Newbie needs help w1996 48v CC

CLUBCAR96

Hi everyone,
I'm new here and need some help. I bought a 1996 Club Car for my father to get around his community. I was told the batteries (Trojen T185) had been replaced in 2005. Well the batteries are going quickly. I can get about 15 - 20 minutes on them. I am looking at buying a set of Crown CR-190 batteries. I chose them because I can get them for 98 bucks each.

Another issue I have is that where my father lives, there are many steep
hills. I would like to juice it up a bit but don't know where to start. I am on a budget(as everyone is these days) but don't want to put crap in it.

The last thing is that the accessories run off two batteries to a reducer. When going up hill I find that the radio will cut out or the lights dim. I know some of this is from the batteries needing to be replaced, but I'm thinking of adding a seperate 12v battery just for the accessories.

Any thoughts, ideas or suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks,
CLUBCAR96

BGW

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scottyb

Get the new batteries. Follow proper breakin routine and when they reach full potential all the problems you describe should go away..... it will always slow down a bit on a hill but it will get him up it
Any performance upgrade will be expensive.

dock98

Fishing Dude

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OLD MEC

Use a extra 12 volt battery to run the accessorys in the cart. The problem with running off two of your pack batterys is causing an unbalanced problem where 2 batterys stay lower than others.
I use a UB 12350 handicapped scooter battery that is small and can be mounted anywhere because its a sealed battery. For a long time I just put it in my glove compartment on my Club Car before I made a mount over my front suspension.