but i would look at the JL audio offerings for a subwoofer. JL audio is a highly highly acclaimed subwoofer company.
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edit: those are highly regarded for their fidelity.
If I could make the budget work for something like this, would it possibly be better?
*edit: provided it comes back into stock
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that should rock your socks off.
edit: make sure you get a beefy amp for it, dual 8ohms is a lot.
The dual 4 ohm is in stock. Possibly a slightly better option, if trying to keep overall costs a bit lower is a concern?
yes. plenty of 2 channel 4ohm amps to power it. they would power the 8ohm version as well, just at half power best case most likely. so then your looking at 500watt car amps(typically rated for 2 or 4ohm) down to 200-250watts.
What would be a recommended baseline for a 2x 8ohm voice coil sub like the 10TW3-D8 linked?
Please tell me I wouldn’t be looking at a monstrosity like this…
its 4 channel amp that can be bridged to 2 channels. stable on 8 ohm loads. should give 300+watts on each channel when bridged into 8 ohms.
Damn… Admittedly… looks complex
its not that bad. you only hook up 1 set of wires to the amp for each channel. no extra wires. think of it as a 2 channel amp for your purposes. that subwoofer has dual voice coils, so it has 2 sets of connections, one for each coil. its like hooking up stereo speakers, but just to one speaker.
Let me make sure I’m comprehending correctly:
I would only be using two channels in my use case, only using a set of speaker cables going to the terminals for each voice coil.
Now, provided that is correct, is this including bridging channels?
yes. in bridged mode, you will use the positive of 1 channel and the negative of another channel, bridging the 2 channels.
edit: typically they are listed on the terminals, but that one doesnt for some reason. the manual will let you know which ones. its typically, but not always, the far left and far right in each 2 channel set
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Anything special in regards to how it’ll need to be connected to the stereo?
depends on your stereo. but, i have not done any installations myself. i have built sub boxes for buddies. but others have always installed. sorry. pretty sure its fairly simple though. got to be a ton of youtube videos showing how to integrate subs into a car stereo. looks pretty strait forward though. most of the amps have rca and high lv.
edit: looks like most stereos have rca outputs. and i am seeing sub outs on models as well.
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Help 
What are good cheap subs and encloure brands on amazon. Have a compact JBL 40w 4ch 140w 4ohm 2x bridged amp got the 2-way speakers. Can i get away with like kicker ? Its going in my extra cap taco.
Also what you all think about compact active 8in underseat subs?
I just want to get some full range.
didja look at the used market? you’ll probably get something awesome for the same price as an inferior product.!
You mean kicker or the underseat powered 8in sub? I just want to hear the boom in the cab when i play lorde royals.
How about pioneer single 10in with enclosure $119 on amazon ?
well there’s your problem.
You kinda need bigger enclosure for sub to hit low notes or ported.
If you just want some boom, 10-12" are fine. You probably need a amp to drive it also.
Not a fan of underseat “mid-bass” sub’s.
If you look “Shallow Loaded Enclsoure Subwoofer” they probably give enough boom for cabin.
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Think im going to wait and see if a deal pops up on black friday. Only thought about adding a sub due to the empty ch on my new amp which had to buy after the stock one gave out. fishing new speaker wires for the front doors reminded why i changed hobbies.
Have you taken a look at tacotunz yet? They build specific enclosures to Tacoma’s.
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