Lift for Garage

[libertyforall1776]

I have been wanting a lift for the garage for a long time now, a guy on LS1Tech put one of these 4 post lifts in his -- anyone have one that can share any experiences?

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He modified his garage ceiling to make it work:
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I'm not sure if he found a way to redo his electric garage door opener...

[ironfall96]

I've got one in my garage. Its the same as the one pictured. We also had to extend our ceiling about 2 ft so we could fit two cars. If you got questions you can pm me or ask me here.

[libertyforall1776]

Awesome, so you have the ProPark 8s too? (the one pictured above) How did you make your electric garage door opener work with it? Have a pic?

How do you like it, anything you don't like about yours? Thanks!

[TonyNo]

Take another look at the pic. He has the tracks and opener angled up.

[ironfall96]

I'm not sure if its one in the picture, but its looks very similar (4 posts, i don't have a pic though) . My dad got it to store his classic cars in the garage. We shortened the garage to not open all the way i think, but we have a small car up there so the garage doesn't hit it.

We really like it, we've had it for about 10 years I believe. Nothing to complain about.

[libertyforall1776]

That's during his modification, look at the final pics, and there is none...

Take another look at the pic. He has the tracks and opener angled up.

[libertyforall1776]

FYI, the LS1Tech guy replied saying

"It's called a high lift conversion. I unfortunately had to also convert from an extension spring setup to a torsion spring setup. If you already have a torsion spring setup, then it's pretty simple. Here's a website listing how to do it and what you'll need.

http://ddmgaragedoors.com/diy-instructions/garage-door-high-lift-conversion.php

Just do a search for garage door high lift conversions."

[Toasty]

They make 'side mount' openers that mount directly on the garage wall, and attach onto the torsion bar.

It's a crappy picture, but here it is:

Liftmaster model 3800 RJO sidemount garage door opener | Liftmaster Garage Door Part 3800

[TonyNo]

Menards has those. Not that one, but similar.

[Toasty]

Menards has those. Not that one, but similar.

Yeah, they should carry the Wayne Dalton version, which puts the motor in the middle of the door

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Drive-Torquemaster-Garage-Door-Opener/dp/B000KKVHVG]Amazon.com: I Drive Torquemaster Garage Door Opener: Home Improvement[/ame]

[libertyforall1776]

I think I have a bigger project, since in my case it's one garage door for a two-car opening. So I would have to either make two separate doors, or do extra work up above for the bigger door... What a pain in the butt.