facing subs- up/down?

[z34dohc]

in a extended cab 00 silverado what is the best position for the subs...up or down.. anyone have a setup that works awesome..

Thank you
Peter

[FRONTLINE1985]

Face Them Up. I Have This In My Truck Plus Three Of My Friends Do Too.... Its Sounds Great With Two Tens!!!! Good Luck

[MrEleven]

its all about the bass...Where do you want it? for more boomy sound make the cone face upwards in the cabinet. For more of the actual sound aside from bass speaker face-ing the back of your seat. Experiment!!!

[yankeeintruder]

I have a 10" JL in a Q-Customs enclosure under the back seat of my 2001 ext. Fires downward. Sounds great and blends in with a factory look. Completely under the seat. Eclipse head unit and Earthquake amps really rocks!!

[FRONTLINE1985]

I Have Had Both And In My Opinion I Like When They Are Facing Up Much Better. I Have A Pioneer 7400 Head Unit, 2 Mtx 6000 10's , Pioneer 6 3/4'' Components In The Front, Pioneer 4x6 In The Back With 2 Amps And It Sounds Sick.

[Ryanj33]

I have a ProBox made for a Chevy extended cab that fits two tens facing down and it pounds. I would highly recommend it because it fits perfectly under your back seat.

[FRONTLINE1985]

Ya But How Much Was That???? I Payed $30 And Made It My Self. Like I Said Before I Have Had Both... And Like The Upfiring Better.

[Ryanj33]

The box was $150. I know that's pricey but it fits perfect and ProBoxes are some of the best boxes you can buy.

[NEEDaNEWcar]

hey go to caraudioforum.com ask your question in the general section.

Very helpful group of guys.

Better yet use the search tool for the question you have here.

Most the guys in car audio say that in a truck downfiring is the way to go.

[TexasF355F1]

I've got 2 twelves firing down in the back of my silvy. I couldn't be happier with the sound. One word of advice though, dynomat the shit out of the back cab if you do. I don't but wish i did.

[rickyi869]

I have 2 10's in my silverado Alpine Type E's and i have them facing down and i don't like it at all, like its cool when you have it at low volume, but then you put it up and the bass distorts and sounds really crappy, thats why i'm building myself my own box with them facing out, so that it has more room to hit, well at least thats what i think, i altready made one and it sits nicely except for it raises the seat 2 inches, ill let you know how it sounds. hopefully i get real deep bass.

[FRONTLINE1985]

I Agree With Rickyi869 100% Facing Up Sounds Ten Times Better

[NEEDaNEWcar]

Originally Posted by FRONTLINE1985

I Agree With Rickyi869 100% Facing Up Sounds Ten Times Better

What kind of subs do you have? What amp? Did you make your own boxes or did you buy prefab.

Install is a really big part of how your system will sound.

If you have car audio questions, caraudioforum.com is the place to go.

[TexasF355F1]

Originally Posted by rickyi869

I have 2 10's in my silverado Alpine Type E's and i have them facing down and i don't like it at all, like its cool when you have it at low volume, but then you put it up and the bass distorts and sounds really crappy, thats why i'm building myself my own box with them facing out, so that it has more room to hit, well at least thats what i think, i altready made one and it sits nicely except for it raises the seat 2 inches, ill let you know how it sounds. hopefully i get real deep bass.

Distorts? Damn that sux. Mine sound great at low or high volume. Make sure there are no leaks in the box and you have the box insulated with something as well. But I've always thought that 10's sounded kinda shitty when they were cranked up real loud. You shouldn't have to lift the seat either. Especially with 10's.

[rickyi869]

i have 2 10 inch alpine type E's, 2 bostons 6x9's in a custom made box up front, in front of the middle seat, 2 6 3/4 component cerwin vegas in the front doors, 2 4x6 infinitys in the rear doors, n an alpine head unit, n all this getting powered by a kenwood 600 watt amp, and a 100x4 DhD amp. The first box that fires down i bought it all ready made, but i didn't like the bass that it produced. The dimensions of the box were so small inside, that i decided that i was gonna build my self my own boxes. So far the boxes are done and hit 10 times better. 1 10" hits better than both of the tens with my old box. Now i'm just fiberglassing the boxes and painting them the same color as my truck. I made the bozes facing out towards the front, and up at an angle it raises the rear seat around 2 inches but hey i don't ever ride back there