Fits in the Garage ... Barely!

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Refugio

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You could put some wheel stops on the floor (mount them) for the front wheels. Touch them with front wheels and your done.
Or.... what i do.
I have a tennis ball that I hang from the ceiling that I use as a guide. I drive into garage slow, very slow. When my front windshield makes contact with the tennis ball I’m done.
Puts me in the same spot every time
 

SmokieRiver

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I've got a tight garage space in terms of length. I maybe have 4 inches to spare when parking. I find backing into the garage and using the reverse camera with the zoom feature (e.g. trailer hook up) the best for getting it close to the wall without hitting it.
 

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In our neighborhood, we had a choice between 5-6 home floorplans and I chose the one with the deepest garage just for this reason. I was driving a 11' F150 screw 6.5. I just pull in and tap the wall every time just to make sure I'm in.

I used to be an insurance adjuster and I went to this older guy's house to look at his car. It was parked in the garage so I asked him if I could pull it out. When I got into the car, he had hung a tennis ball from the ceiling to know how far to pull in and when the tennis ball spun around it had a Post-it-Note attached that said "Open the garage door it's cheaper" Guess he had rammed the door more than once :)
 

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Could always get an aftermarket rear bumper like RPG and save yourself a few inches haha. In all seriousness that would be too close for me!
 

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My garage is like that, about 4 inches of space. Put a piece of blue painter tape across the back wall level with your bumper to judge distance. After a couple of times, it easy to get 1in from wall using the reverse cam. Plus if the garage door comes off track, I'd rather it hit the front bumper than the tailgate.
 

jeanco

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reason i bought the scab:12 inch difference(no space to go around with the Screw)
Use front camera for parking!
 

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I’m so paranoid I close the door and watch from the inside to make sure nothing collides.

It’s worth not cleaning snow/frost off the Raptor. Plus I know it’s tucked in at night.
 
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