Like may of us, I have been looking for that perfect deep cycle battery that will fit in the tiny spot under our seat in our vanagons.  Well I recently came across the Odyssey brand of batteries and they have introduced a new 48 series unit................

specs on the Odyssey PC1220 ( group 48 ) battery.

CCA 680, 70 amp @ 20hr rate, 135 reserve capacity, 11.89x6.88x7.48price about $300

Problem is the height of the new battery - seems like it is about 3/4 " too high to fit into that compartment.I was wondering if any of you have had experience with this new battery; perhaps there is a way to overcome this problem.  

Looking forward to your replies,Richard