Dodge Durango Forum II

EMERGENCY! My D's battery is DEAD DEAD DEAD..what is part# for Optima?

Yup, my D was deader than a doorknob this morning and as luck would have it, I have
alot of running around to do. I called Fair Oaks Dodge and they said they couldn't
get to it today as they are all booked up. I asked them if they have had a lot of these
batteries dying on them and they said "yup..tons of 'em"...so I asked if they were
replacing with the same battery and that I could expect the new battery to die in a year or so and they said "probably".

So...I've opted to buy a Optima instead..I can't afford to be left cold out in the middle of nowhere with a dead OEM battery! I called around and a local specialty parts shop has the Optimas in stock but he didn't have a cross reference for Durangos. He *does* have a part number for all Dakotas though (red top part # MT98 I think he said $149.95).

Question..and I need this QUICK please...

what is the correct part number for the Durango, does the red top MT98 sound right?

And also, since the battery is known to be smaller than the OEM battery, did anyone
have to do anything special to get it to fit properly?

I need this info asap! PLEEEEAAASSEEE!

Man...somedays peanuts...somedays shells..

-aki

Fri Jun 30