securing box without drilling through floor

[Jerhemy 10+ year member]

my box with amp and subs attached to it weighs ~200 lbs if not more, never had it move even an inch during hard driving.

The carpet on carpet seems to hold very well on it's own.

Might also depend on the shape of your box, where the center of gravity is, as far as the box tipping.

 

[bhsdriller 10+ year member]

usually when you carpet a box it wont slide around at all. especially when your box weighs 100+ pounds.

until you get in a car accident....with a box in a trunk it might not be a big deal, but in an ext. cab truck or suv it could hurt someone in a wreck

 

[mazdakid 5,000+ posts]

Slam into the back of a car or get rear ended and see how fast your 200 pound box moves.

 

[mazdakid 5,000+ posts]

Slam into the back of a car or get rear ended and see how fast your 200 pound box moves.

 

[Falcons 5,000+ posts]

until you get in a car accident....with a box in a trunk it might not be a big deal, but in an ext. cab truck or suv it could hurt someone in a wreck

then what would velcro do? lol

 

[CAT MAN 5,000+ posts]

i never see my box slide around and i practice at the track 2-3 times a week. but then again everything is snug.

 

[bhsdriller 10+ year member]

nothing probably lol

That's why I always try to bolt it down

 

[bhsdriller 10+ year member]

nothing probably lol

That's why I always try to bolt it down

 

[Jerhemy 10+ year member]

Slam into the back of a car or get rear ended and see how fast your 200 pound box moves.

good point haha, never really thought of that. Would probably crush the sh it out of anything/anyone in the way.

 

[knotdrummer88 10+ year member]

Yeah if you get in a rollover with an unsecured box, it could kill you

 

[Jerhemy 10+ year member]

Yeah if you get in a rollover with an unsecured box, it could kill you

So bolting down is the best, and one of the only ways, to properly secure your box?

Any one have any pics of their box bolted down? Something I would definitely like to do, now.

 

[Jerhemy 10+ year member]

wtf, dbl post.

 

[audiobaun 5,000+ posts]

3/4" piece of mdf the size of the floor under the box and screw everything to that.

^^^^^^^^^^ this A false floor..works great,and cheap to do..reg plywood would be just as good,maybe even better/cheaper than mdf..

 

[Sub Woofin 10+ year member]

Yeah, I'm probally just gonnna drill through the floor. My concern was the gas tank, but I don't believe it'll be an issue. So should I use threaded rod with lock washers and nuts on either side? Or a bolt with the nut and lock washer on one side? And also what about sealing the hole as in rubber or vinyl washers? Or maybe silicone?

dude, i'd use velcro in your case. its stonger than most ppl think

 

[knotdrummer88 10+ year member]

^^^^^^^^^^ this A false floor..works great,and cheap to do..reg plywood would be just as good,maybe even better/cheaper than mdf..

the false floor, bolt that to the floor then screw everything to that?