VanGoSki
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Hey folks, I'm trying to fine tune the placement of my 400 AH LifePo4 battery on the passenger side near the wheel well. It's 100 lbs in a 12"x12"x12" cube. I'm trying to decide whether to put it over the wheel well, or behind it. My main concern is weight balance. Over the wheel well is a higher center of gravity than on the floor. Behind the wheel well is lower, but COG is behind the axle.
A bit more about my weight distribution: I'm going to have a Northwest Conversions 20 gallon water tank around the wheel well on the driver's side wheel well. That's 160 lbs of water when full. But I'm going to have other electrical goodies on the battery side, like a big inverter, which will help balance things. Towards the front of the van I will have a large fridge on passenger side overlapping the slider door and galley on the driver's side.
So which placement is better? Or am I overthinking things? Thanks!
A bit more about my weight distribution: I'm going to have a Northwest Conversions 20 gallon water tank around the wheel well on the driver's side wheel well. That's 160 lbs of water when full. But I'm going to have other electrical goodies on the battery side, like a big inverter, which will help balance things. Towards the front of the van I will have a large fridge on passenger side overlapping the slider door and galley on the driver's side.
So which placement is better? Or am I overthinking things? Thanks!