The Frankenstein Build! LT/Expo/Trail rig..and BS

nice. i like Pioneer a lot. quickopinion question real quick. im getting all new speakers put in my truck. what brand do you recomend for all around good sound?

 

for great SQ?

JBL, Alpine, Kicker, and JL are the best brand name stuff IMO for speakers.

Budget speakers: Sony, Kenwood..i have 4 Sonys..pretty happy with them really. Not a huge fan of Kenwood stuff or JVC.

Polk audio is also a great brand for door speakers IMO.

 

alright thanks man. im really leaning toward some Kickers.

truck is looking good by the way.

 

Thanks man! Yours is too!

And i like Kicker stuff a lot. Their amps are over priced like a shit ton..but i have these 6x9s and they are great! Also had some 8'' subs in my old truck that were great sounding. Kicker stuff is more know for being a "loud" company, but i think their stuff sound great. They is other stuff out there with higher fidelity and all..but they price just isn't worth it.

 

Did you have to get different shock mounts to fit the 10" billys with the 3" springs or did you use stock shock mounts?

 

No they went right on the stock mounts.

i am going to be moving the mounts tho very soon.

 

thanks Colton haha

 

Oh really? probably about the same time you get your roof rack and RTT?

 

no about the time Jerry gets done making the kit for it.

 

Haha win

Ok i may have missed some of the reading on this, but what is the specific advantage to this?

 

more articulation with the same shock essentially.

 

better flexing really, a little ground clearance gain(hardly), But more importantly for me at least is that by locating the shocks like /\ they actually travel less distance but the axle still moves freely. So i get a better optimization outa my shocks without sacrificing flex. Cause at this point i need longer shocks i think, but id also have to get much bigger bump stops. If i did that id have more droop, but less stuffing.

By relocating them, i can stuff them real good and droop them real good with a shorter shock.

 

If you look at my build I did the || and I still get full flex 1/2" shock left at full bump and at full droop love it.

 

i have seen that as well! what size of shock you running?

 

10" but I can fit 12" easy.

 

yea mine are leaking ha so im gonna run these till they suck then get some much better shocks.

but i also know that i think || is better for offroad...and /\ does a bit better on the road...or maybe its the other way around..

 

|| is better on and off road less sway on road and more even off road with the same flex.