Storage Lift and C8 measurements

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Hi Folks,
Looking for anyone here with a storage lift to comment on the "drive in width" required to set your vehicle on a lift? I am thinking to purchase a lift, and width wise, it says it allows for 80.5" drive through.
The C8 Stingray measurements online seem to indicate 76.1"... so I think it should be okay? Mirrors tucked in I guess.
 
DavidC said:
Hi Folks,
Looking for anyone here with a storage lift to comment on the "drive in width" required to set your vehicle on a lift? I am thinking to purchase a lift, and width wise, it says it allows for 80.5" drive through.
The C8 Stingray measurements online seem to indicate 76.1"... so I think it should be okay? Mirrors tucked in I guess.
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Not sure what lift you are looking at but I'd look somewhere else if I were you. My Lift King drive through is 94 inches. I just went out and measured it. Even with your mirrors folded in only gives you 2 inches each side, assuming the mirrors fold in at least flush with the widest part of the body. My C7 is 74 inches and I drive in and out easy and don't need to fold the mirrors. Sounds like a recipe for disaster to me but JMO.
 
The C8 has way too many blind spots without the mirrors! IMO You MUST find a hoist that you can enter and exit with the mirrors OUT (unfolded)! I'd hate to scratch the body on the hoist posts.
I'll try and measure my hoist later, but I was really scared backing out in my C8 with the mirrors in.
 
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Murray20c8 said:
The C8 has way too many blind spots without the mirrors! IMO You MUST find a hoist that you can enter and exit with the mirrors OUT (unfolded)! I'd hate to scratch the body on the hoist posts.
I'll try and measure my hoist later, but I was really scared backing out in my C8 with the mirrors in.
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Wrap your posts with carpet.... ;)
 
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Well, mine is 93 inches between the posts and I was extremely nervous backing it out with the mirrors in and almost as nervous with the mirrors out. However there is no way i'd back out with the mirrors in. I also did it with one foot on the brake so it wouldn't roll on me quickly when I hit the ramps.

Here is my DirectLift with my old Camaro on it.

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Murray20c8 said:
Well, mine is 93 inches between the posts and I was extremely nervous backing it out with the mirrors in and almost as nervous with the mirrors out. However there is no way i'd back out with the mirrors in. I also did it with one foot on the brake so it wouldn't roll on me quickly when I hit the ramps.

Here is my DirectLift with my old Camaro on it.

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Doesn't look like you have head room to get another vehicle under it
 
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Doesn't look like you have head room to get another vehicle under it
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No, that was when it was in my garage. I ordered it almost as soon as we moved in and I hadn't cut the barn loft out yet. I always seem to do things in the wrong order. I assembled it right away thinking it could stay in the garage until I got the barn ready. It turned out to be a pain, but that's me. LOL
 
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