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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 03:48 PM
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Question Lifted but still fit in garage?

My garage door opening is about 7 1/2 feet tall. Any ideas on what lift I can put on and or tires and still fit in the garage? I already have the Autospring and it looks like I still have about 8 to 10 inches from the top of the cab to the opening of the garage. Any help or measurements are appreciated!
 
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by ryanbeal
My garage door opening is about 7 1/2 feet tall. Any ideas on what lift I can put on and or tires and still fit in the garage? I already have the Autospring and it looks like I still have about 8 to 10 inches from the top of the cab to the opening of the garage. Any help or measurements are appreciated!

You should do a search alot of people in here have asked the question and the guys who have lifted there rigs have answered. If I remember right with a 6' lift and 35's it will still fit in a 7'' foot garage.
 
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 04:02 PM
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I searched but couldn't find any real specs. Needless to say I would be pretty hot if I came home after having it done to discover the Fiddy no longer fitty......in the garage!
 
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by jdoggfx4
If I remember right with a 6' lift and 35's it will still fit in a 7'' foot garage.
That'd be a super tight fit considering the lift is 12x the size of the garage
 
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 05:16 PM
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Yeah, my old Super Duty with a 4 inch lift and 35's would not even come close to fitting in my 7 foot garage doors, it hit the windshield on the door. A F150 with a 6 inch lift and 35's would not fit in my garage, if it would, it would be by about 1/4 inch. My biggest complaint is our home builder put 10 foot ceilings and 7 foot doors in our garage. What a yahoo
 
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 05:42 PM
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I can fit in my garage with my Rancho and 33s but its DAMN close right now, actually pretty scary.
 
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 06:11 PM
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I have the typical Fabtech 6" and 35's....measures about 6'10 ish....It was still able to fit into the garage w/ the exception of the antenna.
 
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 07:06 PM
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^ yep.. 6" with 35"s will fit no problem...
 
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 09:01 PM
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I think the only real way to know is to take actual measurements of both variables; truck and opening before you will know for sure. Whether someone else's similar combination fits does not mean the same will fit for you.

My truck barely fits in my garage. It will not fit at all my neighbor's garage who has the very same house and garage built at the very same time by the very same builder who built mine.

The adjustment(s) of the different garage doors (how far it actually rolls up if it is a roller) and how much concrete was poured for the floor were the two variables that were different between my garage and my neighbor's.

I wouldn't even offer an guess if we were talking about two different garages... this doesn't even take into account that different models of the same truck have been reported to be of different heights recently and that not all tires of the same size are actually the same size when measured.
 
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Old Oct 30, 2005 | 09:44 PM
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You should be fine. I was of the same opinion and as much as I wanted to lift my truck, I wouldn't do it unless I could get in my garage.

I went from 76.5 stock, to 82.25" with 35" BFG MT and 6" ProComp lift.


https://www.f150online.com/forums/showthread.php?t=212654
 
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Old Oct 31, 2005 | 03:36 AM
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I have the fabtech 6" lift and drive around in parking garges all the time which are 7'8" and 7'6" with no problem but I had to baturn around trying to go go to the 2nd floor which is 7'. Never really measured it yet but It is somewhwere close to 7'
 
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