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December 31, 2009

subwoofer box in trunk too heavy?

Filed under: Uncategorized — admin @ 5:23 pm

Can anyone tell the ramifications of having a 60-70 lb. box in the
trunk of an 86 jetta?  How would it effect
steering-understeer/oversteer? to what extent?
Thanks, Eric

4 Comments »

  1. eric brewer (ericb…@globalone.net) wrote:

    : Can anyone tell the ramifications of having a 60-70 lb. box in the
    : trunk of an 86 jetta?  How would it effect
    : steering-understeer/oversteer? to what extent?
    : Thanks, Eric

    I have two 12" Shappire’s in a sealed box.  Not sure how much it weighs..
    It feels like you always have an extra passenger in the car.  SO whenever
    I race, it comes out!

    Jason Ewing

    Comment by admin — December 31, 2009 @ 5:23 pm

  2. John D Addison (jdadd…@uoguelph.ca) wrote:
    : eric brewer (ericb…@globalone.net) wrote:
    : : Can anyone tell the ramifications of having a 60-70 lb. box in the
    : : trunk of an 86 jetta?  How would it effect
    : : steering-understeer/oversteer? to what extent?
    : : Thanks, Eric

    : I have two 12" Shappire’s in a sealed box.  Not sure how much it weighs..
    : It feels like you always have an extra passenger in the car.  SO whenever
    : I race, it comes out!

    : Jason Ewing
    Saphire’s That was  supposed to read.  As for handling, I find it
    actually gives me a bit more traction in the snow on corners.   But on
    dry pavement, I prefer to take them out.  

    Jason Ewing

    Comment by admin — December 31, 2009 @ 5:23 pm

  3. Can anyone tell the ramifications of having a 60-70 lb. box in the
    trunk of an 86 jetta?  How would it effect
    steering-understeer/oversteer? to what extent?
    Thanks, Eric

    <<<<

    Build an enclosure in which you can place the back of it flush up against
    the rear seat, with the woofers on the opposite side facing the rear of
    the trunk.  It will kind of look like a typical hatchback-type enclosure,
    but with the woofers on the "back" instead.  I have a VW Fox with this
    setup and it sounds real good, plus the weight of the box is centered more
    over the rear axel which helps balance handling (at least in my case).  If
    there are any further questions, just e-mail me…

    Tom

    Comment by admin — December 31, 2009 @ 5:23 pm

  4. ericb…@globalone.net (eric brewer) wrote:
    >Can anyone tell the ramifications of having a 60-70 lb. box in the
    >trunk of an 86 jetta?  How would it effect
    >steering-understeer/oversteer? to what extent?

    If this box is a subwoofer, then you can control under/oversteer with
    the stereo’s fade control.  ie., decrease fade to the subwoofer to
    decrease understeer and increase fade to decrease oversteer.
    JR

    Comment by admin — December 31, 2009 @ 5:23 pm

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