New Guy With A Regular Cab Truck

[98Murray]

Hi guys. I have a 1997 Chevy 3500 regular cab truck and I am wanting to put a premium audio system in it. Now, with a regular cab of course the subs are an issue due to lack of space. It currently has a bench seat but I will be swapping those with buckets when I find a decent set. No center console will be going in so I will have some nice room there. But she is a standard ***** so I have the shifter kinda in the way for a huge elaborate box. But I don't really want that either. Now, I dont know much about this stuff so I have no idea what amp I need for what subs or whatever, thats why I came here. Heres a short list of what I am looking to put in it.

Double din touchscreen header

New speakers in the entire cab

Sub (s)

Amp

Tweeters

I am wanting a very premium system, smooth and clear but with enough bass to scare women and small children lol. Again, I don't really know what I am doing here. I have no idea whats a good layout or what brands are the best, what other things I need that I don't know of. I will be putting bucket seats in and I will not be installing a center console per say but I do want one. I was kind of thinking of making a sub box for between the seats that has a small console area with flip up lid and a couple cub holders. Can I fit two subs possibly? Would one sub be sufficient? How big of Subs can I get possibly? I want to push this thing HARD, will I need a stronger alternator or any extra bits for the wiring? Do I risk overheating things running them too hard? Sorry for all the newb questions but I know next to nothing about this. Thanks for any and all help yall can provide!

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[wew lad 5,000+ posts]

i hope you have a fairly large budget

you can start out by buying a ppi 900.4(or other 4 channel amp, they're just cheap with a ton of power), new headunit, rewire the door speakers to the rear wall of the truck with 9 wire, upgrade the big 3, get an aftermarket HO alternator, upgrade your battery and see about adding a second battery, and then start measuring out how much room you have for a center console box. im going to bet you'll only be able to fit one 12 so invest in a 12 that can handle a lot of power ~3kw and an amp that can put out 3kw rms

 

[98Murray]

i hope you have a fairly large budget
you can start out by buying a ppi 900.4(or other 4 channel amp, they're just cheap with a ton of power), new headunit, rewire the door speakers to the rear wall of the truck with 9 wire, upgrade the big 3, get an aftermarket HO alternator, upgrade your battery and see about adding a second battery, and then start measuring out how much room you have for a center console box. im going to bet you'll only be able to fit one 12 so invest in a 12 that can handle a lot of power ~3kw and an amp that can put out 3kw rms

Nice very nice. Budget is not a large concern. I can fairly easily add another battery, the diesel engine models had 2 batterys so all I need is the tray and do some wiring.

 

[wew lad 5,000+ posts]

im guessing you'll be 3-4k all said and done if you watch yourself and buy quality gear

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

So. Take it you don't wanna do a blow thru ? If not. How tall are you. I have a 97 extra cab. So I know the truck pretty well also I got an amp you may like

 

[Papermaker85 5,000+ posts]

Look into upgrading your alt and start reading on sound deadening.

https://www.sounddeadenershowdown.com

Good place to start. Next go out and listen to a few components. I'd suggest starting in the 300+ dollar range if you want if to sound good and get loud. Next take some measurments and get a budget on what you would like to spend.

 

[98Murray]

Blow through is out of the question, I have a flatbed and need all the space I can get. Sound deadening material will be used definetely, top, bottom, and everywhere else I can put it.

 

[Jeffdachef 5,000+ posts]

Soundsolutionsaudio.com is where you can get some killler gear. Droppinhzcaraudio.com as well as digitaldesigns and FI

 

[Papermaker85 5,000+ posts]

Read the site that I lent you real good they know what they doing they have the best products in my opinion. Propoperly deadening the cabin land sealing the cabin is the best start to a great sounding and loud system..

 

[mylows10 5,000+ posts]

Still didn't say tall you are. So we really have no idea how much room you got except the center console area. Which prolly won't be enough room for what you want to achieve

 

[98Murray]

Oh, Im 6ft exactly