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[Roger2561]

Hi all - I have a garage door opening of 8ft tall.  I want to put in an overhead garage door but all I have for clearance is about 5 inches.  How does one go about installing a garage door with so little headroom space in which to work?  Thanks for the help.  Roger 

[RSI]

They make low clearance door tracks. I am not sure how low they can go but they should have it in the specs for them.

[Roger2561]

RSI - Thanks.  I'll look them up to see if they'll work for us.  Roger

[mlappin]

Adding a garage door opener will be the tough part I imagine, maybe they have those in low clearance as well?

[Cabo]

5" of clearance will be tough.  I think we have done them before with 8".  You should be able to order a door 7'9" if that will give you enough room.  Give Overhead Door a call or check at LaValleys.  Both are very knowledgable.

[RSI]

It looks like it can be done but not with torsion springs. The kits I saw said 9-1/2" for torsion or 4-1/2" for extension springs.

I would think a side mount opener would work.