that is exactly what i am wanting to do to mine. problem is finding a couple subs that will fit in a box that small and have the air space that is needed.
I just put one Memphis MC 12, the thin series in a ported box that runs the length of the cab and a Memphis PR2100 400 watt amp on it. It hits hard for one sub and had a great sound quality. The amp is mounted under the seat.
A buddy of mine has 4 Boston acoustic 10's behind his seat, it sounds real good, but a little to loud for my needs
Look up probox...their out of texas...my buddy just got two shallow 10s..in box for his 05 f150 two door..for bout 500..his windshield flexs if he turns the bass up to much..hes already rattled the rear view mirror off. Check them out.
The subs in my box are JL w0, i think they sound pretty awesome. They dont shake the world or anything but they do have good base and are very clear and clean sounding. JL also recently put out a shallow mount sub. JL Audio TW5 Subwoofers - Car Audio Subwoofers
These were not out at the time i did my system, they are kinda pricey but would be my speaker of choice.
Like 06 said if you can get a truely tailor made ported box then go for it, even this will take some experimentation to get it perfect for your sub and your vehicle but can yield the best in both output and even SQ.
Sealed is much easier to build and to incorporate into the vehicle since it takes up a smaller space per sub. Sealed also offers the most even response across the spectrum making it easier to tune for sound quality and your vehicle.
Both have their place, generally ported=SPL and sealed=SQ but this isn't a concrete definition.
if anyone is interested in some absolutely TOP NOTCH custom sub boxes then here are a couple guys to check out...
Fisher Customs, top quality boxes both in design, construction and asthetics, anything from kerfed ports to 2-tone carpet, plexi and led, anything you can imagine can be done Fisher Customs - A Leader in Car Audio Fabrication
Mr Marv, cabinet maker by trade and does excellent work and loves car audio. Holds an annual car audio BBQ with some of the biggest names on the west coast, Marvs Place
well i will most definitely be building my own box so i will stick with a sealed box over ported. I built a sealed box for my last truck and it sounded awesome. I just made sure to build it to the size which the sub required. thats what i plan on doing now for the CC.
Try to build it to the correct volume and port tuning that the subwoofer calls for. Just play with some numbers and see what comes out. It may not be possible to build a hidden ported box but you never know. We used this calc to build a ported box for 2 12's and it came out damn good!
Pay attention to box vol. in cubic ft, and tuned frequency at the bottom.
Edit: I played with it for a while, and the port is gonna have to be real thin to get the frequency down...
so my truck is an 01 and doesnt have that bump out thing on the back wall of the cab. that should make it a little less difficult to build one i think.
What i really need to do is pick out my subs first then build the box to fit them rather than just find a box that will fit and throw in some subs.
Yup i wouldn't get any other sub... Have 2 pairs and these things get low and loud... If you can swing the cash, hell they probably cost the same as slims and have the room to work with , This is the sub to go with or the tens. They have a new T1508 and T1510 That's .75 Slimmer on mounting depth... Check em out guys do a pair and be amazed.... LOL
i have a 2001 crew cab,going to try and fit two punch p3 10's..if i have two i will move the seat 1"forward..this sub is 6 1/4 deep...you guys think it can be done
You should just go ahead and move it forward 2 inches. I am glad I did , ended up redoing my box last week and the added space gave me room to fire them forward this time around, I had my first box downfiring, which in these trucks is no bueno for sound...
big d do you have pics of your set up..i dont want to give up anymore leg room than i would have to the guys i would drag to the races dont wont to be cramped,,if i wanted to cramp them up i would buy a dodge...
I dont have any pics right now but i can probably text or email you some. I usually drive with both front seats all the way back. and have had 6ft + persons ride in back comfortably.. On a new Dodge mega cab, you could do one loud system without needing to move anything. :evil
So what modifications need to be done for the rear seat to be moved forward 1-2" and what did you do about your seatbelts ??
chad
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