Height Of Defender with Rack
 

Hi Guys,

I am about to reconstruct the 'thing' I call a garage,so will be putting in a new up n over door.

Can anyone help with the near enough height of a Defender with 50mm lift,and basket type(hannibal)roofrack fitted?

This will help me sizing the clear opening I need.

If any of you have direct experince of an up n over door that allows a rack and roof tent to go in I would be gratful for this height too.

Thanks guys.

Hi Tony

The 90 has a 1 inch lift and a Safety Devices rack with a Hannibal roof tent mounted at about the same height as a Hannibal rack - quite low - running currently on 265/75/16 s BFG Muds (31.9 in high) and its 7ft 4 unladen to the highest point on the roof tent.

So add another inch or 2 with a 2 inch lift - more if you are using 255/85/16 or other taller tyres.

Id make the garage/door as tall as you can - its nice to have some room to work on the rack/roof tent in the winter - your looking at an 8ft door I guess as a minimum.

watch out with the square Defender and up and over doors, as they need clearance to swing in - normally where your roof/tent will be unless your garage is extra long - much better to us a sectioned track and roller door if possible, though they are more expensive.

I can park our Disco so its spare tyre is 1 inch from the sectioned roller door and it will still clear the roof when raised - if I had an up and over I wouldnt be able to close it.

Hope that helps

Hi,
Just been outside with my tape as I was just thinking about this as well.
My 110 is on 235/85 16s with the standard commercial rear springs (new) and heavy duty fronts for the winch which lift it at least 25-50mm and a old style galvanised box roof rack and that gives 2.25m at the rear and 2.35m at the front.
Luckily i can see the front of the roof rack through the sun roof so can see what i'm hitting.
Cheers

Thanks and Funy Story
 

Many thanks Guys for teriffic respose. Looks like 8 ft or 2.4m it is then depending on which side of the pond I build on. As its in Spain I better stick with SI units even though I'm a Pom!

In 1994 I lived in Oman and bought a brand new Disco 1 (most nimble and able desert car I ever owned if driven well). Anyway,Ranulph Feinnes and Nicholas Clapp had just spent a winter expedition in the southern desert looking for archaological evidence for the Biblical city of Ubar et al.For the trek they had had a very nice half roof rack designed by the local LR agent(Yes all their vehicles were LRs) that carried two spare jerries and a wheel.
I bought on of these to the great amusement of my neighbours who,because of the baggage on the roof nicknamed me 'The Refugee From Kuwait.

A few months later my wife was out on a long range and very expensive shopping expedition and tried to drive the rig into a underground carpark!!!

End of roofrack,end of gutters,end of story!!!