should i do it? 2 18" bl's in 16-20 cubes?

[delvryboy 5,000+ posts]

your box is too high....

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

your box is too high....

thats one thing i was thinking about before i ever started on the box or bought the subs. i had a huge thread about it and another guy on the forums that runs an explorer said you can go up to with a foot of the roof and be alright as long as you fire the subs up and the port back. which is why i went with it.

thats also one of the many reasons i made this thread, to see if anyone else thought that same thing, and that i should put the rear seats down and build up to just under or a teeny bit above window line.

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

ok so heres another one for you guys then

1 ) do what the original post said (big *** box and live with a 2 seater explorer)

or

2) sell the 18's and buy 15's instead and keep full use of the rear seats

 

[dbhittin 5,000+ posts]

go big or go home... being loud cost money... but id say your box is too high also. ditch the back seat( but how often do u give rides?) and build a shorter box and the slot port on the side instead of the middle

 

[dbhittin 5,000+ posts]

after looking at other similar set ups, i think u need around 14cubes and more power

 

[galacticmonkey 5,000+ posts]

If you got the cash, ditch the subs for as much as possible and get 4 SSD 15s and run em off that Kicker 2500.

 

[bamaboy 5,000+ posts]

if i want to use my rear seats, i have to push my box backwards to where i originally put it, but one day i put the seats down and pushed it a few inches back(toward the front) and it was noticeably louder

so now i just ride around with seats down

have you tried it yet to see if that will help

and box is probably too tall

 

[delvryboy 5,000+ posts]

I would go with 2 15's or 4 12's and keep he back seat. It's cool at first, but than you get annoyed driving around an suv that only fits 2 people and nothing else you may need to carry.

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

im kinda of a "what if" person.

i have probably driven around with someone in the back seat maybe 3 times in the last 2 months.

delvryboy: the 2 15's are really starting to creep in as an idea. 4 12's are definatly out of the question just because its too much money.

poundnbass: well my amp is rated @ 3kw @ 2 ohms. and im wired below that, so i dont think more power is going to do it.

bamaboy: i actually thought of doing that as well. problem is, id only be able to get probably 13 cubes max, and my box would still be tall. just to give you an example my sport compared to my friends 4 door gives me 8-10" less depth to use //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

galacticmonkey: sounds sick, however id be dropping more cash to use the 15's than the 18's i have now

 

[TheFiverMan 10+ year member]

2 15s FTW..

 

[tooloud4tv 10+ year member]

either go 2 15's or either change yo box man. i also had 2 18" Bl's ran off an KX 2500.1. get rid of that high *** box, if ur willing to loose the back seats go 14cubes tuned to 37hz try not to make ur box so high ur blocking sound waves. hell that might as well be an wall. actually witht that tall *** box ud be louder if u moved that box all the way to the back of the truck firing forward. but with everything u have now go 14 cubes 200+sqin of port or 4 6" aeros tuned to 36-9hz and ud be VERYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY happy. ud get best of both worlds with that tunning. ud slam those chopped and screwed songs, and still be able to play those SONGS that peak in the 40's-50's. like most young jezzy songs. id keep the 18's if it were me!

 

[galacticmonkey 5,000+ posts]

Then Id say just keep the equipment you have now and take out the back seat. Just make your enclosure lower, and make the port about 6-8" from the hatch. Try putting the port facing back on the drivers side.

 

[sku 10+ year member]

thats one thing i was thinking about before i ever started on the box or bought the subs. i had a huge thread about it and another guy on the forums that runs an explorer said you can go up to with a foot of the roof and be alright as long as you fire the subs up and the port back. which is why i went with it.
thats also one of the many reasons i made this thread, to see if anyone else thought that same thing, and that i should put the rear seats down and build up to just under or a teeny bit above window line.

If you think the box is too high...have you tried facing the subs back?

You might be suprised...

 

[IgnoreMe 5,000+ posts]

If you think the box is too high...have you tried facing the subs back?
You might be suprised...

well that would mean my port would be up. and all the times ive tried port up, the subs have had no authority. the bass seemed "transparent" if you will. you could hear it, but you felt it less and it didnt sound as loud. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/confused.gif.e820e0216602db4765798ac39d28caa9.gif

galacticmonkey: well port would have to go on the bottom of the box. if you see my pictures now the port is 7" wide and the 18's barely fit. in fact some of the gasket hangs off the edge of the box sides and i had to use a double baffle to make them fit just barley. i only have 40" in width to work with, minus 8.5" of port width (including mdf walls). which leaves me with only 31.5" of space and 16.75" cutouts dont work to well with that much space lol. aeroports would work lovely and let me do the ports wherever i please, but i am simply not willing to dump $39 for 1 percision port, when im going to need 3 or so of them.

tooloud4tv: got any pics? i am SUPER interested in your 18" bl setup bro. as for firing forward, its definatly a teeny bit quieter than firing back, but i would expect a bigger difference that what im hearing. maybe this is the proof i need that shows my sound is being blocked off?

 

[Fattony911 10+ year member]

Ok, heres what i would do. Assuming you don't use your backseats THAT much, you take them out, build a new box just a little bit above the seat line still with subs up and port back. Only this time try using a couple of 6"pvc pipes instead of a slot. This way you'll be able to get more space out of the 18's. Also i may have missed it but didn't you say power wasn't really an issue, they look to be at full excursion when turned up?Any voltage drops?