Hi guys, new to the Forum - been lurking for a few weeks (months?), and thought I'd share a bit of info.....
I've got a '96 Tahoe, 4 door version. I work for myself as a general contractor, couldn't afford to give ANY room in the hatch area - as a matter of fact, my back seats are usually down, I need all the room to haul my tools with me.
Still, I managed to fit (3) amplifiers, a pair of 10's, AND (2) 15's in mine, without sacrificing the ability to carry sheetrock and plywood.
First, I removed the center console, sold it on E-bay.
Second, I fabbed an amp rack to fit between the front seats, AFTER making 2" brackets to slide the seats further back, and to space them apart a bit towards the doors. Wound up with about 14" between the seats.
Third, made a center console closely following the angle of the dash, leaving enough room to reach the power plug/lighter (gotta be able to recharge the cell phone). Did a couple of 4" port tubes on top, sealed them off on the bottom - they easily fit a 44oz soda from 7-11. Also did a recess in the top for a storage compartment, I keep my CD's and paperwork in there. I laid a 2x4 across from one door armrest to the other, figured the dimensions would be right for the height of the center console. All said and done, I've got about 2.25 cu ft of internal airspace to work with.
I've got (2) Powerbass 10's in the console, firing down at the amp rack, with approximately 1" of clearance between the bottom stroke of the subs and the amps. For the amps, I've got a mono Lightning Audio amp pushing the subs, and two Kenwood amps, a 4-channel pushing the fronts and rears, and a smaller mono amp pushing the 10's. Also have a 1 farad cap mounted on the rack, with a distribution block and running 4ga to the battery. I eventually may step up to 1/0, but it's been fine for a year now.
What's that? What's the LA amp pushing? That was my biggest pain, as I wanted to use my two Celestion AD15-H subs. I cut out the inner fenderwell on both sides in the cargo area, used multiple layers of fiberglass to reinforce the exterior panel, and made enclosures of approximately 2.4 cu ft gross airspace, with the subs and ports firing in towards the cargo area. With sub and port displacement, I've got just a shade over 2.0 cubes, perfect for the old-school Celestions - they've only got 1/4" of excursion, but are tight as hell for 15's.
