs. That tray takes a group 56 battery and uses a steel battery hold down.

The 87-93 battery tray will work, but is slightly larger and takes a group 58 battery. It uses a plastic holddown of different design.

[BravoSVO]

In other words, if I want to use a battery size from an 87-93 mustang all I need is the 87-93 battery tray and hold down? Will it be a direct replacement minus the hardware? Has anyone done this?

[NavySVO]

In other words, if I want to use a battery size from an 87-93 mustang all I need is the 87-93 battery tray and hold down?

YES, that's it.

[S8V6O]

My '86 SVO had the normally smaller battery than V-8 GT's. The desert heat is not a friend of batterys and I'd gone thru 3 such whereas my '82 GT has had just 1. I've since removed the smaller SVO battery box and installed a GT box and the GT sized battery: end problem as the larger battery has given 4-years service and is going strong. Both boxes have the same style hold-down and the larger does not look out of place if you're not a total purist besides, in my case, the extra life is a positive for me.