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Oct 2 2015 02:34am
93 ford ranger single cab .. this thing has to be shallow as possible .. im talkin 6 inches. ( thats what she said lol )

no room .. at all .

lookin for a single 8" - 10" max most likely .. anyone got ideas ?

pre made box's for it maybe?


DD , alpine , infinity , kicker , RE , high end rockford fosgate ( no need walmart crap ) <-- prefered brands but im open to ideas.

i have 4 6x8 kickers in my rear speakers and doors already .. so if we can stay kicker id be pretty stoked.


im thinkin a Kicker 40CWRT82 shallow 2 ohm

just need box advise. one single sub .. probably gonna go behind passenger seat so i dont lose leg room.

This post was edited by frankbrown1193 on Oct 2 2015 02:53am
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Oct 2 2015 06:38am
Make a middle console box.
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Oct 2 2015 08:53am
Well since it's a ford ranger and nobody cares about them anyway :P you could always replicate what some pro's do

Look on youtube you'll see vids of it, but here's what some do....

Remove the plastic from behind the seats
measure and cut a large large hole almost the entire size of the rear bed of the cab, through the bed of the cab.

Do the same for the bed to match the hole now in the cab

fit a 8 inch thick piece of rubber between both holes and cut excess to leave a 1 inch lip on both sides
heat and mold that lip around the outer edges

place sub box in the bed of the cab facing the cab flush against the rubber, and begin weather sealing it all and building a custom weather seal box to go over it. OR be smart and buy a tonneu cover :P

If you buy a hard cover rather than a soft one it will be a pain to go in to work on the system when needed but it can also act as a giant amplifier if you face AND port the subs to the bed of the truck.

note: don't forget to bolt the sub enclosure to the bed of the truck.

Option #2

Buy a self powered sub that you'll be disappointed in if you were expecting a massage but if your not wanting something huge, or go the rougher route and do what your thinking of doing now, (sub + amp behind the seats)

Tbh though if it's bass you want, Kicker used to be good apparently, but anymore they completely such. If you want tru deep thump bass out of your sub enclosed or ported, go for JL's or my personal preference, Infinity Reference series subs :)

Kicker has stooped so low lately to be walmart crap :P they are the only sub+speakers I've seen sold in Walmart so far
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Oct 2 2015 11:08am
Quote (Sassy @ Oct 2 2015 07:53am)
Well since it's a ford ranger and nobody cares about them anyway :P you could always replicate what some pro's do

Look on youtube you'll see vids of it, but here's what some do....

Remove the plastic from behind the seats
measure and cut a large large hole almost the entire size of the rear bed of the cab, through the bed of the cab.

Do the same for the bed to match the hole now in the cab

fit a 8 inch thick piece of rubber between both holes and cut excess to leave a 1 inch lip on both sides
heat and mold that lip around the outer edges

place sub box in the bed of the cab facing the cab flush against the rubber, and begin weather sealing it all and building a custom weather seal box to go over it. OR be smart and buy a tonneu cover :P

If you buy a hard cover rather than a soft one it will be a pain to go in to work on the system when needed but it can also act as a giant amplifier if you face AND port the subs to the bed of the truck.

note: don't forget to bolt the sub enclosure to the bed of the truck.

Option #2

Buy a self powered sub that you'll be disappointed in if you were expecting a massage but if your not wanting something huge, or go the rougher route and do what your thinking of doing now, (sub + amp behind the seats)

Tbh though if it's bass you want, Kicker used to be good apparently, but anymore they completely such. If you want tru deep thump bass out of your sub enclosed or ported, go for JL's or my personal preference, Infinity Reference series subs :)

Kicker has stooped so low lately to be walmart crap :P they are the only sub+speakers I've seen sold in Walmart so far


You must be joking because kicker has one of the top speakers out on the market today (QS series) Google it. Not only that they have the l7's and the solo X. Just because they are selling their lower end merchandise at walmart doesnt mean its shit. Its actually smart for then to do this because it is vastly increasing their bottom line. By putting their lower end stock for purchase at walmart kicker is supplying the demand for lower income clientele. In addition just in case you didn't know kicker has 4 different series of speakers starting with their lower end model DS then CS then KS and finally their top line QS. Not only that kicker also is in the top 5 of the competition series speakers. Imo kicker QS series is even better than the pioneer A-Series (because ive had both) which has the #1 rating for car audio.
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Quote (implosiv @ Oct 2 2015 12:08pm)
You must be joking because kicker has one of the top speakers out on the market today (QS series) Google it. Not only that they have the l7's and the solo X. Just because they are selling their lower end merchandise at walmart doesnt mean its shit. Its actually smart for then to do this because it is vastly increasing their bottom line. By putting their lower end stock for purchase at walmart kicker is supplying the demand for lower income clientele. In addition just in case you didn't know kicker has 4 different series of speakers starting with their lower end model DS then CS then KS and finally their top line QS. Not only that kicker also is in the top 5 of the competition series speakers. Imo kicker QS series is even better than the pioneer A-Series (because ive had both) which has the #1 rating for car audio.


Lmao i laughed so hard at your post. Good stuff.
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Oct 2 2015 05:06pm
im going to try to avoid cutting hoile in my truck for now .. im hopinh i can find a small enough box to fit behyind the seats .. im not lookin to blow out my windows here ..

i listen to mostly heavy metal so i dont need 10 15" subs here.

the kicker i listed above is only 3 inches thick .. so if i can find a box to accomidate that speaker i think im gonna be ok .. im gonna put it behind the passenger seat so i dont have to lose leg room ( passenger can suffer imo :D )

i really only need help finding a nice prebuilt box .. ill get a tape mesaure out and give some max dimensions .. BRB


5-6 " thick

about 10 - 12 inch height

im assuming it will have to be angled pretty good to fit back there


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Oct 2 2015 09:42pm
Quote (implosiv @ Oct 2 2015 11:08am)
You must be joking because kicker has one of the top speakers out on the market today (QS series) Google it. Not only that they have the l7's and the solo X. Just because they are selling their lower end merchandise at walmart doesnt mean its shit. Its actually smart for then to do this because it is vastly increasing their bottom line. By putting their lower end stock for purchase at walmart kicker is supplying the demand for lower income clientele. In addition just in case you didn't know kicker has 4 different series of speakers starting with their lower end model DS then CS then KS and finally their top line QS. Not only that kicker also is in the top 5 of the competition series speakers. Imo kicker QS series is even better than the pioneer A-Series (because ive had both) which has the #1 rating for car audio.


i havent posted in 104 days to LOL at this shit :rofl:
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Oct 4 2015 06:41pm
I sold mine to a ditch lol
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Nov 4 2015 10:23am
panasonic makes some super shallow subs, i have a reg cab im looking into doing 3 12's in, not sure on quality but ive seem them, mounting depth is less than 4inches :D
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