Jeep Cherokee Rear Side Panel Speaker Size
The Jeep Cherokee rear side panel location accommodates an 8 inch speaker size across all listed model years. A woofer is the compatible audio type suited for the system in that position. These specifications cover the 2014 to 2017 range of model years.
| Year | Type | Size (inch) |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Woofer | 8 |
| 2016 | Woofer | 8 |
| 2015 | Woofer | 8 |
| 2014 | Woofer | 8 |
Speaker Types
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Woofer | A larger driver for low frequencies, typically from about 40 Hz up to 1,000 Hz. It delivers most of the bass and lower midrange in a door or panel speaker system. |
Additional Notes
- The rear side panel location in the Jeep Cherokee positions speakers within the enclosed lower side sections of the rear cabin, a placement that typically places the driver cone close to interior surfaces and angled away from direct forward projection.
- An 8-inch driver in the rear side panel of the Jeep Cherokee occupies a larger cone surface area than drivers commonly found in door or dash positions, which increases air displacement and low-frequency output capacity within the rear cabin volume.
- The 8-inch diameter specified across the 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 Jeep Cherokee rear side panel positions reflects a consistent mechanical fitment requirement tied to the cavity dimensions and mounting ring geometry of that panel location.
- A woofer is a driver engineered to reproduce low-frequency content, generally covering a range from approximately 40 Hz to 500 Hz, with cone mass and suspension compliance tuned to handle slow, large-excursion movements rather than high-frequency transients.
- In the rear side panel position, a woofer's low-frequency directional characteristics are relevant because bass wavelengths are long enough to propagate omnidirectionally, allowing the driver to contribute to the overall cabin bass response regardless of its angular orientation relative to seated passengers.
- The 8-inch woofer designation for the Jeep Cherokee rear side panel indicates the mounting cutout, depth clearance, and baffle area of that location are dimensioned specifically to support woofer-class drivers rather than full-range or tweeter configurations.
- Woofers of the 8-inch size require adequate rear enclosure depth to allow cone excursion without mechanical interference, and the rear side panel cavity in the Cherokee serves as a partial enclosure that influences the driver's low-frequency loading behavior.
- The rear side panel placement of a woofer, as specified for the Jeep Cherokee, separates the bass reproduction function from the mid and high-frequency drivers typically located in front door or dash positions, which is consistent with a spatially distributed speaker system layout.