will 5.25" alpine type r speakers fit into the doors w/out cutting sheetmetal?

[turboslug]

Originally Posted by 82801BA I can fit a SPX speaker with a 0.75 but it hits the rear torsion bar. I use both aftermarket spacer and the one Alpine supplied in the box together. The SPX speaker will make the door not closing properly, but it won't hit the plastic anyway. It's the spacer itself that make this happen. But it also helps to prevent hitting the plastic panel anyway. Both good and bad. torsion bar? are you talking about rear speakers? i dont care about the rear ones right now..i can fit whatever back there after the trunk shocks mod. i'm concerned about the front speakers right now. so only reason the plastic door panel wont go back on is because you made the spacer too wide? i currently have a 0.75" spacer and the door panel goes back on no prob...you can make the spacer exactly the same size as the grille ring, right? also, did the spx align exactly in the same posistion as the stock speaker? if it's not aligned exactly the same way, it's the reason why the door panel hits the speaker?

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[82801BA]

Sorry, my fault....Not the torsion bar, but the lower door beam.

0.75" spacer is fine for the door, but it is a little too thin for the speaker, either R or X. I had the SPX speaker sit at the center of the hole.

Anyway, I can only tell you that, whatever aftermarket speaker you put into our Vic, it is going to have phase problem. If you have speakers in door, you can align for the midrange by reversing DRIVER'S SIDE woofer polarity(after crossover), then center stage at center of dashboard(then LOWs out of phase). Or you can leave the midrange out of phase by having all speakers in phase(LOWs in phase). I did the research and trial and error for about a year I figured out last night. PM me or IM me if you want to discuss that with me.
That's the reason why I go 3-way.....