ak_cowboy

Planning on doing some sound deading on the doors as well. Trying to figure out square feet need for the font and rear 1/2 doors.

MikeyZ

Alpine Type R speakers.
Infinitys have no bass and I am not a fan of Pioneer Car audio.

boom50cal

I understand your point with the solenoid now...

I vote for the infinity's, or if you have access to a router and a little bit of wood working skills, 6x8 to 6.5 adapter's aren't super difficult to make out of MDF. For a budget 6.5 component set, the JBL P660C's are hard to beat. Come more alive with a solid amp.

Here is a VERY informative video on the topic of sound deadning.



From my personal experience, with a pair of solid deep cycle AGM batteries, I could pull a 100-150a load for an hour to an hour and a half without dipping both my batteries down below 11.5v. That was with 140 ah of reserve capacity... Car running full tilt, I was sucking down 275a of current on burps.

I'm still going to stick to my point that you could direct funds more wisely with not purchasing the solenoid. The Big 3 upgrade, and better yet, a stronger alternator, will aide you more with accessory lights while the truck is running than a spare battery isolated solely for the accessories...

A solid choice anymore in AGM batteries is the DuraCell DieHard Platinum AGM's available at Sams Clubs. The Group 31's are in the mid $200 range around here, much cheaper and better designed than the spiral cell optimas. Best case scenario, XS Power is always the choice I would recommend, but I understand that a lot of people don't want to sink $300+ in a single battery.

Not trying to argue, just putting forth my experiences in high current 12v applications.

ak_cowboy

The Solenoid is only $10, not that big a deal. I'm getting some 1/0 gauge wire to do the Big 3 when I install the second battery later this summer.

I'm going to wire the fuse box to the current battery to clean up the rats nest for now. The second battery isn't needed, but I've got an Optima for free and don't want it just sitting in the garage

amazon had the speakers for $50 and crutchfield wouldn't budge, so they're on the way now.

Abraham5G

I went with a pair of Infinity Kappa 682.11cf powered by a 300 watt amp set to play only frequencies above 90hz and I'm loving it, Iwwouldrrecommend to anyone.