BigJohn

does anyone know if the Infinity Reference 5012i 5.25 inch will fit in the rear of a 2002 4runner or will i have to get the 4012i 4 inch

ebelen1

I asked about getting a bigger speaker in the rear doors but the installers said there would be a lot of cutting but would fit. They also didn't recommend anything that nice in the rear as you won't get a lot out of these speakers. In fact, if I didn't have rear passengers, they wouldn't recommend any at all.

I went w/ some cheapy 4" Alpine coaxes and went w/ some better speakers up front. Good luck.

SnoViking

i did the same as above

Mr. Bob

Are they 4" rounds front and rear???

ebelen1

No, the front's are 6 1/2" while the rears are 4". Both are rounds.

Bob_98SR5

Wow??

Mr. Bob

Hmmm.... thanks!! thats good to know....

Bob_98SR5

im referring to the word "wow" in the title. i'm confused

alpine25

Ive never been a big fan of rear speakers at all, i would rather put that money towards getting better speakers up front

BigJohn

i just got the 4 inch ones in the back, i allready have the infinity 6.5 up front i rather spend the extra money and get a good pair of quality speakers for the rear

garrett1478

it's like ebay, ya know? you gotta put emotional words in the title to lure people into the thread.

BigJohn

yeah i just used the wow to get people to look and it worked i got replys right away

shazaam

I had them put in larger speakers in the rear .. it wasn't a big deal. Not much drilling involved at all. I think they're 5.25 or 5.5 ... it was a long time ago, I dont remember exactly.

ebelen1

It's up to you, it's your truck. There's other things you can do like sound deaden your doors; really big difference for me. Do you have the Kappa's or Reference series? If Reference series, why not upgrade?

I've sat in the back seat of my truck and the fronts overpower the rears probably b/c of the size of the speakers but probably b/c of the location as well. Unless you plan on going w/ separates and putting tweats up higher, you probably won't get that much of a difference w/ better speakers in the rear doors. My two cents...

jodynich

http://www.mjmautoinnovations.com/sak4rt525.htm

TX-BLKRUNNER

I replaced my factory speakers with 4" phoenix golds and they sound much better than stock, the only thing is the factory speaker is a really wierd size (between 5.25 and 4'') so i made a little plate using some mdf board and sealed it with some silicone, they sound great.

noahrexion

different year runners had different sizes in front... all the rears (3rd gens) I believe or around 4". You can easily put some 5.25 with a little cutting/innovation. I have a 97' and my fronts were 5.25" so I had to do some cutting to get the 6.5" kappas in there. I have some 5.25" blaupunkt replacements and they are great with my kappas, they were cheap and effective.

I beleive there is a write up for this in the tech section.

Bob_98SR5

ah, ok. i dont think you have to worry about resorting to cheesy techniques like this to get an answer, so please dont do it again

thanks,
bob

Epic Ed

I put 5.25" in the rear for my '97 4Runner. I had to get a little creative with mounting them in the stock speaker opening, but they will fit. I had to cut one of the screws shorter in order work around the metal frame, but the other three went in without issue. On a scale of 1-5 for a novice, I'd say it was a 2 (1 being easiest).

Was it worth it? Yeah, I like the fuller sound. It's not dramatic (certainly not "wow"), but it does sound better.

Ed

914runner

Why even bother with 4"? I had to replace the 4" fronts in my dads '91 and yes they sounded better then stock, but when I got my '98, the stock 6.75" front sound way better then the 4" references I put in that. I put 5.25" references in my friends cherokee and they sound great. I think 4" is just a crappy size. they are too small to make a quality sound. Definately put 5.25" in the back.