FRONT fire or DOWN fire subs??

[Bthunder]

Im thinking about putting subs under the rear seat in my 1996 ext. cab...........whats the difference if i where to have my subs face forward as apposed to downward downward?


-Thanks

[Mike Diaz]

I've heard both with similar subs and amplifiers and the down facing subs sounded cleaner and a little deeper to me.

[WildChevys]

i've had front fire, but have downfire now, i like both setups.

[///M5]

There will be more of a difference depending on how well the box is design and built than the firing direction.

[xAustin]

i'd rather have down firing to avoid dmg from stuff on the floor.. and i think the grill things are ugly.

[ptannjr]

Are you building your box? Typically the cheapie prefab boxes will be forward firing. I have a ProBox that i have not put subs in yet that seems to be well built that is down firing. Personally in this truck (mine is a 95) i wanted down firing as i have 3 kids and dont want to damage the subs or to use grill. Plus to me it looks better not seeing them in my truck. More "stealth"

[cchrider]

I have downfire and love them

[chevy4x494]

what size of subs are planning on putting under there...just to tell you from experience, don't even try putting 12's, not if you plan keeping your seat anyways. the biggest you could get under there is 10's, but the box will take up foot room, i would suggest 8's if you put a couple of 8's under there you'll be ok. My current setup is 2 12's under my back seat and there in seperate boxes seperated by the hump that goes the length of the truck...there way to small, but the perfect size for 8's, so thats what i plan on putting under there.

[chevy4x494]

oh, and they are faced up to the bottom of the seat.

[BackinBlack]

I went downfire on the last two builds and have been happy. No damage to the subs, and not a big difference as long as the boxes are designed right.

[Exalted512]

I went with forward firing as you can get more air space out of the box that way.

Downside, as people have already mentioned, you run the risk of someone kicking them.
-Cody

[Mr.350]

I have one downfiring pioneer 12" and it sounds way better than most people with two tens down or front firing. I think it is more in the box and sub(s) than the direction. I just stick with down firing for stealth and protection like mentioned.

[Exalted512]

Originally Posted by blainesdad

down fire is the way to go, less distortion

This is very incorrect. To say that the direction of a driver influences distortion is very, very wrong.
-Cody

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