New speakers in stock locations?

[JGV66]

Hello I'm looking for new speakers that sound good to put in the stock locations in my 86 K10 they would go in the corners under the dash, and possibly in the cab corners. presently i have kicker speaker boxes behind the seat but they tend to get muffled and 6x9's in the doors that were installed back in the 80's and the doors were cut. i was thinking of having the speaker holes sealed up while it was in the restoration shop. And the speakers relocated back to the stock locations. i figured with modern technology there should be something that sounds good if they will fit.

I've searched this forum and found an old post with speakers (ks35) that were purchased from Crutch field, and speaker enclosures (ks693) for 6x9's that go in the cab corners, but they are all discontinued.
Does anyone have a recent suggestion for speakers that fit in the stock locations without cutting anything?

Thank You

 

[Scott91370]

Here is a thread about 6x9's in the cab corners:

6×9s

Hey guys... what 6×9s will work in the cab corner with the tinworks mounts ? I been told that all of them wouldnt work due to the magnet being too thick. I want to put a good pair of 6×9s un the truck but i want to make sure they wiill work before i purchase a pair.

www.gmsquarebody.com

Not sure about the front speakers, mine are in the upper dash. Or do you mean the kick panel area?

 

[TotalyHucked]

I have these with some Pioneer 3-way 6x9s in them:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B7QQCSR9/

With these behind them to aid in bass/mid range response:

https://www.crutchfield.com/S-v6Bj1RowYLd/p_696B050380/Boom-Mat-6-x9-Pair-of-Speaker-Baffles-Regular-4-3-4-depth.html?XVINQ=GZ0&XVVer=D90&awcr=628587271430&awdv=c&awnw=g&awug=9011005&awkw=pla-1836685485566&awmt=&awat=pla&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAneK8BhAVEiwAoy2HYTuth7X7PAIVWf55Won0qqMSAZo860DNDCAfPLWzkNxNVxH7YWlSORoC7CgQAvD_BwE

And these in the dash. The dashpad fit down fine on them, though it does bulge up just slightly. You do have to mount them on the bottom side of the bracket, putting them on top of the bracket makes it bulge too much

TX35 | 3.5" 120 Watt Elite Coaxial Car Speakers - Pair | Skar Audio

The Skar Audio TX35 2-way 3.5" coaxial speakers are part of our most elite speaker series lineup, and designed for sound excellence. The TX35 speakers are conservatively rated at 120 watts max power for the pair (60 watts each), and make for great factory replacements when upgrading your speakers.

www.skaraudio.com

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Now granted, this is a whole sound system with two more 6.5s in the console, an 8" sub in the console and everything is amped. But I ran for a long time with just the factory dash speakers and these Pioneer 6x9s in the corners un-amped and it sounded good

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[Sad Sack]

In my 85 C15 I used $30 Kenwood KFC-835C 3.5-inch Round Car Speakers for dash replacements due to low height which didn't cause any dash pad bulging using the top mount stock brackets and they have nice quality sound. The stock lower cab corners use 4x10s and brackets are readily available thru a third party like LMC which I installed $45 Cerwin Vega HED Series 4"x10" 2-Way Coaxial Car Speakers. Mounting holes may already be pre-drilled for these brackets in your truck. I then used foam buckets on the 4x10s to lighten the bass and eliminate corner feedback since I am already employing a AIO sub setup behind seat. Absolutely no fit issues. $89 KENWOOD KDC-BT35 Radio and speakers RMS ratings are aligned. Nice budget system using all new items for under $175.

 

[JGV66]

Here is a thread about 6x9's in the cab corners:

6×9s

Hey guys... what 6×9s will work in the cab corner with the tinworks mounts ? I been told that all of them wouldnt work due to the magnet being too thick. I want to put a good pair of 6×9s un the truck but i want to make sure they wiill work before i purchase a pair.

www.gmsquarebody.com

Not sure about the front speakers, mine are in the upper dash. Or do you mean the kick panel area?

No Mine are in the corners of the dash.

 

[JGV66]

In my 85 C15 I used $30 Kenwood KFC-835C 3.5-inch Round Car Speakers for dash replacements due to low height which didn't cause any dash pad bulging using the top mount stock brackets and they have nice quality sound. The stock lower cab corners use 4x10s and brackets are readily available thru a third party like LMC which I installed $45 Cerwin Vega HED Series 4"x10" 2-Way Coaxial Car Speakers. Mounting holes may already be pre-drilled for these brackets in your truck. I then used foam buckets on the 4x10s to lighten the bass and eliminate corner feedback since I am already employing a AIO sub setup behind seat. Absolutely no fit issues. $89 KENWOOD KDC-BT35 Radio and speakers RMS ratings are aligned. Nice budget system using all new items for under $175.

Thank you for the info this is great. i have the stock 4x10 brackets and speakers that came in the truck when i bought it new. will they work with the 4x10 speakers you suggest?

 

[Sad Sack]

They should, will need to be drilled to mount aftermarket speakers.

 

[DRW65]

I used speaker brackets from a company called 73-87.com. excellent quality stuff, fit perfect. Also installed sound deadening mat in cab corners and on the back of the speaker bracket. If you go this route be mindful that the speaker magnet will be very close to the cab, so a large magnet might not clear, I got lucky with the Infinity speakers. Good luck with your project.

 

[BadBowtie]

I bought all Pioneer 3-ways from Crutchfield, all mounted in the stock locations. Order the new, aftermarket, 6x9 cab corner mounts and rock it.

You can always add a remote 10" subwoofer under your stock bench-seat later if you need more base.

 

[Camar068]

I used speaker brackets from a company called 73-87.com. excellent quality stuff, fit perfect. Also installed sound deadening mat in cab corners and on the back of the speaker bracket. If you go this route be mindful that the speaker magnet will be very close to the cab, so a large magnet might not clear, I got lucky with the Infinity speakers. Good luck with your project.

@JGV66 you can also use your existing behind the seat plates to mount component speakers......if you plan to use a behind the seat sub. If mine looked worth a crap I'd put up pics. Bondo on those plate on a k10 that gets beat around a bit.....doesn't hold well. Have thought about having a plate welded over the hole and start from scratch. Prolly cost as much as @DRW65 though.

 

[nightowl]

I also used some 3.5 inch Kenwoods (kfc-x3c) in the dash corners and the dash pad fits no problem

 

[Daron58]

Been a while but I bought a set of cab corner that were for 6 1/2” speakers from EBay, I thought they were reasonably priced, haven’t seen them advertised for a while now, good luck to your search