Tehboogyman
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I got a Boss 8" sub for $20 on Black Friday. Not a great sub by any means but better than a completely blown stock sub. It's 200watt RMS @ 4ohm. Yes I know the stock amp is 2ohm, I have a Kenwood amp on the way to power it but until that gets here it's running off the stock amp. I put it in tonight, almost a direct fit.
2001 Tahoe, non-Bose, factory sub.
Once you get the trim pulled back this is what you're working with.
Factory sub was blown to pieces.
Inside the factory box. The back side is angled with a couple pieces of sound deadening thrown in.
Sound deadening removed.
Got a couple measurements for future reference. The bottom side is just over 3" deep and the top is around 6.5" deep with the center(where your magnet would be) about 5.5" deep. This seems pretty different from the measurements I've seen on here for the Suburban box. It looks like you can fit a fairly deep sub in the box without being limited to a "Shallow Mount" sub, however, the box volume may limit your options.
I lengthened the wires in the stock box about 6" just because I'm OCD and wanted the lettering on the sub facing the right way and the terminals were on the bottom side. If it was flipped upside down this wouldn't me necessary.
The Boss sub dropped right in from here, just had to drill new mounting holes.
Specs on the Boss sub
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_23650_Boss-CX8.html
2001 Tahoe, non-Bose, factory sub.
Once you get the trim pulled back this is what you're working with.
Factory sub was blown to pieces.
Inside the factory box. The back side is angled with a couple pieces of sound deadening thrown in.
Sound deadening removed.
Got a couple measurements for future reference. The bottom side is just over 3" deep and the top is around 6.5" deep with the center(where your magnet would be) about 5.5" deep. This seems pretty different from the measurements I've seen on here for the Suburban box. It looks like you can fit a fairly deep sub in the box without being limited to a "Shallow Mount" sub, however, the box volume may limit your options.
I lengthened the wires in the stock box about 6" just because I'm OCD and wanted the lettering on the sub facing the right way and the terminals were on the bottom side. If it was flipped upside down this wouldn't me necessary.
The Boss sub dropped right in from here, just had to drill new mounting holes.
Specs on the Boss sub
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_23650_Boss-CX8.html
- 8" Single 4 ohm Exxtreme Series Subwoofer
- Power Handling:
- Peak: 400 watts
- RMS: 200 watts
- Impedance: Single 4 ohm
- Black polypropylene injection molded cone
- Foam surround
- 1-1/2" High temperature aluminum voice coil
- Magnet with black protective rubber boot cover
- Designed for use in both sealed and ported enclosures
- Mounting Depth: 3-7/16"
- Frequency response: 40-4,500 Hz
- Sensitivity: 90 dB
