JL Stealthbox vs. BSW Sub

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Originally Posted by NextGen

I'll be darned, you are right! The padding removes without cutting the tabs.
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Just so I am totally clear on this. You are telling me that all I need to do is remove the ribs and I can keep the tabs in place and I can put the padding back on and that will give the Stealthbox the added space that it needs?

If necessary I don't have a problem leaving the padding off. But it seems that if the tabs stay in place that they might be a problem as they extend out much further than the ribs. It appears that the middle tab and the bottom tabs may come in contact with the woofer if left in place.

Is this box the same external size as Essam's? Mine is and fits without interference, but I did take measures to keep it back, close as possible to the quarter panel. It will tend to drift out it you don't secure it well (in one of my first posts on this, I said that the box would kind of hold itself in with friction, but in time that proved to be wrong and later I posted a pic of a bracket).

What I am leading up to is that if you don't use a bracket, and also a means to hold the bottom of the box back, it will drift out, and out some more and may in time contact the cover even with the ribs cut out.

My advice is to try the bracket first as I believe you will have to anyway, and then if your box is bigger than the specs and still hits the ribs, go ahead and cut them off.

My bracket has proven its worth. No rattles at all, even on the loudest and deepest bass I have. All very nice and solid.