1988 Ford Ranger XLT ((NEED AUDIO HELP))

[Pistons23]

why not just do this one stage at a time.

stage 1: swap out the 4" dash speakers(power them off the deck)
stage 2: add some 6x9 in some sealed enclosure(power them off the deck). put one enclosure on each side of the cab. make each enclosure about .2cf each

honestly that might be what your looking for. or if the after you do stage 1 and think those speakers will do the job for mids and highs then get a amp and sub. im not sure if you can fit 2 6x9s , a sub and amp behind the seat.

 

[baxtej44]

sorry iv been stuck dealing with my whore ex fiance .........

as far as the really long wedge if you wanna build the box. you can make it as long as possable and just leave one big hole in the center for one or two sub's llater. that will work yes. but look at the over all pic. the speakers dont really need alot of space if you have enuff space to mount them then your good.

so if you want to mount them all flat look at in a lenght perspective, if you only have 4 feet to work with and your 6x9 take up almost two feet of that then you cant put in two 12s and two 10's will be close, but if you mount them on the side then you only lose 10 inches from there mounting depths. then you can fit 2 10' or 2 12's

there not actually numbers but soething to look at. and remember.

anybody know if there is any free like 3d planning programs out there? so i can plan my box or anything?

The fronts from my '88 were 4" from inside the outer mounting edge. It's tricky to get the fronts out due to the windsheild being in the way. I am going to install 4" 2-way pioneers. I suspect that I will need to make some sort of adapter for them, but they're currently in the mail now, won't know until I see.

As far as sub, I am in the process of installing bucket seats (made adapter plates for using the stock sliders on seats that came out of a '65 Stang) and putting a bass cannon between them due to lack of room behind the seat. I could barely fit a single 10" back there with the seat all the way up. I am going to use a 1000w RMS amp with an AudioBahn Immortal (4 voice coil @ 1 ohm). Haven't decided on rears brand wise, but I am likely going to try and go for the rear upper corners.

My Ranger interior is a ship wreck right now . Also making a new dash panel out of steel that resembles the stock one. The reason is so that I could fit aftermarket auto meter gauges in there (2 x 5" 3 x 2 5/8").

Space is limited, get creative!

Pete

 

[Pistons23]

google sketchup

 

[RangerFabWorks]

pioneer has these new thin subs specifically for pickup trucks. check em out www.pioneerelectronics.com

 

[baxtej44]

google sketchup

looks like a great program, downloaded it, just need some specs of my "shelf" behind my seats now.

pioneer has these new thin subs specifically for pickup trucks. check em out www.pioneerelectronics.com

sure thing, will favorite the site for later when i get subs.
but in the mean time.. i think i will do as follows:

1) 4" full ranges in dash
2) 6x9's in my wedge box behind seats
3) new deck
4) tweeters in sail panel
5) amp
6) sub(s)

 

[rjppunk]

sounds good to me

 

[baxtej44]

can't wait to get started, just picked up another part time job, so now i'll probably be working 6 days a week.... buuuuut it will be worth it, i need the extra money to pay off my truck, pay off my trip to greece, and to buy some new car audio lol.

 

[4x4fun]

the pioneer flat subs sound good iv heard them run there a lil pricey but great for what you can do with them, and there nich they fill. not really knowing the quality in how they hold up over time, iv only seen one set, is the voice coil is alum. and that kinda throws a flag for me. there is some potential for break down.

 

[baxtej44]

the pioneer flat subs sound good iv heard them run there a lil pricey but great for what you can do with them, and there nich they fill. not really knowing the quality in how they hold up over time, iv only seen one set, is the voice coil is alum. and that kinda throws a flag for me. there is some potential for break down.

ya not sure bout that, but that will be later anyway

will probably come back on here for some advice lol...


i'm pretty sure i'm gonna be waiting until closer to summer so i can get some money built up... but i will confirm with you guys,


thanks for ALLL the help. you've been great