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<blockquote data-quote="rew729" data-source="post: 3314099" data-attributes="member: 580303">I have a 1998 Mercury Mountaineer with MACH audio system. I have swapped the head unit which caused me to bust my stock 8&quot; sub twice. &quot;How did you bust the same sub twice?&quot; you might ask. Well&nbsp; I, with the help of Elmer&#039;s Stix-All, glued the foam surround back together, allowing me to use the sub for another six months with no problems. Now I want to put a new sub in place of the stock one. I dont know too much about the sub itself other than it&#039;s size. Here&#039;s what I know about the sub and dedicated amp.The stock sub is a Ford branded 8&quot; JBL with paper cone and foam surround. has a mounting depth of about 4-3/8 to 4-1/2 inches (110 - 115mm)The stock amp that powers that sub is rated 85watts RMS (170watts Peak) @ 4ohms.There are two subwoofers that I am debating between right now.1.) <a href="http://jbl.com/car/products/product_detail.aspx?prod=GTO804&amp;amp;Language=ENG&amp;amp;Country=US&amp;amp;Region=USA&amp;amp;cat=SUB&amp;amp;ser=GTS" target="_blank">JBL GTO804</a>200watts RMS800watts PeakEfficiency: 91dBHigh Roll Rubber Surround(I know this can handle what I&#039;m putting out without busting, but I&#039;m thinking it may be overpowered for the 85 watts RMS from the amp and that I may not get as much from it as i would from the JL below )2.)<a href="http://mobile.jlaudio.com/products_subs.php?series_id=22" target="_blank">JL Audio 8W0</a>&nbsp; or <a href="http://mobile.jlaudio.com/products_subs.php?series_id=28" target="_blank">JL Audio 8W1v2</a>~90watts RMS (optimal: theres a power chart on their site)~200watts PeakEfficiency: ~85dBFoam Surround(The power ratings are closer to the amp so i think i will get more out of them but scared that i might bust them the same way as the stock) I also believe that JL is a better maker than JBL.I know that I will get less from the JBL GTO804 but will it be really weak considering the 85RMS the amp puts out? And are there other things for me to consider? Sorry for the long post but I wanted to give you all the Info. Thanks In Advance!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="rew729, post: 3314099, member: 580303"] I have a 1998 Mercury Mountaineer with MACH audio system. I have swapped the head unit which caused me to bust my stock 8" sub twice. "How did you bust the same sub twice?" you might ask. Well I, with the help of Elmer's Stix-All, glued the foam surround back together, allowing me to use the sub for another six months with no problems. Now I want to put a new sub in place of the stock one. I dont know too much about the sub itself other than it's size. Here's what I know about the sub and dedicated amp. The stock sub is a Ford branded 8" JBL with paper cone and foam surround. has a mounting depth of about 4-3/8 to 4-1/2 inches (110 - 115mm) The stock amp that powers that sub is rated 85watts RMS (170watts Peak) @ 4ohms. There are two subwoofers that I am debating between right now. 1.) [URL="http://jbl.com/car/products/product_detail.aspx?prod=GTO804&Language=ENG&Country=US&Region=USA&cat=SUB&ser=GTS"]JBL GTO804[/URL] 200watts RMS 800watts Peak Efficiency: 91dB High Roll Rubber Surround (I know this can handle what I'm putting out without busting, but I'm thinking it may be overpowered for the 85 watts RMS from the amp and that I may not get as much from it as i would from the JL below ) 2.)[URL="http://mobile.jlaudio.com/products_subs.php?series_id=22"]JL Audio 8W0[/URL] or [URL="http://mobile.jlaudio.com/products_subs.php?series_id=28"]JL Audio 8W1v2[/URL] ~90watts RMS (optimal: theres a power chart on their site) ~200watts Peak Efficiency: ~85dB Foam Surround (The power ratings are closer to the amp so i think i will get more out of them but scared that i might bust them the same way as the stock) I also believe that JL is a better maker than JBL. I know that I will get less from the JBL GTO804 but will it be really weak considering the 85RMS the amp puts out? And are there other things for me to consider? Sorry for the long post but I wanted to give you all the Info. Thanks In Advance! [/QUOTE]

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