Fits in the Garage ... Barely!

[raptorron717]

I have that problem too. I actually back mine in and go until the rear bumper touches the wall. That gives me an inch or so in the front. In order to park in a more timely fashion, I have an old carpet runner down the middle of the garage and I just line up with that and I am parked pretty quick!

 

[Donovan]

Oh wow....

Many reasons why you all garage your vehicle. If I had 1" to spare on both the front and rear of my vehicle while inside the garage, it would be considered too much trouble.

At that point, as now, the vehicle would be outside. The garage is for vehicles that cannot be outside or that do not have remote start to warm them up in the A.M. For me, the R8 stays in the garage and the raptor is the work-horse, so he stays outside.

 

[GregJ2]

I have a tight garage as well but made it work for daily garage parking. My garage door had the handle on the outside which was never used but it had a 3” steel stub on the inside of the door that I just cut off so it wouldn’t catch the bumper. I then positioned the truck about 2” from the front wall where I wanted it. I wrapped fishing line around a wood screw and screwed it into a tennis ball and hung it from the ceiling. I placed the tennis ball right on the left corner of that black shaded portion of the windshield by the rear view mirror so I had a mark to hit every time. Works like a charm. (Pic is from before tennis ball trick)

 

[RipReturns]

Like everyone else, you adapt. I used a 4"x4" wood block (with a pair of 2"x4" behind it, and a single 2"x4" behind that - to prevent them from being pushed) combined with a tennis ball or something similar draped from ceiling to strike the wind screen at just the right space. My entry is so horizontally tight that I have - on one prior occasion - put tire marks up the garage entry way because the tires stick out just a hair outside the fenders.

 

[shakenbake]

you could also superglue tire chucks to the floor. like a garage bump stop lol when you come back after a few too many...

 

[Refugio]

Oh wow....

Many reasons why you all garage your vehicle. If I had 1" to spare on both the front and rear of my vehicle while inside the garage, it would be considered too much trouble.

At that point, as now, the vehicle would be outside. The garage is for vehicles that cannot be outside or that do not have remote start to warm them up in the A.M. For me, the R8 stays in the garage and the raptor is the work-horse, so he stays outside.

I can agree
If you only have 1 inch in the front and 1 inch in the back....then thats too close.
Too much room for error.
I cant believe they actually build garages that small.
Fortunately, my garage is not that short.
I have about 1.5 feet clearance in the front and can still open my tailgate when garage door is closed.
Actually I had my garage custom built after having the house built.
It has a shop off to the side within and was built to hold two full sized vehicles with clearance enough on each side to open vehicle doors.
However, currently my wife’s vehicle sits in the driveway.
In the garage is
Two Motorcycles
Two ATV’s
One Raptor
A bunch of other shit
Room to walk around all that shit
Sorry for babbling

 

[Donovan]

I know mine would have 5 inches, but I installed a shop VAC in the front of my garage so............

I just though trucks were meant for "Trucking" lol. I dunno anyone else that puts a truck in the garage, unless of course its huge as fk and then sure why not.

 

[Eyespyautomotive]

I can only back in my garage, only way it fits, and i am the only one that is allowed to do it. I spent the time one day to get it perfectly where i wanted it and put a tape marker on the back wall, so when backing in i line up the reverse camera trailer ball line with the tape and it gets me damn near perfect all the time.

 

[REMIX]

I can agree
If you only have 1 inch in the front and 1 inch in the back....then thats too close.
Too much room for error.
I cant believe they actually build garages that small.
Fortunately, my garage is not that short.
I have about 1.5 feet clearance in the front and can still open my tailgate when garage door is closed.
Actually I had my garage custom built after having the house built.
It has a shop off to the side within and was built to hold two full sized vehicles with clearance enough on each side to open vehicle doors.
However, currently my wife’s vehicle sits in the driveway.
In the garage is
Two Motorcycles
Two ATV’s
One Raptor
A bunch of other shit
Room to walk around all that shit
Sorry for babbling

These homes are cookie cutter design nowaday. Same garage dimensions in 600 2,400-3,800SF homes with the odd "3 car" option if you want to spend the extra $25k, but that also comes with cabinet and floor "upgrades" lol. The depth and height are all the same. Builders are more concerned about things like "bonus rooms" and "wine nooks" when they design these living spaces than they are providing room for vehicles. Lots of people use the garage as extra space, considering we're in Florida where basements don't really exist. I'm not ready to buy anything here just yet, maybe in 24 months. I would require a high ceiling for a 4 post lift and some depth for obvious reasons.

Every few months someone in my neighborhood watch group posts a video of kids going from house to house in the middle of the night trying to find unlocked cars. I am guilty of sometimes not locking my car.

 

[melvimbe]

I know mine would have 5 inches, but I installed a shop VAC in the front of my garage so............

I just though trucks were meant for "Trucking" lol. I dunno anyone else that puts a truck in the garage, unless of course its huge as fk and then sure why not.

Most people I know don't bother to put any vehicle in the garage, truck or not. The reason mostly is that the garage is too small to hold a vehicle and all their storage stuff in it.

Reasons to park in garage if you can:
Avoid having to enter/exit vehicle in poor weather
Keep the vehicle clean longer
Avoid paint fading or other weather damage
Avoid theft and damage.
curb appeal (although can appeal in the driveway sometimes) and overall neighborhood appeal.
Be able to take care of the yard without concern for damaging truck
Allow kids to throw a ball in the front yard without damaging truck
Avoid the temptation to store shit in your garage.