fire forward or down fire in regular cab truck

[travicles 10+ year member]

Right now, I have a Sundown Audio SA-8 on 500 watts and it's awesome. It really came alive when I put it in a .85 cubic foot box tuned to 34 hz (used to have it in a .56 cube box). Right now its firing forward into the passenger seat with a 4" pvc port coming out the side. Its awesome but some say a downfiring box would be even louder? Is it worth it to try? I mean I am happy with it right now but the more bass the better.

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[surreal 10+ year member]

Cant say Ive ever personally tried it though if theres room for reflection I say go for it and port into the passenger side.

 

[Bettr n' Revrse 5,000+ posts]

May be wrong I guess but im pretty sure whoever told you down would be louder should shut up lol... not to mention its not good on subs...

 

[subzero 5,000+ posts]

subs up, port drivers side or subs passenger, port drivers side.

 

[Falcons 5,000+ posts]

i heard on here downfiring subs with a port sounds like ***. but then again ive owned a two door car my whole driving life so what would i know? lol

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

Down firing can work well in some applications. Is it a single cab?

 

[travicles 10+ year member]

yes it is a single cab. there seems to be mixed feelings so far lol

 

[Buck 5,000+ posts]

I usually wouldn't down fire in a single cab unless the box was a center console box.

 

[travicles 10+ year member]

ah okay thats probably best since i am satisfied with what i have now. i don't really know how to make an angled box anyway which is probably what i would need to do. all my boxes are made with a 20 dollar jigsaw lol. thanks anyways!

 

[KyleBechtold 5,000+ posts]

its all testing.. so if you come across a free slab of wood and some free time go for it... trucks a different beast than cars too.. so what works there is different...

most truck owners say port to drivers side..

with

subs up

or slide subs all the way to the passenger side.

I too am about to venture into box building for a truck just picked up a 2010 tundra Crewmax already measured out spacing came up with a disappointing 2 cubes before displacement of wood and drivers and my mounting depth is like 5-6