Greg Peters
02-24-2006, 04:11 PM
Rather than continue to hijack Mac's h/u thread (sorry)...
Audiobliss- nice Jeep. Very well cared for.
As far as putting amps under the front seats, I originally planned to do the same. Measurements seemed to leave room to spare. When it came time to put them in, however, the seat tracks contacted the amps (both my 4 channel and the smaller class D monoblock). I suppose I could have cut out a big patch of carpet/underlay, would have given me a half inch or so extra height under the seat, but it was still too close and I would have been scraping the sides of either amp when moving seat forward or back. The seats in the '95 are different, but may have the same seat tracks.
Under the rear seat (where Jeep put factory "Infinity System" amplifiers under the tire iron and jack, passengers side) there is much more room. If you don't mind relocating the tire gear, you could probably fit several amps. I have my 4 channel under there on drivers side, along with distribution blocks and bulk of wiring. If you have a tall amp make sure you mount it closest to the forward edge of compartment under the rear seat.
I ended up putting my monoblock on the rear seat back next to my sub enclosure. I felt the extra cooling would be a good idea as this amp is given a 2ohm load from sub, and may run too warm if stuffed under the rear seat as well. Power is split off under seat and run to monoblock, fed through the gap between the seatback and cargo floor.
My sub enclosure is a removable wedge shaped box, fired back and upwards. This sounds best for some reason, and since it is not aimed at the hatch (steel on 97-01 Jeep XJs) it does not seem to vibrate at any volume level or frequency. The wedge shape cuts down on standing waves and cancellation inside the sub box. Box is secured with a cable lock to body structure under rear seat.
As far as building the sub into the compartment in the right rear plastic panel of cargo area, it's a good spot. I live in the rain belt, and the 2dr rear side pop-out windows seem to let a little bit of water in in a heavy rain. This collects in that spot in the right side cargo panel (a drop or two), but an mdf and fibreglass enclosure may see enough water to swell a bit if I put it here.
The 97-01 Jeep has two speaker locations in doors, two in the "Sound Bar" in the rear part of headliner. The rear speakers are aimed forward and down in factory locations- good for imaging (as the tweeters are off-axis from front seat position and can't really be heard from either front seat), but bad for lower mid-bass (as the soundbar is not really all that sealed). Some Cherokee owners swap the whole later model headliner with soundbar in their 84-96 Jeeps, but that seems like a lot of work. It does snap right in, though.
Audiobliss- nice Jeep. Very well cared for.
As far as putting amps under the front seats, I originally planned to do the same. Measurements seemed to leave room to spare. When it came time to put them in, however, the seat tracks contacted the amps (both my 4 channel and the smaller class D monoblock). I suppose I could have cut out a big patch of carpet/underlay, would have given me a half inch or so extra height under the seat, but it was still too close and I would have been scraping the sides of either amp when moving seat forward or back. The seats in the '95 are different, but may have the same seat tracks.
Under the rear seat (where Jeep put factory "Infinity System" amplifiers under the tire iron and jack, passengers side) there is much more room. If you don't mind relocating the tire gear, you could probably fit several amps. I have my 4 channel under there on drivers side, along with distribution blocks and bulk of wiring. If you have a tall amp make sure you mount it closest to the forward edge of compartment under the rear seat.
I ended up putting my monoblock on the rear seat back next to my sub enclosure. I felt the extra cooling would be a good idea as this amp is given a 2ohm load from sub, and may run too warm if stuffed under the rear seat as well. Power is split off under seat and run to monoblock, fed through the gap between the seatback and cargo floor.
My sub enclosure is a removable wedge shaped box, fired back and upwards. This sounds best for some reason, and since it is not aimed at the hatch (steel on 97-01 Jeep XJs) it does not seem to vibrate at any volume level or frequency. The wedge shape cuts down on standing waves and cancellation inside the sub box. Box is secured with a cable lock to body structure under rear seat.
As far as building the sub into the compartment in the right rear plastic panel of cargo area, it's a good spot. I live in the rain belt, and the 2dr rear side pop-out windows seem to let a little bit of water in in a heavy rain. This collects in that spot in the right side cargo panel (a drop or two), but an mdf and fibreglass enclosure may see enough water to swell a bit if I put it here.
The 97-01 Jeep has two speaker locations in doors, two in the "Sound Bar" in the rear part of headliner. The rear speakers are aimed forward and down in factory locations- good for imaging (as the tweeters are off-axis from front seat position and can't really be heard from either front seat), but bad for lower mid-bass (as the soundbar is not really all that sealed). Some Cherokee owners swap the whole later model headliner with soundbar in their 84-96 Jeeps, but that seems like a lot of work. It does snap right in, though.