Ayles

I am considering purchasing this lift but need to verify one last measurement before pulling the trigger.

My car is a 82 911 Targa and my garage has a limited ceiling height. Does anyone know the height of the roofline at the third and final safety stop of the lift? As I understand its operation you will need an additional two inches to disengage the safety.

I've done a lot of measuring but a real world figure would be extremely helpful. Hoping someone either knows or will be willing to take the measurement. Can paypal beer money!

Ayles

rusnak

couldn't you find out the height of the lift stop from the manufacturer, then add the height of the body and a half foot of margin?

Ayles

Lift stop height is at 41 inches, I have measured and measured.... Was just hoping for a real world number to verify.

Emo993

Just measured mine, almost 43 inches on third stop and 50 inches for max lift. This was measured from bottom of pit. Great lift. mark

Ayles

Thanks so much! Might be cutting it super close. Can you drop an engine on the 2nd safety stop? Might not be able to use the third unless I put in a pit.

Emo993

Ayles, you do not have to be on the safety stop all the time. That's for more long term taking the pressure off the rams. I've done numerous timing belts and heads on VW's, moving the height up and down a lot, never using the safety stops. And setting the safety stop say on two, then you can still raise as needed, and yet have the stop as a back up…..mark

theiceman

Ayles what is your garage height clearance ?

I have exactly 10ft on mine and was also considering this lift. Since i have to get my garage floor regraded anyway ( water pools inside ) I was thinking about the pit also ...

Ayles

SHORT!

I have about 89 inches to my garage door track. My car is a targa so I can buy a couple inches by lining up the car so the opener motor fits into the targa opening.

10ft is going to plenty.

theiceman

oh wait ... you are right .. i measured 10 ft but that was with the door closed ... looks like I have to measure up to the tracks.. on another thread i saw where a guy somehow moved the rails up and added a section of garage door . i thought it was quite ingenious.

rusnak

wouldn't it be easier to just dig a deeper pit?

theiceman

pits are against building code where i live .

JCP911S

If your actual ceiling height is 10 feet, you should not have clearance problem with the garage door closed, as the car can be positioned between the tracks.

If you have an automatic opener, (I'm assuming it is a two-car garage), just move it to one side a few feet... this is an easy Saturday morning job. This will give you one bay with full ceiling height with the door closed.

Just to be safe, I'd put a disable switch on the garage door opener to keep someone from opening the door while you have the car up on the lift... that could ruin your day...

theiceman

definitely gotta think about this .. double garages .. two different doors . 2 openers .. Think i can do it but will just take a bit of planning

theiceman

duplicate

JCP911S

That's tougher... but the opener mechanism is robbing you of ceiling space. Typically, the mechanism will be centered on the door to balance load.

In practicality, if the door is not heavy, and the counter-springs are in good shape, mounting the opener mechanism to the farthest edge of the door should work... the load is minimal.

Mostly the mounting can be fabricated from angle stock.

This could provide some space in the center, but on a single garage, it still may not be enough.

Or, you can just eliminate the opener from "your" side of the garage and open it by hand.

Where there is a will, there is a way.