Shaker door sub swap

BOSS4.6L

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Does any body know what 8" sub fits in the factory sub location in the doors? And also what are the shaker 500 door subs specifications as far as power handleing and what kind of power is the factory amp sending to them? I would like to put a better 8" sub in the doors but would like it to run off of the factory amp for now until I decide to do more.

 

iskwezm

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BOSS4.6L said:

Does any body know what 8" sub fits in the factory sub location in the doors? And also what are the shaker 500 door subs specifications as far as power handleing and what kind of power is the factory amp sending to them? I would like to put a better 8" sub in the doors but would like it to run off of the factory amp for now until I decide to do more.

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You have to first see what the resistance of the factory speaker is.Ford has always used wierd ratings.Then see the depth you have and go from there.

 

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Thanks! but do you know where I could find the spec's on the shaker 500 system?

 

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The door subs from the factory are dual voice coil's rated at 2 ohms each (4 ohms) Any 4 ohm or dual coil wil work fine if the fitment is good. You can re-wire a single coil to work as well.

 

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The label on the woofers I removed from the doors reads as follows: 1.2 ohmx2 60Wx2. P/N 4R3T-18808-AFW M5xug 2524.

 

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They're nominal 2ohm drivers. The hard part will be fitment of new ones. Apparently, there is plenty of depth, but it's kind of "necked-down" so magnet diameter becomes an issue. I know that an MTX 4500 will drop right in, but that isn't a great option. Maybe the CDT EF8, but I haven't gotten a lot of info. The JL 8w3v2 will work with some cutting. The Peerless CSC-X 8" should work VERY well, but it's a single 4 ohm.

 

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I have the Kicker SSMB8's in mine and fit well and have decent mid bass but would not recommend using them as your only subs. They are also single 4 ohm.