Subwoofer box

[user 69360]

Has anyone taken out the rear bench seat and replaced it with a custom subwoofer box with padding on top to make it look sort of stock? This guy was telling me he could build a box like that. I was just wondering if anyone has done this or seen this on a sport trac. Any input/thoughts will be appreciated. I just bought the sub box that holds a 10" woofer that goes under rear passenger seat. It doesn't bump like I want it to so that's why I'm asking.

 

[Carey Frennier]

If you take out the rear bench you will have an insane amount of cubic feet to play with. You could do 3 12" subs, in a sealed, chambered box with 250w rms to each and they would pound like crazy. You could do a couple 12"s in a ported box with the same amount of power and it would be more bassy on low freq.



If you do something like the above you will have to upgrade your frontstage also. Otherwise the distortion will be terrible and the music will sound like it's playing through a desk fan.



How extreme are you looking to get?

 

[user 69360]

I want there to be bass I can feel and that can be felt in other cars around me like I had in my last car with ample space in my trunk. I know I lack the space to do much in a sport trac and I was just wondering if maybe there were any pictures of a sub box turned into a seat so that I may see what it may look like... I'm thinking more along the lines of 2 12's would be fine. The last set up I had was 2 12s at 200w rms each and it hit like I wanted it to.

 

[Ray Muratore]

Might I suggest a custom box under the seat with one high end 10 or 12? I have an older set of Rockford Fosgate HE2 Dual Voice Coil 10's. One is rated at 1000 watt.. I push it on a 1000 watt mono block sony amp.... 1/3 on the gain is all you need with that baby.

 

[Jacob Dryer]

Before going extreme and removing the seat, what sub and amp do you have in the current 10" box?

 

[Jerry Gerner 2]

Do a search on here for sub boxes, custom enclosures , etc.. and you'll find some sweet enclosures that members have fabbed up.

 

[user 69360]

For the sub box I bought that small one that goes under the rear passenger side seat. The sub is a Clarion WF2510 10" DVC and I have it wired down to 2ohms. The amp is an Infinity Reference 1300a that pushes 300 watts rms at 2 ohms. The bass is there, but it's not what I expected. I'm also thinking about taking out the smaller part of the bench seat and just putting a bigger box there with the sub I already have.

 

[Carey Frennier]

A bigger box will net you more bass. Just don't go over the sub req space.

 

[Jacob Dryer]

300 watts x 1 into a dvc with each coil capable of handling 300.. you are underpowering your current sub.

 

[user 69360]

Really? So you're saying I need a 600 watt rms amp for this little sub? I thought both coils added up to 300 watts rms.

 

[Jacob Dryer]

Disclaimer, I'm not a trained professional and if your stuff breaks it's not my fault.



The real deal.. for sure you can run 300 watts to each coil. No doubt in my mind. On top of that in most cases with a quality sub you can run over the "max" wattage as long as the gains are set properly and it's a sealed box. Being a sealed box gives you a little more "wiggle" room as far as power is concerned.



Prior to selling my ST, I ran a 400 watt rated sub at 500 watts for several years, with no issues. So I would start with buying a higher powered quality amp and see if that fills your needs, if not then you can always add more subs/better box.