Since you've never experience other brands, dont automatically assume they are just for performance with no longevity. Truth is They will last A LOT LONGER then kickers. Kicker uses weak motors, small voice coils(cant handle power or clipping well = early death) Kicker falls under the mediocre category, not the best sounding nor the loudest and is a bit overpriced but if you seriously want to buy them then go ahead because they still get the job done for bass cravings. Just need to know and accept the differences and why people try to steer you away from them,
these guys on this site generally have good intentions but poor delivery on the message.
For your options, grab the CVX and turn the bass down if you think your truck cant handle it but at least you can have fun and show off when you need to right? Just make sure you get a proper enclosure for them. Dont throw them in a small sealed box, they need to be in huge custom ported enclosures to do well. It would be an injustice to the kicker brand you love so much if you just stuffed em in a cheap chinese prefabricated ported box bought off
ebay/
amazon/local audio store. You well need a 1000 watts rms kicker amp along with kicker 4 gauge wiring kits. Kicker speakers and of course, the most important part, a kicker Digital signal processor. All out kicker yeah! lol. Doesnt matter what you run as long as its not pyle, boss or utter garbage, then rock on dude bassheads needs be accepting of each other everywhere!