Can you stack mdf under the tank hold downs to create enough room to slide the amps under the tank?
Can you stack mdf under the tank hold downs to create enough room to slide the amps under the tank?
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I can take a look at that for sure! Messed around with the side panel more last night:
There looks to be just enough room, if we carry over into that vented section for the factory amp to get air. This of course means cutting the vented section and the carpeted portion of that panel:
By cutting both sections, and pushing the amps towards the back, it looks like they might fit without having to severely modify the entire piece:
Just for poots and giggles, here is the Zuki six channel I'd hoped to use originally:
Uhhh...
Memphis Belle?
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Well, a required maintenance item for the Grand Cherokee could potentially change the entire outcome of this build. Will advise soon. Let's just say, didn't realize how expensive tires had become.
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When you need new tires its cheaper to just trash the car and get a new one.
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You're telling me. Researched just getting some Jeep Wrangler wheels, because a lot of those guys almost give away the stock wheels and tires (which are 32", and the GC can clear right at 32" tires with no issues). But of course, being the Overland and a HEMI, 17" wheels won't fit due to the HD brakes that come on there as part of the towing package.
Boogers.
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Tried some surgery yesterday evening to see if we can fit any amps in there. Cut the carpeted panel away from the wheelwell cover to get a better look at the space:
Woke up this morning, and after playing around with a few ideas, decided that this configuration just might work:
There is room underneath where the little cargo cubby thing was, and when the factory amp is removed, that frees up some more space:
Double stacked, vertically, maybe, just maybe:
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So, after some more surgery:
Looks like this could happen! Forgot you can turn the logos too, that definitely takes it up a level in my opinion:
Turns out, they didn't fit. Sunuva!!! After all that? Well, almost. Took me a minute to figure out, they just have to turn around and face the other way, connections towards the rear. Had to cut even more of the carpeted panel away also. Tilted just a bit too, they do fit!
It's very very close on this one though, very slim fit for sure:
I'll have to put the mono on the bottom though, as the subwoofer connector is positioned closer to the middle, moving it up higher from the bottom, which makes them fit better. The six channel, with the connections all the way at the edge of the amp, hit the body of the Jeep and won't have any room to fit a wire in there, let alone 12 of them.
So yeah, it's ugly, but proof that there is a working (non-factory) setup in the Grand Cherokee right now!
A video if anyone is interested:
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Damn son, you got with the program. You just might get this thing done by the first of May after all. So, how does it sound without any tuning? Time for you to get a mic and start doing rta stuffs like the cool kids
They might say "don't try this at home" but nothing about not trying it at your friend's house.
No doubt. It sounds good, far as height. But of course, some major separation left to right. Phase swap of the sub put that stuff right up front, easy fix there. Once the IDMAX is in there, and the amp rack is done, will definitely get cracking on the tuning!
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Tire dilemma solved. Goodyear Tire dealer just across the state line hooked us up! Got nine tires for both Jeeps, at almost the price of just the five for my wife's Wrangler!!!
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