Speaker size adapters and upgrade fun

[Jtrussell1890]

96 XLT Supercab. Now that that's out of the way, lol, what I'm looking to do is upgrade the entire audio system. The head unit has already been swapped years ago and I'm looking to go further. I'm going to a touch screen double din and upgrading the door and rear speakers from 6x8 factory to 6x9 (haven't settled on brand as of yet) with an amp to power them while also adding a single 8 inch sub with it's own amp. Pretty sure I'm also building a custom center console w/ arm rest that will double as the sub enclosure. The amps and necessary hardware will be mounted at the back wall of the cab to keep it off the floor and to aid in clean wire routing. With all of that covered, I have been led to believe that there are adapters out there that will allow to go from 6x8 factory set up to 6x9 aftermarket. If any of you happen to know if how to acquire such a thing, please send me the link or point me in a direction because so far my search had turned up a few items that would only work if I had 8 inches of depth to play with lol. Maybe if someone with a quality 3d printer were to offer making them, I could be persuaded to part with some quality funds to repay the effort. I'm just ready to start this part of my project and will be doing some sound deadening in the coming weeks to begin prep work. Would like to start collecting items to do this upgrade soon. Any one able to offer some input?

 

[Li'l Work Truck]

I have only seen it possible to swap over to 5.25", 6", and with some cutting and an adapter, 6.5". I am not the best resource for this, though! The center console idea is excellent. You should be able to incorporate an 8" tube in there with the port facing the foot wells. I would definitely add some Dynamat or B-Quiet too, in the doors, roof, and dashboard. Good luck and share pics!

 

[gaz]

@Jtrussell1890
I can only agree with @Li'l Work Truck and recommend using 5¼", 6" or 6½" drivers. Their sound will far surpass any oblong driver; additionally with an 8" sub, the best choice of the three is the 5¼" drivers, preferably separates, for which many companies distribute installation " plates" to mount the drivers...they are also very simple to construct using some scrape Al. or stainless steel

I like the idea of the custom sub enclosure center console ..)