How much air space?

[Dan208 23]

I've got a 2000 Dodge Dakota Club Cab. I was wondering if anyone has any idea how much air space I can get under the rear seats? I don't have a problem ripping out the jack holder, storage tray, etc, but I really don't want to do any kind of modifications such as lifting the seats and such.

I did find a Q-Logic enclosure for a single 8" sub that is .35 cubic feet. I know that MTX makes Thunderforms (or whatever they are called now) that hold 2 10's, but I'm having trouble finding what kind of airspace they run. These were just for references. If I can make it work I will build my own enclosure.

The thing that worries me is finding a GOOD sub that will fit. I'm looking at brands like Fi, DC, IA, etc, but I don't know if there will be enough room for those that have larger magnets.

Now it's obvious that I'm not going for an SPL monster, but I would like quite a bit of output if possible. I'll be using an MTX RFL600D and would like to run it at 2 ohms. I listen to just about everything.

I'm not real sure what to do. The only other thing I can think of is take the passenger side rear seat off (it's split something like 80/20) and build a box in that space. It would stick up over the remaining seat line, but as long as I make it look "stock" it would work just fine for me. If I did it that way I could go with a larger sub.

Anyway, that's what I'm working with here. Any thoughts or ideas?

Dan

Edited October 30, 2009 by Dan208

[rattlebox317 1]

i just got done helping install aWMD2R15" in a 1993 Dodge Dakota............ you are going to need alot of air space....

go to build logs and go under porkchop build and look just for 1 15" 4f^3 @ 35hz

Edited October 30, 2009 by rattlebox317

[Dan208 23]

After taking a look at what space is there, it looks like nothing substancial is going to fit under the seats. However, I'm still open to the possibility of unbolting the passenger side seat and using that space (need to measure the available space to see what will fit). Also, the storage tray under the rest of the seat looks like a good spot for an amp rack.

[jcarter1885 995]

I've got a 2000 Dodge Dakota Club Cab. I was wondering if anyone has any idea how much air space I can get under the rear seats? I don't have a problem ripping out the jack holder, storage tray, etc, but I really don't want to do any kind of modifications such as lifting the seats and such.

I did find a Q-Logic enclosure for a single 8" sub that is .35 cubic feet. I know that MTX makes Thunderforms (or whatever they are called now) that hold 2 10's, but I'm having trouble finding what kind of airspace they run. These were just for references. If I can make it work I will build my own enclosure.

The thing that worries me is finding a GOOD sub that will fit. I'm looking at brands like Fi, DC, IA, etc, but I don't know if there will be enough room for those that have larger magnets.

Now it's obvious that I'm not going for an SPL monster, but I would like quite a bit of output if possible. I'll be using an MTX RFL600D and would like to run it at 2 ohms. I listen to just about everything.

I'm not real sure what to do. The only other thing I can think of is take the passenger side rear seat off (it's split something like 80/20) and build a box in that space. It would stick up over the remaining seat line, but as long as I make it look "stock" it would work just fine for me. If I did it that way I could go with a larger sub.

Anyway, that's what I'm working with here. Any thoughts or ideas?

Dan

The best way to find out how much air space you can fit is measure the area where you want to place your subwoofer and get the max dimensions that you have to work with.