Speaker Wire Size

[Trey803 5,000+ posts]

I am about to run wire from my front speakers in a reg. cab f-150 to the back where my amp is located. What guage wire would you guys recomend for this application?

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[bri487 5,000+ posts]

16 ga.

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

yep 16 ga will work perfectly.

 

[Trey803 5,000+ posts]

Ok and I currently am runnning 4 guage power wire which will shortly have two amps one with 2 25 amp fuses and the other with 2 30 amp fuses. Will I need to upgrade to a bigger guage or would this be good enough. It runs from the battery to behind the seats which isnt very far in a reg. cab truck.

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

i think you will be fine with 4 ga.

 

[bri487 5,000+ posts]

Ok and I currently am runnning 4 guage power wire which will shortly have two amps one with 2 25 amp fuses and the other with 2 30 amp fuses. Will I need to upgrade to a bigger guage or would this be good enough. It runs from the battery to behind the seats which isnt very far in a reg. cab truck.

what amps are you running?