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<blockquote data-quote="bbeljefe" data-source="post: 8279068" data-attributes="member: 655960">You aren&#039;t likely to rattle anyone&#039;s teeth with an under seat setup. That said, you can get good bass from those setups but proper air volume for the sub is critical for low end response.For that truck I would do two good 8&quot; subs in a vented enclosure that&#039;s tuned to ~32Hz. Shallow mounts may allow you to stuff more cone area in there but all subs need proper air volumes behind them in order to produce good bass. As was mentioned above, xmax is an important consideration but proper volume is the most important criteria for any good subwoofer system.It&#039;s also important that the box volume and tuning be modeled for the specific sub(s) you&#039;re installing, as some subs like more volume than others, even though they may be the same size. As for vented v sealed, that&#039;s a no brainer to me. A proper vented enclosure will outperform sealed all day every day on any type of music you listen to... period. Sealed boxes have serious limitations where low end response is concerned and a proper sealed enclosure provides zero acoustical gain at any frequency.In the end, the myth that sealed boxes are better for sound quality is just that.... a myth. You can check out any of the top SQ vehicles in the world or any of the best sounding home audio, home theater or pro audio subwoofers and they are ALL vented.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bbeljefe, post: 8279068, member: 655960"] You aren't likely to rattle anyone's teeth with an under seat setup. That said, you can get good bass from those setups but proper air volume for the sub is critical for low end response. For that truck I would do two good 8" subs in a vented enclosure that's tuned to ~32Hz. Shallow mounts may allow you to stuff more cone area in there but all subs need proper air volumes behind them in order to produce good bass. As was mentioned above, xmax is an important consideration but proper volume is the most important criteria for any good subwoofer system. It's also important that the box volume and tuning be modeled for the specific sub(s) you're installing, as some subs like more volume than others, even though they may be the same size. As for vented v sealed, that's a no brainer to me. A proper vented enclosure will outperform sealed all day every day on any type of music you listen to... period. Sealed boxes have serious limitations where low end response is concerned and a proper sealed enclosure provides zero acoustical gain at any frequency. In the end, the myth that sealed boxes are better for sound quality is just that.... a myth. You can check out any of the top SQ vehicles in the world or any of the best sounding home audio, home theater or pro audio subwoofers and they are ALL vented. [/QUOTE]

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