Box style for truck

[Disarmer 10+ year member]

I'm doing a sealed box in my Chevy Crew cab and I'm wondering if I should go with frontfiring behind the seats, or downfiring under the seats. Anyone have opinions? Either one sound better, either one sound louder?

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[RangerDangerV2 5,000+ posts]

ported will be louder.

 

[Disarmer 10+ year member]

Don't have the space for ported.

 

[oxsign 5,000+ posts]

What sub(s) are you planning on running? Firing up work real good.

 

[Iosias 10+ year member]

You can run forward firing 8s or 10s ported. Even up fire ported is possible.

 

[CAT MAN 5,000+ posts]

i do center console boxes alot here

 

[Disarmer 10+ year member]

I'm doing either 2 10" SD-2's, or 2 10" Dayton HO's. Either will work fine sealed I think. Just trying to figure out which orientation I will like better

EDIT: I also don't have the tools to build a complex box, just a circular saw and basic drill.

 

[tylork92 10+ year member]

I'm doing either 2 10" SD-2's, or 2 10" Dayton HO's. Either will work fine sealed I think. Just trying to figure out which orientation I will like better
EDIT: I also don't have the tools to build a complex box, just a circular saw and basic drill.

That's all u need other than something to cut out the speaker holes...

 

[CrossoverOre 10+ year member]

what year chevy? I have always been a little partial to downfiring the subs for most newer chevy crew cabs. for older than 07 might be easier to do it behind the seat but not much room to play with.

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

You get better SQ with sealed boxes

 

[winkychevelle 10+ year member]

im my 07 extended cab classic down firings just pounded the lows. if i put the box on top of the seat i lost most of 35hz and lower. this was just a basic sealed box

 

[wickedwitt 10+ year member]

You get better SQ with sealed boxes

this is wrong on so many levels.

There is room in any pre 07 for 8s or 10s up-firing ported.

 

[Disarmer 10+ year member]

It's an 01, which doesn't have a lot of room under or behind the seats. Most room I could get is .7 cu/ft before displacements per sub, which I don't feel like is enough to effectively port a 10, even if it is an HO/SD-2

 

[CrossoverOre 10+ year member]

I've done a few boxes with the shallow mount mtx subs behind those seats. Even ported on of them and had great results. but the is very little depth to play with.

 

[snyderd758 10+ year member]

port them firing to the front ports to the side you will get more mounting depth and airspace plus it will sound better. Mount your amps behind the rear seat. I dont knowhow much room u have but alpine and jl make decent subs with less than 6" mounting depth. Your not gonna find monster subs with less depth than that so your gonna want to go ported to increase efficiency.