I am building a new house - I thought I had thought of it all; 8' tall doors, extra 5' deep third bay. I didn't think about the width, dah! Anyway, the basement is poured so there is no changing it now.

The question, anyone pulling their crew into a garage that has an 8' door? I measured the truck, it is 91" from mirror to mirror. Five inches doesn't leave alot of room for error.

Please, someone ease my mind and say it will be no problem!

 

I don't know about the 8' door, but I park on the right side of a small single-door 2-car garage and have to leave only 1-2" by the passenger mirror every time I pull in. Otherwise there's not enough room to open the door to get out on the drivers side. Needless to say, that side of the truck is unenterable while in the garage. After a while you get used to judging the distance, but I still wait for the day I misjudge and hit my mirror on the door frame. Been 9 months so far and no rub...... knock on wood.
We're building in a year or two and I will definitely have a large 3-door garage!

 

If you are planning to keep the house I would most definetly correct the problem. I only read the post once but you said the walls where poured but I'am not sure if your talking about the base of the garage wall before wood framing or the entire height (usually lower level, drive under style). Also I don't know the spacing between doors (pier width) if there are multiple doors. However, concrete walls can be cut and braced with steel beams. It won't the cheapest thing you have did, but how many times are you going to pull in and "back out" before something is hit with that tight of a clearance?. Let alone the wife of kids. I once watched a Beer Dock (drive-thru) be built (yes concrete) with a 9 foot wide door and the entrance was on a radius, the first time the owner tried to enter in his dually he did not make it. The next day they where sawing and bracing with steel beams. I say fix the problem or you will bit#h and complain ever time you enter! Just my two cents.

 

If your building it, do it right man! Or you can cut little places in the wall for the mirrors it would look funny, but at least everyone would know it's for your SCREW. Make the garage 10 feet wide. Always good to throw in a few extra there.

 

If you cannot change the door width (bummer), you could do what I do. Whenever I pull into my garage, I fold the driver's side mirror in. It pulls in real easy, and gives me an extra couple of inches. I rubbed the mirror on my '98 a couple of times before I started pulling the mirror in.
Good luck.

 

I have a 16' and a 8' wide garage door. We (my wife and I) always back out SCrew into the garage, normally we use the 16' wide but ocassionally we'll use the 3rd stall (8' wide). It is a tight fit but we still back the truck in the garage, even my wife. I've taught her to use her mirrors when she backs up and not turn around, she does great, by using the mirrors we can see both sides of the truck and the garage door opening, never been a problem, YET! If I had to do it over again, I would opt for the 8' tall doors and minimum 9' width on the third stall, but we bought our house used. Good luck.

 

I have a 2002 Supercrew, and also an 8 ft. wide garage door. It fits with no problem. You just watch the left mirror as you pull in, and as long as you get it close without touching its no problem.

My issue is depth. I have a water heater post thats about 18ft in that I have to avoid . So I have to come in at a slight angle to get the truck into the garage with hitting the post. At first I thought this was going to be a major pain, but you'd be surprised that you get used to it and I park it perfectly everytime. (I do have a tennis ball hanging so I know exactly when the back end is in and to stop)

Also my garage is 7ft tall, and the antenna does scrape when pulling in slightly, I am thinking about getting a smaller attenna.

Good luck with your garage.

RP

 

I have 8' wide doors and it is a tight fit. I have a steep driveway and a concret wall on the side so I back in. Just go slow and watch your mirrors. If all else fails, fold your left mirror in but watch your running board if you have one, it is the next thing to rub. I do plan on increasing the door width though. The most I can get is 8'-9" so I will be going to a custom sized door.

 

Well, my dad is a contractor, and no way would you want to mess with the concrete, that would weaken the structure...

 

I call it "threading the needle"! My wife found out the hard way She took off the right mirror backing up the screw. The housing of the mirror stayed intact, but the mirror snapped off. Ford had to replace the whole mirror. I have 8ft doors. Just be careful and you, your truck, garage and wallet will be ok.

 

8 ft door, no room on the drivers side to get in and out, very little to get into the drivers side even. I put up a 6ft. piece of foam pipe insulation where the door would strike the wall in case I get too close on the drivers side. Bottom line is it can be done.... But.... I agree with previous posts, I'd find a way to change it if at all possible. Good luck...

 

An 8' (96") door becomes 93" after you add the normal trim and garage door weather strip to finish it off right. That gives you an inch on either side. Plenty of room.