Craig, you're not crazy. Pretty much ALL of the garages around here (SE Virginia) won't fit a Westy. The garage on our last house could fit the Carat -- but only if I wedged the door way up. The rough opening is about 7', however trim kills several inches off and the floors are raised ~ 1.5" on every one I've seen. john
>I always wondered how people managed to get their vans into garages... >I have an '85 without the heavy westy interior, but with the pop top (added >above the sunroof), 195R14 tires, and the '85's have taller springs. I'm not >even all that close to fitting into the garage.... >I somewhat just assumed that i had a short garage or people with westies had >taller garages. Who knew tires would have something to do with it! |
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