Couldn't find Cruiser heights in FAQ. My garage height is 7 foot 7 inches. I used to have 77FJ40 that would only go in when I deflated the tires. It wasn't stock, but not far from it. I am looking for a diesel BJ45 long pickup, stockish and I am suspecting that I may need to rebuild the garage opening. Could someone help me here with this, and are most years stock heights the same, or could you tell me where to go,... ahem,... to find those specifications, cheers
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Hi, I am pretty sure you didnt mean your garage is actually 7'7" (unless Canadian ft are different than Us feet).
I cant help you with exactly stock heights, but can tell you this...
My garage door height is 6'8. When I had already done the spring over lift (4-6" of lift) but still had stock tires (I presume 31" tires were stock...), my truck would fit with the white roof cap off (so 2-3 inches too tall with it on). Now that I am fully built running 37" tires (that actually are 37"), I just measured at 7'2" to the top of the headache rack.
I cant help you with exactly stock heights, but can tell you this...
My garage door height is 6'8. When I had already done the spring over lift (4-6" of lift) but still had stock tires (I presume 31" tires were stock...), my truck would fit with the white roof cap off (so 2-3 inches too tall with it on). Now that I am fully built running 37" tires (that actually are 37"), I just measured at 7'2" to the top of the headache rack.
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Thanks, that helps. My FJ40 had large tires and tall shackles, but was still spring under axle. I just remeasured the opening at closer to 7'6". It has a dirt floor that I intend to concrete totally level, so I will dig down. Maybe I had the canoe racks on, but you would think I would have removed them rather than let air out the tires! But that was a long time ago, memory and all I can be pretty lazy...and I guess it is easier to let out the air LOL, and that would make up for the extra height. Thanks. If I did enlarge the opening, I could even leave the canoe on...
Thanks, that helps. My FJ40 had large tires and tall shackles, but was still spring under axle. I just remeasured the opening at closer to 7'6". It has a dirt floor that I intend to concrete totally level, so I will dig down. Maybe I had the canoe racks on, but you would think I would have removed them rather than let air out the tires! But that was a long time ago, memory and all I can be pretty lazy...and I guess it is easier to let out the air LOL, and that would make up for the extra height. Thanks. If I did enlarge the opening, I could even leave the canoe on...
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Well, I just did the obvious, (which is why I missed it) a site search... Fj45 height 76.8", rounded out at 6'5". And yeah, Canadian foot and inches are about the same as American, 'cause I just measured my foot at 11" and with my shoes on, 12", and since I bought the shoes in the USA, I am sure my measurements are the same as yours... Actually, it is an old garage, used to be a buggy shop, sliding barn doors, I took the roof off, straightened the walls and hand framed the roof with 2x12s cathedral style with high collar ties, so that I can hoist a cap or engine out.
A foot is a foot is afoot.
Actually.... isn't a foot part of the English Empire measuring system and therefore "Imperial" and therefore not American
yards, acres, fathoms, cables, chains, miles, furlongs, pounds, stones all from England
BUT, cuz only the US is still using some of it I guess it is American measurement
In the Canadian trades we don't use metric. You won't find a home builder using a metric tape. The only people using metric are the Engineers, then the tradesmen translate. At least thats the way in woodworking and sheet metal
What? I stopped using imperial measurements for my sheet metal work (just in my shop) and won't go back. You know how hard it is for me to measure a part at 23 13/64th, and then remember that number five steps later once I've walked over to the new piece of metal. Now, a number like 149mm--that's a number I can remember!
But then, I'm just some guy doing metal work in my own shop--nobody else has to understand what I'm doing...
Dan
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Yea, old school measuring is the same between USA and Canada, but it confounds me as to why an American gallon is smaller than a Canadian,... no offence
As for our standard and metric measurements, I gave up translating units long ago, but with Cruisers and so much more today in metric, its all familiar to most of us. However I think and feel in standard measurements like a first language, and loath a tape measure in both as reverse double checking with the tape is cumbersome, although as a past framer I kinda felt that I belonged to a secret society in knowing that trusses are usually spaced at 19 3/16 ". Either way, as my posts confirm, I measure a lot and still manage to cut short
As for our standard and metric measurements, I gave up translating units long ago, but with Cruisers and so much more today in metric, its all familiar to most of us. However I think and feel in standard measurements like a first language, and loath a tape measure in both as reverse double checking with the tape is cumbersome, although as a past framer I kinda felt that I belonged to a secret society in knowing that trusses are usually spaced at 19 3/16 ". Either way, as my posts confirm, I measure a lot and still manage to cut short