The front speakers are THE SAME as the rear. They simply have a spacer
that extends them forward 1/2 inch. Crutchfield has the proper adapters
for about $10 a pair. I used them to put 6.5" drivers in the rear and I
customized adapter to get 5.25" up front. The holes up front are designed
for 6.5s, but I chose to put smaller speakers up there.
Be sure to use some kind of vibration protection when using adapters. A
great material is cheap window sealing foam about 1/4" wide. The soft
stuff if wonderful for lining the adapters and speakers for a vibration
free connection. Plus it's self adhering.
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James Bird BirdJD@InternetMCI
'97 Dakota CC, V8, 4x4, 5sp, loaded, 500w of serious sound.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Sean Meldrum [SMTP:spm@c3net.net]
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 1997 7:26 PM
To: dakota@ait.fredonia.edu
Subject: Re: 97 speaker sizes
At 08:59 PM 7/10/97 -0500, you wrote:
>I KNOW that the rear are 6.5S with the S being screwy. I just installed
>a pair of 6.5 inch speakers. You can't use the existing screw holes. I
>just used 3, 1 inch sheet rock screws and made my own holes. It worked.
>The 'Proper' way is to find a 6.5S bracket that a standard 6.5 speaker
>fits in. I called 6 different local stero places and they all said 'huh'?
>I finnaly just decided to make my own holes.
>
>Don't know about the front set yet. I'll know more about that next week.
>
>Jack Snodgrass
> '97 Dakota SLT+ CC, 2w, V8, auto, stock
>
I had the passenger side front out once as it goes in and out
intermittantly. I plan to replace it so for now I've left it alone as my
*real* sound system is that Race Magnum muffler. ;^)
The front speaker fit into a plastic adapter that then screws into the
sheet metal. Someone told me it should be a 5-1/4" in that adapter.
Don't think that's right for the 97 though for some reason. Maybe I'll
just pull the door panel again. Thanks Jack for the info on the rears.
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Black, 318, 5spd, 3.55SG, reg. cab, 2wd, buckets
"Fresh air by Meldrum"
All exterior vinyl graphics removed
Moroso Blue Max plug wires and Spectre looms
DynoMax Race Magnum Welded. 3" in/out, exiting before axle.
MSD 6a, Blaster coil awaiting installation
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