Can anybody recone a type X?

[skylineTT 10+ year member]

I recently acquired a blown Type X and was wondering if anybody besides PSI could recone it. PSI says that they about about 80% sure that they can, but have not done it before.

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[JL Audio 5,000+ posts]

i've seen it done.. yuppers.

alpine type x motor & dust cap + DD 4 spoke basket + TC Sounds soft parts

friend had it made, that is from his facebook. Unsure on if a stock one with all stock parts could be.. but definitly a hybrid can.

 

[SPLaudio 5,000+ posts]

i built 1 and he throws 1500+ at the 12".

 

[SPLaudio 5,000+ posts]

if you want me to do it the motor has to be drilled and tapped. i can send you a recone kit built or send the motor in...

 

[skylineTT 10+ year member]

why would it have to be drilled if i keep the stock basket?

 

[groundpound4200 5,000+ posts]

does the stock basket have the dual spider landings?

 

[mrezstreet 10+ year member]

corey did the x

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[mrezstreet 10+ year member]

the type x basket is a joke. and the spiders are not same size. top bigger than bottom. not a good design. i pulled the motor off one a kid smoked and Corey put a 4 spoke basket on it and built it to take 1k daily.

got spacers for cooling

i have way way more than 1k on it and i can hit it hard at tunning and do that hair trick at 5' in my sound room thats wide open

 

[SPLaudio 5,000+ posts]

^ as josh said the type x basket used 2 different sized spiders that is a big no no cause 1 gets worked harder than the other. this sub was built for sql not spl even though its a banger...

 

[Haunz 10+ year member]

Using spiders of different textures and sometimes of slightly different sizes isn't uncommon....

 

[SPLaudio 5,000+ posts]

not uncommon on chinnese subs. its no problem to use different spiders such as a stiff and 2 med or a stiff and a soft as to get where you want it. but different sized spiders is just not a good idea...

 

[mrezstreet 10+ year member]

that type x didnt last off 1k for 3 weeks and the kid didnt even hammer it. box built to alpines specs. i put 2k on the recone and its stupid.

 

[SPLaudio 5,000+ posts]

they spend good money on the motor and little on soft parts, typical.