Truck Don't Fit........Duh!!!!
Submitted: Friday, Mar 23, 2007 at 22:05
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Member - Hughesy (NSW)
Well we just moved to
Broken Hill (renting) for work and took the only house available - site unseen. It sounded great "House....with 60ftx20ft shed with ducted a/c, industrial extraction fan, 3 phase power (no good for me), service pit, power, water, shelves etc etc. I thought I'd struck gold.
One problem I found when we turned up.......you need to drive thru the double garage attached to the house to reach the shed....and the roller door is about 4 inches too low to get the Cruiser thru.
Now I can take the rookrack off and lower the tyres and I reckon it might just squeeze thru. But putting that roofrack on the first time was BLOODY fiddly and time consuming, so I don't want to have to do that everytime we head away (let alone pump tyres up etc etc)
Does anyone know of an easy way to lower the height of your 4by?? I can't touch the garage as we are only renting and changing back to original springs is out of the question.
I'm sure some others have had this issue arise. I've even heard of guys doing a
suspension change in the garage/shed and then not being able to remove the vehicle cause its to high.
Reply By: Willem - Friday, Mar 23, 2007 at 22:18
Friday, Mar 23, 2007 at 22:18
G'day Hughesy
I wonder if running 205's on the truck will solve the problem?
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - Hughesy (NSW) - Friday, Mar 23, 2007 at 23:12
Friday, Mar 23, 2007 at 23:12
How ya goin' Willem,
Yeah I thought of that but its not something I want to do permanently. I was thinking of some way of compressing the springs/
suspension quickly and easily (along with letting tyres down) so that I can get it thru the garage. I've heard of people loading the back up with sandbags.....but jeesh what a PITA.
I think I might just have to bite the bullet and pull the roof rack off and tell the missus and kids they can only come on 1 trip a year.........or come and rough it with minimal gear...LOL
There is so much around this area of the country to go and explore I'm chomping on the bit already.
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Follow Up By: Willem - Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 08:24
Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 08:24
OK Try dropping the tyres pressures to 5psi and drive slowly through garage and then pump up to 10psi again. If you are not using the Landcruiser you can leave it on jack stands with the wheels off the ground until you need it next time.
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Follow Up By: Bonz (Vic) - Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 09:13
Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 09:13
yep was thinkign the same, drop the tyre pressure to just above rims on the ground and try a drive thru, or go talk to Johnno at Silver City 4x4 and ask for some spring compressors
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Reply By: Member - Jezza (NSW) - Friday, Mar 23, 2007 at 22:30
Friday, Mar 23, 2007 at 22:30
Tough one, not many options;
- either make the opening higher (can the roller go up any further - extend the guides, or are you hitting brickwork?), or,
- lower the height of the vehicle - smaller rims, lower profile tyres, let air out
Good luck!
Cheers,
Jezza
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Follow Up By: Member - Hughesy (NSW) - Friday, Mar 23, 2007 at 23:24
Friday, Mar 23, 2007 at 23:24
HI Jezza,
I've stared at the garage opening for hours trying to think how I can make it fit. The problem is the actual roof is very low and the roller door then takes up about 600mm of the opening. I've looked at removing the roller door but it is electric and I think would be far to painful to take it down (and the one at the rear of the garage) everytime I wanted to go in and out. If the missus didn't have 4 bloody dogs then I wouldn't need the garage door and could take it out permanently until we moved out.
Maybe I should go and buy a Honda CRV.....LOLOLOLOL - NO CHANCE.
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Follow Up By: Member - Duncs - Sunday, Mar 25, 2007 at 08:22
Sunday, Mar 25, 2007 at 08:22
I know a guy in the
Hill who has a CRV for sale. It's in real good nick, he's a spanner man and very fussy. :0)
Duncs
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Reply By: Andrew from Vivid Adventures - Friday, Mar 23, 2007 at 23:08
Friday, Mar 23, 2007 at 23:08
perhaps an unfortunate accident in the garage that blew the doors and their surrounds right off so you had to replace them. Around the
hill no-one would notice the bang.
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Follow Up By: Member - Hughesy (NSW) - Friday, Mar 23, 2007 at 23:19
Friday, Mar 23, 2007 at 23:19
LOL yeah maybe bring some "gear"
home from work...although in todays society I'd have ALOT of explaining to do. Maybe just loosen a few bolts and screws next time we have a storm....
If I ever become a polititian (not likely!!) I'd make it compulsary for all shed and garage openings to be a minimum of 2.8m high so that all us 4by and boat owners can move around the country without being discrimated against by those
home builders that don't know whatthey are missing out on LOL.
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Reply By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Friday, Mar 23, 2007 at 23:42
Friday, Mar 23, 2007 at 23:42
Go to the wreckers and get 4 old 13" Holden wheels ,half flat tyres on, cut out the centers and weld a modified 6 stud in them just to get to the shed ,That would drop it down a hell of a lot .....lmao don't drive it to the corner store for a litre of milk though
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Follow Up By: Member - Hughesy (NSW) - Friday, Mar 23, 2007 at 23:59
Friday, Mar 23, 2007 at 23:59
HI Doug,
Yeah luckily I have a work Patrol (thats why I need to leave the Cruiser in the shed.....so that it doesn't see me getting in the Patrol every morning LOL) so it'll only come out for big trips or after I've been tinkering with it.
Changing 4 wheels will be a pain but less of a pain than putting that friken roof rack on.
Times like these I wish I had a Range Rover with air adjustable
suspension........NO cause it WOULD spend all its time in the "garage". LOL
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Follow Up By: Member Carree (WA) - Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 01:10
Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 01:10
Hi Hughesy dont feel too bad, I actually built a house with garage that my truck wouldnt fit into. Made it into a 3 Car garage with plenty of room for workshop etc , made sure it was high enough to fit my truck with camper on ,but didnt think of the depth. I can drive thru but to close the roller doors I have to back up and touch front door with my tray and then close the back roller door from outside with approx 30mm clearance
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Reply By: Blaze - Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 02:58
Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 02:58
How about removing the roller door while you are staying at the house and just put in a cou[ple of
barn doors until you leave
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Follow Up By: Member - Hughesy (NSW) - Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 09:58
Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 09:58
I spoke to the landlord about doing that but the problem is that the missus needs to park her car in there so still needs relatively easy access. Wish I had a magic wand....
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Follow Up By: Member - Duncs - Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 10:56
Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 10:56
Hughesy,
What about swapping the roller door for a panel lift.
My new place has a panel lift and it is only about 150mm below the ceiling. It actually is level with the bottom of the opening. And it's an auto so I press the button as I drive down the street and drive streight in. Handy on those days when it is raining. Yeah it actually does that here.
Could be expensive but if you intend staying there for any length of time it would be worth it.
Duncs
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Follow Up By: Member - Hughesy (NSW) - Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 11:06
Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 11:06
Thanks Duncs I might look into that. Don't need it auto so might go to a second hand place and price one. Its been that long since I've seen a tilt-a-door that I forgot how they look. You should have told me earlier that you were leaving and I could have moved into your joint ;) I'm sure you would have given me permission to turn the back yard into a 4x4 park ;)
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Follow Up By: Member - Duncs - Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 16:08
Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 16:08
Mate,
My Joint was OK, easy to live in and had good accomodation for the Patrol and other toys.
If you were going to stay there long term however, you would want to do some serious renovations, restoration.......what can I say. The guy who owned it befroe me thought he was a handyman.........oh
well!!
Duncs
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Reply By: Dave198 - Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 04:26
Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 04:26
Hughesy, drop us an email, I'm local.
bharrieatozemaildotcomdotau
Dave
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Follow Up By: Member - Hughesy (NSW) - Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 05:06
Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 05:06
Will do mate. I emailed Duncs the other day and found out he'd just recently moved to
Sydney. Heading to the races to day??
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Reply By: Dave198 - Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 05:15
Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 05:15
No St.Pats for me Hughsey
Have to work tomrrow night if no more rain, only
home now because we got rained out.
Dave
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Follow Up By: Member - Hughesy (NSW) - Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 09:50
Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 09:50
Mate that address you gave me doesn't work. Try
mine jason_hzj75athotmaildotcom
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Reply By: Member - Kiwi Kia - Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 06:50
Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 06:50
Don't know who has them or what price but I have heard of people getting special "container" wheels. They are solid aluminium with no tyre and they lower a vehicle so that it can be rolled (pushed) into a shipping container. Could you get some old rims and trim them enough just to roll the vehicle through when you need to get to the w/s ?
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Reply By: Jimbo 2121 - Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 09:35
Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 09:35
What about ratcheting tie down straps? Loop around the axle and somewhere around the body/chassis, pull the two closer together. Should be quick 'n' easy to do.
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Follow Up By: Member - Hughesy (NSW) - Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 09:54
Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 09:54
That was what I was thinking of. The weather is pretty ugly here at the moment but I'll hop underneath later and see if there is anywhere above the diffs that looks strong enough to try what your saying. Think I'll need some heavy duty ratchets too. Thanks.
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Reply By: Gerhardp1 - Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 10:01
Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 10:01
Can you drive through the neighbour's yard, maybe turn a section of fence into a
gate?
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Follow Up By: Member - Hughesy (NSW) - Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 11:01
Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 11:01
Yep thought about that too. The shed goes from one side of the yard to the other at the back so I can't get thru the rear. The neighbours house is right against the fence where the shed entrance is and the other side which would be perfect but has our pool inbetween (hmmmm.....maybe I could fit a water curtain to the cruiser and......no its a salt water pool). Pretty snookered. Can't even get down the sides of the house as its against the fenceline.
Might get work to pay for crane hire and lift it over the garage...;)
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Reply By: greenant - Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 13:33
Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 13:33
Hughesy
this might help
most electric doors stop on the internal up or down contacts and this is before reaching the doors actual upper or lower limits there is a lever next to the gear box on the door opener disengage by actuating the lever which disengages the gear box and limits and manually open the door further , you may gain the extra opening height required
Greenant
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Follow Up By: Member - Hughesy (NSW) - Sunday, Mar 25, 2007 at 08:52
Sunday, Mar 25, 2007 at 08:52
Thanks Greenant. I've had a look and I reckon I can gain another 15mm by taking the stops off and winding it up manually. That could be all I need after I've lowered the tyres etc
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Reply By: pepper2 - Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 13:36
Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 13:36
If its really that much of a problem move to another house,easy to get out of lease.
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Follow Up By: Member - Hughesy (NSW) - Sunday, Mar 25, 2007 at 11:11
Sunday, Mar 25, 2007 at 11:11
yeah but impossible to find another house....
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Reply By: Mikee5 (QLD) - Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 15:44
Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 15:44
Hughesy,
I'll go along with greenant's suggestion. If I disconnect my electric motor from the roller I can push the door up another 100mm. This is the only way I can get in with the rack on. You can then use the door as a manual or reconnect the motor once you are in. On mine it is a red level that you pull. One way to disconnect, the other to re-connect. Main purpose is for power failures!!!
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Follow Up By: Member - jeff M (SA) - Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 20:05
Saturday, Mar 24, 2007 at 20:05
Yeh good idea if that dosn't work, dig the floor down.
Cheers Jeff
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