Too little?

[Carlo97 0]

Alright, so i'm building a box for my 15" Q My problem is the max hieght i can get out of my trunk is 16". My question is that my front plate after being cut out for the sub only leaves 3/16" on each side. Being that the front plate is 14.5" tall. Will it be enough to support the sub itself or will this rob its structural integrity? I would like to advoid slanting or angling the front plate to fit it in.

[badcayne 0]

double baffle

[KU40 173]

It'll be fine. I had a 15" sub on a front baffle that was only 15.25" tall or so. In fact, IMO, it is better to screw the sub through to the top and bottom sides of the box because that way the entire weight of the sub isn't pulling down at the front baffle.