Truck Subs

[scrant]

if your useing a nam brand speaker: kickers, fosgate, jbl,or whatever... there is a certain ammount of cubic feet your particular speaker needs to breath correctly in  a sealed box...

now depending on the music style you listen to will greatly determine what type of box you want...

if you like RAP! eeewwwww then a ported box can give you the long low sustaining bass...

BUT if your a ROCKER like me then a sealed box will give you the punchy low rock bass and the mid to hi's that most rock bass has...

i think for 12's you need something like 2.0 - 2.5 cuft per speaker... and for 10's i think it is 1.5 - 2.0....

contact your speaker manufacturer or your local custom stereo store and im sure they can tell you what you need to know!

too much air = loose low bass
not enough air = pingy buzzy bass
and just the right ammount = hard stiff rock your *SS off blurr your eyes makes you dizzy bass...

hope that helps!

anthony

[Jason]

this is what i have
cd player
   pioneer primier cd player  50 by 4    24 rms by 4  
two amps  
  orion cobalt  260     65 by 2 at 4 ohms  130 by 2 at
  2ohms
 
  my other one  is a urban audio works  25 by 4 rms  this runs  my midranges   they are bridge on one channel they have in line cross overs on them    

i have my subs on a total different channel then my speakers     no voice comes out of them what so ever
on my cd player you can change  the hi pass filter for the speakers     you turn that on and no bass comes out of the speakers   and i have my subs set so i can turn the on or off and the level     i also can change all my frequencys  so
the only way to do it

[Tecton]

im 6'8 and i fit in my truck just fine

as far as audio...my truck has one speaker in the dash. That is it. I want to put in a new system, but is it possible to do without having to get a loan? I can understand why you would want to pay a few hundred for a good q system, however, i would like a moderate upgrade from the current configuration.

Im just looking for a _decent_ system at mabye -300$ total

[old84gold]

maybe you have the sub in a box that is too small. don't toss the sub just yet. i have a 10 kicker comp-vr behind the seat with a splash 350 watt amp. that is in the middle in a regular sealed truck box. i then have two 6x9's, one on either side of that setup. they are in normal 6x9 boxes. i also have 6-1/2's in the doors and then a sony explod cd player. this setup was not too expensive but it sounds good at all levels of volume and hits hard when desired. good look with yours.

[87 50 r10]

i have a 260 watt amp running 2 10 inch subs  and it has plenty of power. i dont see why everyone buys the big ass amps like 1000 watts  big deal i have a 260 and can blow a way a 500 jensen.  it all depens on power   i'm running at 2 ohms   if you your putting two subs  buy dual voice coil.  the amp wont work as hard to push them .   I like . orion for speakers, pioneer primier cd player and i have mtx midranges.     and the better the insultion is the better you will like it.   take your time do it right. and if you dont know what to do  read. i have blown lots of fuses and i got sick of buying 10 everyday so i learned really fast what i was doing wrong.  

[EFF 83]

I had  a speaker box with (4) Bazooka 10" EL-Series subs mounted flush into the box (ring does not stick up) and it has 6 competition tweeters on the top. It fit perfectly in my 83 C10. I mean right height, and perfect fit between seat belt asseblies. It is divided and each speaker has its own airspace of about .60 cu ft., I have entered 3 competitions with this setup and a 1200 watt crunch amp, won 3 first place trophies, and hit a 153.4 SPL reading. I took it out and sold my amp and 2 of my speakers, I now want to sell the box and tweeters (no subs) for $75. I need the money cause I plan on putting a LT 1 and 4L60e in pretty soon. Buy this box and go win some competitions. For more info:
sender237@mail.com

www.geocities.com/speakerboxesbybob/first.html

Ill take $100 for the (2) 10's.

Right now I'm working on a Kicker SoloBaric 10" L7 in a ported box on my transmission hump and an amp rack behind the seat. Got the box built and mounted and am waiting on the gear to come through the mail. Pic's coming to my site when I'm finished.

[73C10]

Hey Camel, you still have that sub box plan for behind the seat?

If ya do, email it over to tliguana@nospam.hotmail.com

just del the nospam.

Thankx bro,

73

[1973 500]

I have a JBL 300 I'm putting in my Sonoma, and my pal has a JBL 1000? in his Dakota.  JBL makes GREAT amps for the price.

[lotopp79]

I would have just built a 3 8s box and vent ported it they uslly dont need much for mounting depth and you can build a wide enuff to do a good port  

[86SilveradoEric]

Thought you guys might like to see this.  This guy is a carpenter, and he told me it took him quite a while to get this box figured out.  But its righteous! www.73-87.com/7387garage/interior/speaker_box.htm

1986 Chevrolet Silverado Pickup

[jhonijim]

i have 2 cvr 12's beind my seat and they fit fine and sound great in a sealed box with a kenwood 800x2 amp and a solo 10 l7 with matcing amp in the center of the seat it alone is loud enough for the cab but im still buliding the box for the 2 solo x 18 in the bed