Front speaker

[1Trukin'57]

Looking for a replacement dash speaker for my 57. Installing a radio/cassette/CD player under the dash and I'm just looking for some good sound quality that would be fairly economical. Any recommendations?

[BamaNomad]

I need a good solution to that question also... Come on guys.. Help us out!

[Belair-o]

The following may not apply to your situation, and especially not to a '56.
For my 57, I had clearance issues between the dash speaker, and the Raingear windshield wiper linkage. I initially tried a 6x9 Custom Autosound speaker, and it was too deep. The depth of the speaker became a critical parameter in choosing a speaker.

I ended up with a speaker from Retro Manufacturing (they also make replacement radios), which I thought was pretty pricey, but sounds fine to me. Here it is from Crutchfield with some reviews (Summit sells it for a bit less, but has no reviews):
https://www.crutchfield.com/S-5y3uVvD5y4Z/p_068R69N/RetroSound-R-69N.html?XVINQ=GLX&awkw=75642205705&awat=pla&awnw=g&awcr=104893272985&awdv=c&awug=9028746&gclid=CjwKCAjw_JuGBhBkEiwA1xmbRTUKXwMDtCJWw42QPXk9 1HDz24xY9tGP_yKhKFrMHpSAE2vUaRDFzhoCiFgQAvD_BwE

In the end, I did some grinding on the Raingear linkage, some grinding on the speaker's top flange, and found I could unscrew a decorative cap on the bottom of the speaker, all done to get me the clearance I needed. I believe Raingear has modified that linkage piece, and hopefully wouldn't be an issue for newer systems.
Regards, Doug