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Hey all. I'm getting ready to undertake a electrical project in my FJ and I had a few questions. I'm planning on wiring everything into an RTMR block similar to what I drew up in the attached diagram. Initially I was going to wire up my own RTMR, but it wasn't going to be cost effective so I ended up getting a prewired one from Shockworks that came with a nice mount for the engine bay (LINK).
Since I'm going to running wire to the back of the truck for my rear lights I figured I would add a couple of 12v plugs in the trunk. Thinking about it more would I be better off setting up a small fuse block in the rear instead? I can't imagine I would use more than 60 amps off of that, so what size gauge would I need? It would probably be a 20-25 foot run from the battery so 4awg or 2awg?
Regarding crimping the 4awg cable for the RTMR power and ground, I have a hammer style crimper that I was use in a bench vise. Would that be sufficient?
Anything else I should consider before starting?
Since I'm going to running wire to the back of the truck for my rear lights I figured I would add a couple of 12v plugs in the trunk. Thinking about it more would I be better off setting up a small fuse block in the rear instead? I can't imagine I would use more than 60 amps off of that, so what size gauge would I need? It would probably be a 20-25 foot run from the battery so 4awg or 2awg?
Regarding crimping the 4awg cable for the RTMR power and ground, I have a hammer style crimper that I was use in a bench vise. Would that be sufficient?
Anything else I should consider before starting?