Best style vehicle for bass?

[outroku 10+ year member]

I'm in the market for a new ride. Wanting to spend $20K or less. It must be 4 or 6 cyl. (not 8 because of high gas prices). I prefer Honda, Nissan, Toyota & Hyundai.

I have (2) JL W7 12s powered by (2) JL 1000/1s.

I currently own a 4-door Accord & have the (2) 12s firing towards the rear. The bass is nice, but my truck rattles BAD. VERY annoying. I've tried firing woofers forward in this car & was not as impressed with their performance as I was with them firing towards the rear.

I need your opinions. Should I go with an SUV & fire them towards the rear? If so, what's an appropriate-sized SUV for the 3 cu ft. box required for the 12s? And how much space should I give the woofers from the rear of the SUV?

Or perhaps a king-cab truck (with removing the back seat)? If so, again, which appropriate-sized truck? And how should I fire them? Down? Towards the rear? And again, how much space should I give the woofers from the closest surface?

Or a different vehicle?

A pair of ID CD2 Neo Mini horns & a pair of Dynaudio MW170s

7" midrange/midbass drivers will be installed as well. So I'll need ample room to install these drivers.

Your opinions? Thanks!

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[LeofromtheH 10+ year member]

yea i was thinking the same, like a blazer or jeep liberty, somthing like that

 

[outroku 10+ year member]

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Details please.

How much space should I give the woofers from the rear of the SUV? As much as possible? Or is there a specific length that works well?

 

[HotCarl 10+ year member]

ive done quite a bit of fiddling with 1 - 12W7 in my explorer.

i say 2.5 cubes @ 35ish hz is about the best.

 

[Rsx_03 10+ year member]

i have an acura rsx ...

has the biggest trunk for a hatchback that i know of .. and gas is very friendly to me =)

also the rear fills are 6.5" with a nice amount of space behind it and you can still put a mdf spacer infront

the front speakers are pretty bootleg though ... they clip into the door but 5 1/4 will fit into the hole

i have 6.5 so i had to cut away at the door or you can get mdf rings

oh and it comes stock with 1" tweeters in the front dash you can replace

 

[outroku 10+ year member]

ive done quite a bit of fiddling with 1 - 12W7 in my explorer.
i say 2.5 cubes @ 35ish hz is about the best.

Where precisely have you pointed the woofer for optimum performance? Towards the rear? And how far from the closest surface?

 

[nismboy6986 10+ year member]

try the last gen hatchback civic si. same affect as these listed suv's but less volume so more spl and more fun to drive or a crv, that dodge caliber.

 

[mikeyboc 10+ year member]

Where precisely have you pointed the woofer for optimum performance? Towards the rear? And how far from the closest surface?

I have heard many nice setups with the subs firing up, ports toward the rear. That is the next thing I am going to try.

 

[JL12W7INAGS300 10+ year member]

Get a 2001 Chevy Tahoe and buy my two 15" L7's and box thats custom made for a tahoe with the chevy logo on top. That will be very very loud, a lot louder than the W7. But it doesn't sound near as good as the dub 7

 

[outroku 10+ year member]

or a crv

I checked out a pic of the rear area of the CR-V. It's too tiny for a 3 cu ft. box plus 3 large amps plus accessories.

http://automobiles.honda.com/models/interior_gallery.asp?ModelName=CR%2DV

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(bottom, middle pic)

I drive a Honda & would love another one, but the CR-V is just too small.

 

[Boosted92HB 10+ year member]

My 92 Civic hatch got loud as sh!t with only 2 12's and 500wrms in a 4 cube box tuned to 34hz. IMO hatches are the best and then SUV's but those things are mammoths. A Blazer or other mid-size would be nice. Just dont get an Explorer... those things are FUGLY!//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[mtdewelf 10+ year member]

I checked out a pic of the rear area of the CR-V. It's too tiny for a 3 cu ft. box plus 3 large amps plus accessories.
http://automobiles.honda.com/models/interior_gallery.asp?ModelName=CR%2DV

^^^^^^^^^^^^

(bottom, middle pic)

I drive a Honda & would love another one, but the CR-V is just too small.

should be plenty big. 3cuft isn't much. i could fit the box +amps +spare batt in trunk of car. unless you wanted room for groceries then i guess i'd go with a tahoe or burban(mid-late 90's)

 

[LeofromtheH 10+ year member]

they've got the honda pilot that's alittle bigger

 

[nauc 10+ year member]

around 20k, new Acura RSX

http://autos.yahoo.com/newcars/model/overview.html;_ylt=AsH88F0vzF.eLjVVhUlAo8sEc78F?modelId=4526

 

[outroku 10+ year member]

they've got the honda pilot that's alittle bigger

Yeah, I saw that. And it's $7K more. And honestly, from the pics, it's rear doesn't look much bigger than the CR-V's.

 

[soul05 10+ year member]

my homie had a land rover with a pair of subs, forgot what kind...but they sounded great in his car.

 

[outroku 10+ year member]

should be plenty big. 3cuft isn't much. i could fit the box +amps +spare batt in trunk of car. unless you wanted room for groceries then i guess i'd go with a tahoe or burban(mid-late 90's)

I just know how much room my system is currently taking up in the trunk of my '98 Accord & it's a LOT. I barely have room for anything else.

I guess in order to have this system & be able to have room for groceries & luggage on vacation, I'll have to go with a Blazer, or the like. I really would like to stick with an import. American vehicles break down much sooner & more often.

 

[outroku 10+ year member]

i have an acura rsx ... has the biggest trunk for a hatchback that i know of .. and gas is very friendly to me =)

around 20k, new Acura RSX
http://autos.yahoo.com/newcars/model/overview.html;_ylt=AsH88F0vzF.eLjVVhUlAo8sEc78F?modelId=4526

Thanks. I've owned a Dodge Daytona & the hatch made some subtle nasty noises, albeit not like a trunk.

How does the RSX's hatch hold up under serious SPL?

 

[nauc 10+ year member]

Thanks. I've owned a Dodge Daytona & the hatch made some subtle nasty noises, albeit not like a trunk.
How does the RSX's hatch hold up under serious SPL?

its all about how good someone can install it