Sub enclosures for behind a single cab truck seat?

[Paulson]

I got myself a 1990 chevy c1500 pickup truck, and I wanna put some subs behind the seat...

What sub box would fit, and what subs would you suggest? I know people have such systems, and I'm wondering if you could help me out.. thank you!

 

[thawolfman]

Try this

 

[Angrymarshmello]

The bass out of regular cab subwoofer boxes suck though, since there's very little cu. ft. inside the box for the subwoofer to work with. In a friend's Nissan with 2 8's the bass was present but punchy, lacking any real deep boom to it. Maybe his subwoofers suck I dunno but you may want to try it out first before investing a lot of money into it.

 

[Paulson]

isn't there subs that have a very small coil? I mean if I made the box myself, mounted it somehow to the back, there's still a lot of air that gets back there, and there's a lot of room (height wise)

?

 

[Shockwave]

How much room is back there? Is it extended cab? If not, how far forward to you want the seats. 8's will for sure fit, you could probably do 10's as well. The Adire Brahma 10 can be used in sealed boxes from .35 to .85 cubic feet. Now, thats SMALL! i think you could get one to fit back there, and trust me, you will NOT be disappointed with the sound...
http://www.adireaudio.com
Car subs...Brahma.....
Also, depends on what the box is built of. For 10's or bigger running decent power, I would do 3/4" MDF. MOST boxes you buy are 5/8", which IMO isnt thick enough.

 

[erikistired]

go wide. i had a sub box custom built for my truck that went the width of the cab. and it pretty dang hard for 1 10" rf xlc.

~erik

 

[Paulson]

well, I'm talking about the small room behind my seat to the back of the cab (it's not very big I can tell ya that lol)

What subs would you guys recommend, also what amp, and also what wood in this case of building my own?

thank you for your help!

I'm looking at going for 10" subs as 2 should be plenty

 

[Ranger]

Dont pick the sub first..
find the max size of the box, long wooden boxes have flex, flex is bad.
brace it big time.....
then pick a sub that fits your box...
dont forget to subtract the bracing and volume of the speaker.
pick an amp that fits your box/sub combo.

 

[ander]

I've seen some creative stuff but if it were me I'd look into a stealth box or something.

 

[stev0]

personally i would go with a mtx thunderform or a qforms box. they are made of plastic and already have a sub installed in them. as far as an amp goes, it would really depend on the size of the sub you went with, a 250w single channel amp would be plenty for a 10" or 8". if your going to make the box yourself use MDF, medium density fiberboard (looks like a bunch of sawdust compressed together). use screws and run a bead of liquid nails on all the joints as you but the box together, this will help create a seal and add strength. good luck!

check www.crutchfield.com for those Qforms and MTX thunderform boxes.

 

[Ranger]

forgot to ask, what kind of music?
I'm running a single 10" Jl audio @ 300 watts in my POS car.
I had 4 6-1/2 Kickers in my ranger with a punch 75(10 years ago)
It worked much better than you would think.

 

[Paulson]

Well, thanks for all the help... I really wish there was a guide as I don't know jack crap about audio systems anyways

I'll go get some measurements and report back to see what you guys think...

thanks!

 

[kxridder812]

i have 2 12" subs in my '98 s-10 single cab and what i did to get around the lack of space was i built a box the length of my seat and cut out the foam (but left a couple inch strip for comfort) and built it right into the seat and then ported it to under my seat. sounds great and produces incredible sound.

takes a bit of work but its worth it. gives it the most amount of air to push around.

 

[phucheneh]

Custom box, subs specially designed for low volume sealed enclosures, plus some polyester filling (seems counter-intuitive, but gives the box characteristics of being slightly larger than it is).

 

[phucheneh]

...eleven year necro. Nevermind. HEY OP HOW DID YOUR SUB INSTALL TURN OUT? IN THAT TRUCK YOU PROBABLY FORGOT YOU HAD?

dammit.

 

[olds]

I had a regular cab F150.
I pulled the seat and carpet. Covered the floor and back panel, under the window with Dynamat. Replaced the factory speakers and installed an Alpine head unit. Fed a 10 or 12 inch "Bazooka" sub with an MTX amp. It sounded pretty good.

LOL, frigging necro

 

[Dan-man18]

I'm concerned that if I put in a 12 inch sub behind the driver seat it won't be even through the truck

The top lengthy from the seat to the back of the truck is 6 inches and the bottom is about 71/4 - 8 and 14 inches tall is this enough space to have a 12 inch sub and if the sub is touching the seat is that okay or would that make it sound bad ?

 

[Dan-man18]

i have 2 12" subs in my '98 s-10 single cab and what i did to get around the lack of space was i built a box the length of my seat and cut out the foam (but left a couple inch strip for comfort) and built it right into the seat and then ported it to under my seat. sounds great and produces incredible sound.

takes a bit of work but its worth it. gives it the most amount of air to push around.

Hey would u be able to show me what you did I like that idea!

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