Um, i wouldn't run them all of the amp. Most speakers are 4 ohm, so you would have to have an amp that is 4 channel 2 ohm stable. I forget if its in series or parallel that it would be 2 ohms, but the other way would be 8ohms and the amp would put out very little power.
Your front stage is the most important, the rear will just basically be fill. No one cares about ppl in the back seat anyways
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If the 3.5's can take the power, amp the Door and dash speakers. Look at teh RMS ratings of teh speakers, not the max....and the RMS of the amp. If the 3.5's can't take the power, amp the door speakers and the 5x8's.
I read your original post about running 5x8's in the rear, why are you doing this? Do you already have teh 5x8's? That is kinda a wierd size, stock in a lot of mustangs and fords i think. 6x9's are a more common size, but basically, that stock rear 4x10 location sucks. I would put some 6x9's or 5x8 (if you already have them) right in the panels next to the back seat. Either scrap the rear locations, or hook them to deck power.
Only think that gets messed up doing things this way is front/rear fade, but who cares in such a small vehicle. If you hook the amp up for just front speakers, run just front Preouts to it. Might have to split it into both inputs of the amp though.
The way you are headed, it sounds like 6 channels of audio, and 8 available channels of power. I would reccomend you run the unused wires under the dash or somewhere to some speaker terminals. Then, when you want to hang out or party around the truck, you can hook up another pair of bookshelf style speakers, and throw them on the roof
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Your front stage is the most important, the rear will just basically be fill. No one cares about ppl in the back seat anyways
.If the 3.5's can take the power, amp the Door and dash speakers. Look at teh RMS ratings of teh speakers, not the max....and the RMS of the amp. If the 3.5's can't take the power, amp the door speakers and the 5x8's.
I read your original post about running 5x8's in the rear, why are you doing this? Do you already have teh 5x8's? That is kinda a wierd size, stock in a lot of mustangs and fords i think. 6x9's are a more common size, but basically, that stock rear 4x10 location sucks. I would put some 6x9's or 5x8 (if you already have them) right in the panels next to the back seat. Either scrap the rear locations, or hook them to deck power.
Only think that gets messed up doing things this way is front/rear fade, but who cares in such a small vehicle. If you hook the amp up for just front speakers, run just front Preouts to it. Might have to split it into both inputs of the amp though.
The way you are headed, it sounds like 6 channels of audio, and 8 available channels of power. I would reccomend you run the unused wires under the dash or somewhere to some speaker terminals. Then, when you want to hang out or party around the truck, you can hook up another pair of bookshelf style speakers, and throw them on the roof
feel free to chat with me on AIM or Gmail.
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Built a nice 85 chevy, later a 72 but now working on a 77 Blazer. Not much into off road since I have wheelers but more into restoration and improvements sticking closer to the factory side of things.
