the speakers behind the seats

[Pistons23]

my stock ones sound alright, they can go loud enough to make my ears ring without getting too distorted. i read the door ones are 5.5 inches or something, and not 6x8? 98 ranger with a reg cab is what i drive. I'd like to replace these too. And would you guys recommend not ghetto rigging the wrong size speakers? cause i saw 2 6x9's and 2 6.5's on craigslist, they were new and Sony xplods, and they were 40 dollars. obviously sold in a second but i couldve had them but i figured it would've been a headache fabricating some kind of holding for them.

also i think the walbutt speakers were 240 watt. does this make any diff with a stock radio?
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=8224433

i think you do have 5x7/6x8 in the doors. i have a 2000 reg cab which is the same body style and i had 5x7/6x8 front and rear.

 

[Pistons23]

That's not true at all. The rear speakers make a huge difference. I had mine disconnected for a while to run just my sub in the back (turned the fader to the back a little and turned up the bass since I don't have an amp yet) but I just re-connected them and the difference is incredible. I have 4 of the pioneer 6x8's (they work great) and a 12" kicker comp vr and it sounds great.

i have some 6.5" infinity components isntalled up front. theyre getting a good clean 100 watts each. i have the fader set all the way to the front. i also have a 8" sub getting 150 watts. these wattage rating are at 12.5v, so im a little more when the car is on. now when i set the fader so the front and rear get equal signal, you cant even notice the rears.

 

[bmosso3]

If you have an amp and subs, the rear speakers are not as effective as they are when you are running 6x8s off th head unit. I have kicker components up front and pioneer 6x8s in the rear, and the 6x8s actually have louder bass response (everything is running off the headunit). I personaly like feeling my seat vibrate when the lows hit. If I fade the volume to the front, it still sounds good, but to me, it definately sounds fuller with the rear seakers... Now if you are running $200 components and a sub and an amp, then I think the rear speakers will get drowned out and become unneccassary (I can never spell that word right)

 

[bmosso3]

my stock ones sound alright, they can go loud enough to make my ears ring without getting too distorted. i read the door ones are 5.5 inches or something, and not 6x8? 98 ranger with a reg cab is what i drive. I'd like to replace these too. And would you guys recommend not ghetto rigging the wrong size speakers? cause i saw 2 6x9's and 2 6.5's on craigslist, they were new and Sony xplods, and they were 40 dollars. obviously sold in a second but i couldve had them but i figured it would've been a headache fabricating some kind of holding for them.

also i think the walbutt speakers were 240 watt. does this make any diff with a stock radio?
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=8224433

Ignore that 240 watt rating. They are 40 watt rms.

 

[RangerMan64]

If you live near Portland, Oregon you could go to Outragous Audio, they have awesome deals there!

 

[93STX]

i think as long as you're tall enough that your ears are over the head rests no matter what it's gonna sound a lot better with the rear speakers... now if you're really short then don't even worry about it.

 

[Pistons23]

i think as long as you're tall enough that your ears are over the head rests no matter what it's gonna sound a lot better with the rear speakers... now if you're really short then don't even worry about it.

i think it has to do with the placement of the rear speakers. i beleive the 97 and older models had the rear speaker low on the back panel. so atleast there was some room between the seet and the speaker. in the 98-00 models its higher up, so when the seat is all the way back, it contacts with the speaker grille. so it sounds muffled in the 98-00 models. im not sure with the 01+ models.