All 6.5 rounds are not 6.5, if you get what I mean.
The rears are not 5x7. They are some wierd size like 4x6. With a little cutting and bending you can fit a nice 6.5 in the front (which is larger then 6.5) and actual 5x7 in the rear. The rear is a little tricky to fit in there. It will look a little crappy until you put the plastic back on, but then it looks great.
Make sure you get 3 way speakers. They sound much better than the stock 2 ways.
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1996 F-250 extended cab long box five speed. Home made Tymar, 203 Stat, 60 gal in bed fuel cell, 315/75's, no muffler, ebpv welded open 3" to 3" DP, Babies. 290K, still chugging, and still smoking when cold.
UPDATED 1/1/09 Replace so far. 1 LUK flywheel+clutch, 2 thermostats, 2 set of brakes, 1 set of calipers, 5 CPS, 3 sets of tires, 2 Transfer pumps, 1 Injector modual, 1 Computer, 2 Alt, 2 sets of batteries, 1 Water pump, 6 Belts, 1 PS hose, 2 Sets ball joints, 2 set u-joints, 2 carrier bearing, 2 Speed sensors, 1 oil pres sender, 1 temp sender, 4 sets of e-break cables, 1 front fuel tank, 2 rear fuel tanks, 2 set of glow plugs, 7 Glow plug relays, Oil galley o-rings, Turbo pedistal o-rings, EBPV o-rings, 3 sets of Injector O-rings, 1 Vac-pump, 1 new carpet, 1 total paint job.Total $$$ in repairs v/s miles driven = 4.6 cents per mile. Add fuel to that it jumps to 16.5 cents per mile over the life of the truck.
hmmm... crutchfield says 5x7 for rears in ext cabs, but the 6x8s for reg & crew cabs. i have installed speakers in all the configs of obs cabs & all had 6x8 rears.
that being said 6x8 is a fairly terrible sounding speaker unless you put an amp to it. it wants to think its a big speaker, but can't handle low freqs like one. i would get an adapter & a higher quality round speaker for the rears if i was doing it again... or if i could ever blow these things.
a little 10" with nice 6.5" all the way around would sound pretty good =)
my 97 standard cab has jbl 2 way 6.5" rounds in the door and and jbl 2 way 5x7"s in the rear corner panels. i have an kicker 8" sub in a wedge enclosure with a kenwood bridgeable 200 watt amp. jvc el cameleon amfmcd player. plenty of power from the head unit. sounds great! if you have the stock stereo it will not sound good. it does not have enough power for aftermarket speakers! its all about how much power you feed to the speakers.
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I was thinking a 6x9 was a 5x7. Anyhow if you work at it you can get the 6x9 to fit in the rear hole.
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1996 F-250 extended cab long box five speed. Home made Tymar, 203 Stat, 60 gal in bed fuel cell, 315/75's, no muffler, ebpv welded open 3" to 3" DP, Babies. 290K, still chugging, and still smoking when cold.
UPDATED 1/1/09 Replace so far. 1 LUK flywheel+clutch, 2 thermostats, 2 set of brakes, 1 set of calipers, 5 CPS, 3 sets of tires, 2 Transfer pumps, 1 Injector modual, 1 Computer, 2 Alt, 2 sets of batteries, 1 Water pump, 6 Belts, 1 PS hose, 2 Sets ball joints, 2 set u-joints, 2 carrier bearing, 2 Speed sensors, 1 oil pres sender, 1 temp sender, 4 sets of e-break cables, 1 front fuel tank, 2 rear fuel tanks, 2 set of glow plugs, 7 Glow plug relays, Oil galley o-rings, Turbo pedistal o-rings, EBPV o-rings, 3 sets of Injector O-rings, 1 Vac-pump, 1 new carpet, 1 total paint job.Total $$$ in repairs v/s miles driven = 4.6 cents per mile. Add fuel to that it jumps to 16.5 cents per mile over the life of the truck.
I put 6 1/2" in the front with a little massaging of the opening for them to fit.
I did buy 6x8 (factory size) for the rear, the 6x9 looked like it would need too much modification of the hole to get in for my taste. The 6x8 Pioneers have done very well for me the last 6 years.
Dave / Believer45
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'95 F250 ext cab long bed, PSD, 5 speed manual, two wheel drive, 3.55 gears, 286,000 miles, LUK clutch conversion, 450 lb homemade REAR BUMPER, homemade open element AIR FILTER, 36" tall ARE contractor cap. With tools, full of fuel and me on board (300 lbs) steer 3620, drive 3860 total 7480.
i just put new 6x9's all around the rear was easy and the front just took a little bit with a jigsaw it sounds awesome the smaller speakers just didnt do the job in the front,,,,, i would run to circuit city before the shut down and buy the POLK 6x9's they are insainly awesome
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you will get better sound out of a nice pair of 6.5" over the 6x8s. 6x9 is an exceptional speaker, but for the most part round speakers out do their oval cousins.
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