Mounting a downfiring sub

[Headbanger 10+ year member]

Do I need to do anything special when mounting a sub that will be firing down? It's pretty heavy so I just want to make sure that regular self tapping screws will suffice.

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[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

i would step up your screws a little. maybe some nuts and bolts. what kind of speaker is it?

 

[SethPhillips 5,000+ posts]

are you mounting it to wood??? why would you use self taping screws'????????

unless it was a metal inclosure??? other than that i would use a nice thick would screw!!!

 

[xtremebassjunky 10+ year member]

^^ agreed... I would tap the holes first and then use some nice thick screws to hold it tight

 

[Headbanger 10+ year member]

It's a tc oem 10. The mounting holes are only so big. What size screws do you guys use?

 

[SethPhillips 5,000+ posts]

the one's that arnt going to be biger then you're whole!!!! duh!! and obviously will hold the woofer up!! think man!!! think!!!!

 

[elementxero 10+ year member]

Posting > Thinking

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

my type R's are downfired. i used toggle bolts. because the holes aren't big enough to shove the toggle through, i used a small piece of duct tape and taped the toggle in position on the backside of the baffle. those subs aren't goin' anywhere. i used 3 togle bolts per sub and the rest just wood screws.

 

[SethPhillips 5,000+ posts]

Posting > Thinking

happens way too mutch!!!

 

[Headbanger 10+ year member]

the one's that arnt going to be biger then you're whole!!!! duh!! and obviously will hold the woofer up!! think man!!! think!!!!

Lol, yeah well that is obvious indeed....so why mention it? You think I was going to try and put screws in there that didn't even fit? You're the one who needs to think.