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I just wanted to some opions on the weight in my trunk. I noticed that I have been having a hard time lately stopping and I am getting worried that I may have to much weight in my trunk. Could my problems with breaking be because I have to much weight in my trunk. i would really like to have atleast 3 subs in my trunk, but if it comes at the expense of me getting into an accident i would rather just run with two subs.
What do you guys think; can having that much weight and 4 subs in my trunk adversly affect the hadling on my ride? [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG]

sorry, if this question is stoopid

 
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ask whiterabbit... you know where to find him... hes got at least 400 pounds if not more in there...
i had a good 150 in there until this morning and i had no problem....
by the way, i tore up my trunk

 
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Are you gonna glass the whole trunk? You should takes picks as you do your trunk

 
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im only glassing the tire well, and im thinking of using glass instead of screws for a big part of it since ill prolly build most of the box while keeping it in the trunk... i just ordered a 10 yard roll of glass that comes in friday, plus i just got me digital camera in december, so i think that theres gonna be plenty of pics coming from me for a variety of things im gonna do.... (trunk, also gonna build a small sealed enclosure for the rear speakers that sits in the rear deck, and im gonna do some custom DOOR pods for kickpanels... im too paranoid that i'll kick in a speaker, and i also have a false floor for my spare on the passenger side so no room)

 
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Can't wait to se the pics Sounds like you got a lot of work ahead of ya!

 
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I will probably have over 500lbs. in my trunk between the 2 hydraulic pumps, 2 optima yellow tops, my 2 15" subs and my 3 amps My brakes suck to begin with[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif[/IMG]

 
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Cool, I want to check out your pics to see if you have put any new ones up but ofcoarse sounddomain is down! You should post some pics on this site [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]

 
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I dont have any new pics up. I just got enough money to finish my hydro install which I am gonna start back up hopefully next week. I am selling my rims too, and getting a set of 19's[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/IMG] After I get the hydros back on, I am gonna pick up the buddy club 2 body kit in which it will lay on the ground. Man, I can't wait.

I just changed my entire audio setup too. I will start on the fiberglass install once the hydros are in so that I can get the body kit and all the fiberglass panels painted at the same time to save on money.

 
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upgrade brakes to brembos

 
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fonto, ive always had tons of weight in my civic. it was actually a big shock to drive my coworkers buzzbomb ricerocket of a 6th gen civic, im used to driving my car like a lincoln.

you dont risk accident, you jsut have to anicipate. a civic doesnt have the same stopping distance as a suburban! but you compensate when you drive a suburban. and now you gotta do it for yoru civic.

also naturally youll wana keep an eye on your brakes and suspension more than a stock car, as wear and tear is accelerated.

and if you cant fit 1.8 each shiva for 4, id switch to three shiva for that reason, weight be dammed [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/IMG]


lemme know what you wanna see of my glassed shut trunk, because i have about 200 pictures of my install, including the trunk glassed shut and airtight completely.

but to answer your question to the hilt, yes, having 4 subwoofers in yoru trunk adversely affects teh handling of you car. but you already knew that [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/IMG] but your still zippier than a big truck, right? you can still outperform an f150, right? so you cant outperform a stock civic anymore, everything has its tradeoffs [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/IMG]

 
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Ya, I understand...just need to adjust [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]

Yeah, I would love to see pics of your trunk glasses I have seen where the back seats used to be but i have never seen the trunk.

 
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its a bloddy mess, i assure you.... been working my **** off the past 2 weeks to finish teh cabin side of the box (which i did at 2 pm today, so happy) but i havent done squat to teh truck, i still need to brace the rear deck, brace the trunk lid, and cosmetics. its literally 2ish layers of 18 ounce roving covering every hole and non-flexible metal (minus the floor)