Grounding straps material

[Stepside Billy]

I'm going to replace all the grounding straps on my truck as they are old and I want to head off any problems. May be a dumb question but are negative battery cables good to use? Or should I just use what the truck came with? Don't mind spending more for good parts. Thanks!

[Irish_Alley]

i would replace it with whats on it some grounds are only 16 ga. wire some are braided ground straps

[Stepside Billy]

Ok, thanks. That's kinda what I figured!

[LTZ C20]

On my truck, the small grounds are black 16 GA wire, the negative battery cable goes to the engine and the engine-frame & engine-body grounds are both braided ground straps.

[enaberif]

Braided ground strap from head to cab which can be found at any parts store. For battery to alternator bracket I used some 4g wire and made my own up.

Those are the only 2 grounds I'm running.

[bd]

...Verify that all of the following grounds exist and are making good electrical connection by taking the connections apart and sanding to bare shiny metal - recommended cable sizes are in parentheses.  When you're done cleaning, coat the connections with anti-oxidant as you assemble them:

• Battery-to-engine (4 gauge is typical, 2 gauge is recommended)
  
  
• Battery-to-right frame rail (10 gauge)
  
  
• Battery-to-radiator support (10 gauge)
  
  
• Engine-to-left frame rail (an optional ground) (10 gauge or 5/16" braided copper strap)
  
  
• Cab firewall-to-back of right cylinder head (10 gauge or 5/16" braided copper strap)
  
  
• Instrument panel and cluster grounds-to-cab sheetmetal next to the parking brake pedal assembly (various gauges ranging 18 to 16 gauge)

The above is an inventory of the factory grounds with wire/cable sizes should you need it.  Any ground cables that are missing could conjure ghosts...     ...lol

[Stepside Billy]

Cool. Thank you all for the replies!