Looking to change factory speakers

[Simpleman]

i want to change my speakers in my 15 ram 1500 sport non alpine. Anybody got any good ideas?

 

[Michael]

I used JBL Club series in my trick and it made a night and day difference. What can do you have on your truck? You should have two 3.5” speakers in the dash plus 6x9’s in each door. The front doors need a small spacer for clearance with aftermarket speakers. I bought mine from Crutchfields. When you buy from them, they include the harness adapters so you can hook up your new speakers without cutting up the factory harness to do so. The harness adapters are very helpful on the dash speakers.


I know the voices in my head aren’t real, but man, do they ever come up with some great ideas

 

[enolS]

I've thought about doing this as well and am audio ignorant. When would a change from the factory amp come into play?

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[Simpleman]

I used JBL Club series in my trick and it made a night and day difference. What can do you have on your truck? You should have two 3.5” speakers in the dash plus 6x9’s in each door. The front doors need a small spacer for clearance with aftermarket speakers. I bought mine from Crutchfields. When you buy from them, they include the harness adapters so you can hook up your new speakers without cutting up the factory harness to do so. The harness adapters are very helpful on the dash speakers.


I know the voices in my head aren’t real, but man, do they ever come up with some great ideas

I used JBL Club series in my trick and it made a night and day difference. What can do you have on your truck? You should have two 3.5” speakers in the dash plus 6x9’s in each door. The front doors need a small spacer for clearance with aftermarket speakers. I bought mine from Crutchfields. When you buy from them, they include the harness adapters so you can hook up your new speakers without cutting up the factory harness to do so. The harness adapters are very helpful on the dash speakers.


I know the voices in my head aren’t real, but man, do they ever come up with some great ideas

 

[Simpleman]

Hi Michael did you put 6×9 in the front i was thinking about jbl how much were they. I have the 8.4 non alpine

 

[Michael]

Hi Michael did you put 6×9 in the front i was thinking about jbl how much were they. I have the 8.4 non alpine

Yes, I put 6x9’s in the front doors. I liked them so much I also put them in the rear doors of my CC. I paid $129 for them last summer. They are money well spent. They made the stereo sound much better. I then replaced the head unit this summer and they sound even better now.


I know the voices in my head aren’t real, but man, do they ever come up with some great ideas

 

[Michael]

Eventually I’ll add a powered sub to help round out the sound.


I know the voices in my head aren’t real, but man, do they ever come up with some great ideas

 

[Simpleman]

Eventually I’ll add a powered sub to help round out the sound. Thanks Michael I'll check out the jbl


I know the voices in my head aren’t real, but man, do they ever come up with some great ideas

 

[Simpleman]

Thanks Michael I'll check out the jbl

 

[Michael]

Do you plan on keeping the oem head unit?


I know the voices in my head aren’t real, but man, do they ever come up with some great ideas

 

[Simpleman]

Yes i just want to change the speakers

 

[Michael]

The speakers will make a big change in the sound quality.


I know the voices in my head aren’t real, but man, do they ever come up with some great ideas

 

[Simpleman]

Hi Michael i hope so . I just ordered the jbl clubs from crutchfield did you use spacers on the front door speakers ? Did you use the bass blockers in the dash speakers

 

[Michael]

Hi Michael i hope so . I just ordered the jbl clubs from crutchfield did you use spacers on the front door speakers ? Did you use the bass blockers in the dash speakers

I used some foam weatherstripping I had to create a little bit of a spacer on the fronts. I used that just because I had it. Others have used mdf to make 1/4"-1/2" spacers.

I didn't use bass blockers on the dash speakers. The OEM speakers are 8 ohm, but the new ones are only 4 ohm. That made the new dash speakers a little brite, so I added a 4 ohm resister to the speaker to get it to sound right since I was still using the OEM head unit and wiring. The dash speakers and the front door speakers are tied in together. so you should be fine without bass blockers, I am.

These are the resisters that I used. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B016UFGN0Y/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Simpleman]

Hey Michael im a auto tech not a audio tech where would i install the resistors and its funny you recommended the jbl's cause i was looking at them what would happen if i didnt install the resistors or bass blockers

 

[Michael]

Hey Michael im a auto tech not a audio tech where would i install the resistors and its funny you recommended the jbl's cause i was looking at them what would happen if i didnt install the resistors or bass blockers

When I installed my dash speakers I used a harness adapter to connect the speakers to the OEM harness without having to cut up the harness. I took the adapter, cut one of the two wires, and then soldered the resistor into the adapter to reconnect the cut wire together. I then installed the adapter to the harness and speaker. This is what the harness adapters look like.

 

[Simpleman]

Does it matter which wire to cut in to what would happen if i didnt use any resistor

 

[Michael]

Does it matter which wire to cut in to what would happen if i didn't use any resistor

Either wire would work. It would sound a little brite. The highs would over power the rest and it would be annoying to listen to. You can try it without the resisters and see what I mean. Its not hard to install and then uninstall the dash speaker when using the adapter. I believe you would be happier with the resister inline. But you can hook it up without just so you will know what it sounds like without it.

 

[Simpleman]

Thank you Michael you've been a big help

 

[Slevin]

I installed Infinity Reference speakers in mine. The 9632ix's are a nice 2-way speaker (6x9) and come with spacers. Or bump up to the 9633ix which are 3-ways.

The 3032cfx are the 3.5"s for the dash. I didn't use resistors or bass blockers.