Jeep Wrangler box questions..

[Fuknmovin 10+ year member]

Hey all im getting ready to do a box for a friend and im wondering what the optimal port placement and sub placement for the best output in one of these? I have never done a softop before so I thought I would ask the experts...

Oh yeah im thinking one nice 10 with at least 500 watts..

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[CHUCKmfnNORRIS 10+ year member]

where is the sub going to go? i have the back seats taken out and have a 3.75ft^3 ported enclosure. some people go with a down firing sub with a port also facing down to evenly spread the sound, imo it doesn't make a difference unless you have the top down. this is what i have and it sounds great

 

[CHUCKmfnNORRIS 10+ year member]

i am also selling my old 600rms watt 12" sub from Incriminator Audio if you are interested, i can cut the price down a little knowing that its going to another jeep owner.

 

[Fuknmovin 10+ year member]

Ok ill think about it. The box has to fit behind the back seat in the trunk area..

 

[CHUCKmfnNORRIS 10+ year member]

you can also check out quadratec.com they sell just about everything for jeeps. they sell a bunch of far over priced enclosures to fit behind the rear seats, i'm sure you could build one on your own to fit behind the rear seat.

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

port and sub down firing about 3" off the floor

 

[Fuknmovin 10+ year member]

Ah there you are! I was hoping to get your opinion! Thanks!

 

[Canaan 10+ year member]

So I take it you are going to keep the back seat....right?

If so, you have a little space below the seat to mount an amp and ~1.2cuft net SEALED to work with behind the seat. (Between the back seat and back hatch)

I usually just to a single 12" sealed firing back in that vehicle.

Build the box w/ Birch rather than MDF...seeing that there is a chance of moisture getting to the box w/ the soft-top Jeep.

 

[Fuknmovin 10+ year member]

Good points for sure but I have never been a fan of sealed enclosures, just not enough output for me. If I can't get the airspace I need, ill just go with an 8 ported with a bit more power.

 

[Fuknmovin 10+ year member]

OK it looks like the guy does not want to spend the money on a great woofer so I was looking at these, what do you think?? They are cheap enough for sure, I just hope that two of them would handle at least 500 RMS what do you think? I was thinking a nicely ported enclosure with about 1 cube net tuned to around 36Hz with a nice big port at around 17 SQ" both subs and ports down firing???

 

[CHUCKmfnNORRIS 10+ year member]

^i think you forgot the link to the sub? what is his spending limit for the sub?

 

[Fuknmovin 10+ year member]

Oh crap! Here it is... About 100ish for the sub/subs I think two of these would sound good, He listens to a lot of different stuff from oldies to rap but I want it to get decently loud as it will likely bring me some install business... I think 8's are the perfect choice since its such a small available space..

NEW RE AUDIO REX8D4 8" Dual Car Stereo Sub Woofer 175w - eBay (item 360333512555 end time Feb-03-11 08:47:52 PST)

 

[CHUCKmfnNORRIS 10+ year member]

i would go with a set of 10's, with 8's you wouldn't be able to hit the low fq's of rap at all. and to save space go with a single sub.

something like this would work good for rock and rap, take a look at the vids on that page.

http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/store/products/10%22-SSA-DCON-10D4%7B47%7DS4.html

or if that is over budget you can get one of these

http://www.soundsolutionsaudio.com/store/products/10%22-187-Series.html

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

a pair of DD 508's would be really sweet....but costly //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

 

[Fuknmovin 10+ year member]

Do you think a single DD8 would do.the trick? I might be able to get an up sell for that. I would really like to try the 8 route for this due to the small size.