I built mine ,when i made the cross bar that the panhard bolts to I put a bend in it to clear battery box. I also added a brace from drivers side quad shock to make sure it was stiff enough. Mike
I mounted mine way over to the left, under the trunk floor. If you use a battery that is 7" or less in height (Group 47), you can lift it out of the well and out of the trunk. Over 7 inches and it won't lift out. There's no way it's going out the bottom. Here are some crude photos of what I did:
The best place for wieght distribution is trunk passenger side... or the Breeze kit that mounts it under the car behind the passenger.(i think its Breezes kit)
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