rsabeebe

i know this isn't necessarily a 993 related topic specifically, but i'm sure several of you have done this. i'm curious what the general height requirements are for squeezing 2 porsches (993, 964, 951 as examples - no cayennes) typically is and what the overall expenses might be - just trying to get a few firsthand accounts/info. i considered raising the roof in the garage, but i'm curious at what point that might be necessary and what issues others might have run into. thanks.

matt777

If you're stacking then I am thinking a 4 post lift. I have a Bendpak HD9 post lift. I can get away with an 11 foot ceiling with the 993 on top. That height would be lower if all I had to park was another 911 underneath. What you really need to do is pick a lift that you like, go to their website and find the dimensions and do some math. Lifts usually have different lockout heights ie. 4 inch increments. Take the height of the tallest car to go underneath and add some clearance and go up to the next lockout height. Take the height of the ramps at this height and add the height of the upper car and add some clearance for lifting off of the locks plus a margin of safety clearance. This will be your minimum ceiling height. I'm not sure if you can lockout the upper ranges of lifts. If I put a tall vehicle on mine I know could hit the ceiling.

There is lots of lift info on www.garagejournal.com

rsabeebe

thanks for the reply and the link, matt. as you stated, time for some simple calculations.

zooming993

I have a Direct Lift (Pro Park 8000) 4-Point lift. My garage height is 10'. I can park my 993 underneath and my M3 on top or vice versa. My 993 is 51" tall (stock suspension) and my M3 is 53" tall. One of the locking positions on my lifts locks the ramps at 55" (floor to the bottom of the ramp) which allows either car to be parked underneath. With it lock at this position (55") I have 61" from the top of the ramp to the ceiling.
It's a close fit but they do fit. In certain cases you need to be more concerned about the garage door travel and the garage door opener itself. If you like I can send you a couple photos of the lift. If you're interested in the photos send me a PM with your email address.

matt777

You do have to consider how far back the door comes. A Chamberlain Liftmaster 3800 door opener will help get you some more room.

eeterp

Do you have any pictures you can post? Thanks!

zooming993

Here you go.

007DT

The Rule of Thumb is take the height of both of your cars and add 8". If you have that much ceiling height then you should be fine.. The 8" is tavel room for the lift, clearance for the cars, thickness of the lift. (4Post is the only way to go).

Other suggestions is to use a crankshaft mounted garage opener as it allows for you to run the garage door to the ceiling to accommodate clearance.

Pic Below from my Old Garage. Loved having a Lift...

Just noticed your request for expenses...

Lift $2,400
Garage remodel (ie. Rerouting garage door to run to ceiling, respring, and LiftMaster 4800 crankopener) $1,200

just under $4k. Mine is an EAGLE lift. and is there medium model. Never had a problem w/ it in the 5 yrs. Felt very comfortable working around it even w/ my kids underneath.