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> What's the best lift for an 8' ceiling garage?, and can i fit one 914 under the other??
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post Dec 7 2015, 08:32 AM
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or even a boxster or an 996?

looking at a move soon and starting to make some plans on how to set up the new garage., so looking for advice:
Garage is 30' x 26', more info to come!!!
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With barely 8', you will have issues to deal with.
With the 4-post style, you will need to raise the car at least 3 inches higher than
minimum before the cam lock will be cleared. You will probably need to weld one of
the stops at exactly your correct height. Also, you will lose 4 inches due to the
platform itself.

More crazy ideas:
1) take out ceiling in just the area of the roof, if you can park perpendicular to
joists. You can gain 6" and park with the roof removed. My roof has more than
normal joist spacing; depending on dimensions you might need to remove one
(please brace as appropriate).

2) You seem to have a lot of area to work with, maybe just get a few sets of wheel
rollers and just push the cars around.

3) Roll the 914's onto the passenger doors and store vertically (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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Philip W.   What's the best lift for an 8' ceiling garage?   Dec 7 2015, 08:32 AM
budk   or eve a boxster or an 996? looking at a move so...   Dec 7 2015, 08:47 AM
GregAmy   8" is pretty small.... :lol: Yeah, you run t...   Dec 7 2015, 09:42 AM
jor   8" is pretty small.... :lol: Yeah, you run ...   Dec 7 2015, 01:28 PM
Amphicar770   The other challenge you will have is that if your ...   Dec 7 2015, 09:41 AM
Philip W.   o.k, so I corrected the 8" vs 8' misprint...   Dec 7 2015, 01:22 PM
Elliot Cannon   I wish my ceiling was that high. :D   Dec 7 2015, 04:05 PM
Philip W.   went back to the hopefully soon-to-be-mine garage ...   Dec 8 2015, 08:11 AM
mskala   With barely 8', you will have issues to deal w...   Dec 8 2015, 09:33 AM
tdgray   My solution... but it does not sound like you have...   Dec 8 2015, 02:42 PM
mepstein   I like my snap on mid rise lift. I can drive over ...   Dec 8 2015, 02:49 PM
74ravenna   I like my snap on mid rise lift. I can drive over...   Dec 8 2015, 03:27 PM
mepstein   I like my snap on mid rise lift. I can drive ove...   Dec 8 2015, 03:45 PM
wndsnd   Will a mid rise scissor lift allow enough clearanc...   Dec 8 2015, 05:26 PM
r_towle   Yes, but you might want to lift it, set the wheels...   Dec 8 2015, 05:28 PM
tdgray   Mine has a power pack as well...Atlas 6000. If yo...   Dec 8 2015, 05:40 PM
wndsnd   The adapters are only 6"?   Dec 8 2015, 06:50 PM
r_towle   Can be pretty tall, call Greg smith lifts in New H...   Dec 8 2015, 06:51 PM
tdgray   Can be pretty tall, call Greg smith lifts in New ...   Dec 9 2015, 07:30 AM
wndsnd   Might take you up on that. All cash going into en...   Dec 8 2015, 07:07 PM
Steve   I have a Bendpak MD6xp http://www.bendpak.com/car-...   Dec 8 2015, 07:34 PM
jim_hoyland   Have you thought about going down instead of up ? ...   Dec 9 2015, 05:50 PM
Philip W.   Have you thought about going down instead of up ?...   Dec 9 2015, 06:56 PM
wndsnd   For general service I think it would be a great id...   Dec 9 2015, 06:37 PM
76-914   Since I've been using my lift I've wondere...   Dec 11 2015, 09:34 AM


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