I can't recall the actual dimension specs on the Anarchy's, but I was able to fit 8's in my front doors that are almost 4" in mount depth and have a very large diameter magnet structure. Didn't have to mod the door sheet metal at all, but did have to use a baffle thickness of 1" so the magnet would clear the window when it was all the way down. They still fit below the OEM door panel with only minor interior panel face trimming. Looked completely OEM on the outer surface.
I went from the OEM 6x9's to just some aftermarket JBL 6.5's, then went straight into the high end 8's I run now and I'll tell you what, even though I have not heard a high end set of 6.5's in these doors...I would have a tough time going back to a 6.5 after having a set of high sensitivity pro audio style 8's as my midbass. The key to good sounding door woofers/midbass is in the door treatment itself. Sealing off openings, adding deadener, CCF foam, and MLV (mass loaded vinyl) are some of the things that will turn your door into a much more efficient enclosure.
Even though you think you don't want to add "bass" up front, that in essence is exactly what you should strive for...but not the bass you're thinking of like what your sub delivers. Your front midbass should be able to handle playing down to 70-80hz and the sub should only pick up from there. If your sub is crossed at 80hz and the front midbass is not playing with authority down to at least 80hz, there is a lot of bass punch and kick that you're missing out on from your front stage.
