I have a friend with the truck above, he wants to keep the factory h/u and look. My 1st thought was a Rockford Fosgate 3Sixty.1 to handle that duty, buts it kind of an expensive route to take unless I pick it up off ebay or a similar place. Sub wise we're going with the Soundsplinter RL-i 8 either dual 4 or single 4, dependent on amp choice he makes. Planning on ported, but what size box/port area/vent size do you recommend?? Amplifier choices so far are as follows, JBL GTO 601.1, Alpine MRP-M500, Alpine PDX-1.600, Kicker ZX500.1, Rockford Fosgate R500-1, and any others you can recommend, any suggestions on anything I've stated so far would greatly be appreciated. Subwoofer is about the only thing set in stone right now and thats still a bit flexible, based on budget I am sure some amp choices will disappear on me, but thats my list so far. Thanks for any and all help, Mike

i should also inquire as to other good 8" subwoofers for this install. I know the RE8 also looked at the Image Dynamics 8. any other suggestions welcome thx mike

ssa dcon 8 maybe? not out yet btw but its something that i've been interested in for awhile..

Edited April 29, 200916 yr by lithium

Your lucky if you actually found a RL-i 8.

Well I've talked to him some more and he's into other suggestions for subs, upto 10" size. Total budget for the build is around 600-800 dollars. A good chunk of that is already up on the 3Sixty.1, then we have sub/box/amp and wiring. He won't go used otherwise I'd already be prowling the F/S section here for something. Has to fit under the rear bench seat. I think we'll be taking some measurements today to figure out how much depth. width. and height we have to use, biggest concerns so far are depth for mounting and cubic feet available. Box will also serve as the amp rack to hide wiring. We'll be building the box and as big of a perfectionist as he is. this will be my first professional installation with nothing to be seen or picked out. I've also looked at the RE SR10, RL-i 10, the FI Q10 could be an option but it needs a bit more power and possibly space. Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. thx guys

how bout the orphans in the shop?

you can fit 2ft^3 under the back seat if you fiberglass the bottom. I would go with a FI ssd 12 in a 1.5ft^3 sealed enclosure. would pair well with the amps you mentioned.

jmo

Chad