Before you lift your jeep check the height of the garage door opening. I didn't want my garage to look like this the first time I tried to pull in!
Before I bought the JK, I measured the depth of my garage to make sure it would fit. But, I didn't give much thought to the height of the garage door opening. When I was at the dealership, I thought the Gobi racks looked too cool to pass up, so I got one. I didn't consider the additional height this would add. I measured last night, its 7.5" above the hard top in the front of the stealth rack, and 6.0 inches in the rear. Even though that's low profile for a roof rack, its still a significant add to the overall height of the finished jeep.
I am considering a Teraflex 6" long arm kit and 37" tires. That's an additional 8.5" of height. According to the jeep website, the Rubicon sits at 72.3" stock with a hardtop. The tires are approximately 32" diameter.
My garage door is a standard 7 ft door opening. (84"). So.... 7.5" rack + 8.5" lift is 16" increase in height. 72.3 + 16" = 88.3"
Damn! Time for a new garage door. I'm looking at 8ft insulated doors and will have to reframe the opening. I explored other options, but I don't want to leave the jeep outside for a few reasons:
1. The winters where I live are harsh and hard on vehicles
2. Frequent hail storms in Colorado
3. If I cant' pull it in the garage, I can't work on the jeep for all the upgrades I plan to do, and my driveway is ice & snow 70% of the year. And mud the other 30%.
I did read about one guy who airs his tires down so he can fit under the door. That is a possibility if I can't get a new door installed.
UPDATE: I installed the new door. Due to my roof trusses being 9ft clear underneath, I had to install a "low headroom" kit on the 8ft door. This sacrifices some of its clearance. When it was all said and done, I have about 7'-6.5" of clearance (90.5") clear. Hopefully this is enough!
