Should my guage be reading higher? Sorry for so many questions, but new to upgrading to higher alternator.

 

Not necessarily.

The alternator sources a current to supply power to charge the battery and power the electrical system. The volt gauge only reports the state of charge of the battery, not the rate of energy transfer via the current to it.

If the battery is discharged, an alternator that can supply more current will be able to bring the battery to full charge as measured by its voltage more quickly than an alternator that has a lower current rating.

Also, if running the engine while operating an electrical device, e.g., a winch, having an alternator with a higher current rating will keep the battery from being drained by being able to supply enough extra power.

 

This is with air, and light bar on. While driving.

at a stop light or sight, it drops a little more. Always stays between the 1/4 line, and 14

 

The AD244 alternator produces more amps at high RPM, but the best part is how much higher the output is at idle. The stock alternator's output is pretty anemic at idle RPM. I run several lightbars, a refrigerator, ham radio, winch, and a bunch of other stuff, and I've never had it fail to keep my battery charged.

If you haven't already, you may want to do the "Big 3" battery cable upgrade that's been described here many times.