You can EASILY fit 2x12" in a '96. I used 4x10's in my '02 for a long time, and 4x12 would have been easily done in the same configuration. If you really want a pair of good 12's for the money, look at Dayton Titanics, Elemental Kv2's, Acoustic Elegance AV12's, or Ascendant Audio Assassin...