6 ft bar? anyone tried using a 6 ft olympic bar with this rack? will it fit?
1037499
Thanks Derek, after measuring between the collars on my 6' I figured I'd be shopping for another bar.
1099389
No, you may get away with a 6 ft bar but it is very tight and probably dangerous, we got a 7 foot bar to use instead
585470
Im 6'4" and it worked for me, I had to put it just below the highest setting for squats. It's a pretty compact, but the black bar at the bottom can actually be removed just by loosening some hand screws. It makes it possible to store the rack as 3 separate narrow pieces if you need to.
1615527
It should fit, maybe even better than my 5' bar. On my bar, the collars start right where the uprights are. I use PVC sleeves to move the plates out so that the bar sits on the rests.
471230
Its gonna depend on how you situate the rack the way i have mine set is no i dont know if you have the rack yet you have to use olympic bars the catchesare far apart
683841
I recommend the 6 ft bar if you're not lifting metric tonnes. If you have the room and need to lift a lot more, go for the 7!
1258288
Hard to say. The inside measurement on a regular olympic bar is 52" and the inside measurement of the 5' bar is 42." Just depends on the width of your rack.
832831
The measurement from the outside of the uprights on this squat rack, where it holds the bar, is 46 3/4". Some people may be taking their measurements from the lower part of the rack which is wider than the upper part. I have a standard 6 foot weight bar and the gripping area is 48" from plate stop to plate stop so, it easily fits on this squat rack. Anything shorter would not. I hope this helped since you got a lot of different answers; some from people who don't own a standard bar.
687106
No, you need at least a 7 foot bar. Sometimes I do use a six foot bar on mine as a second setup when I'm doing 2 exercise circuits (like squats and overhead presses), but the weights on the six foot bar rest inside of the power rack, which isn't ideal by any means.
832833
I just measured the brackets from edge to edge. Their is a total of 48" in spacing. This fits my 7' bar with about 2-3" on both sides. I agree with A. Eckert, that it's probably impossible to rack a 6' bar. Hope this helps.
2108571
No, it only properly works with a full size olympic 7' bar. You may be able to get it to sit, but it won't be safe at all
687105
The 6 foot bar is a little short. The plates will not be outside the rack. I modified my 6 foot standard bar by wrapping duct tape around the bar to stop the plates from moving on the bar.
1695485
Yes, it would be great. My bar is 36" high and it works great. I ordered the higher ones by mistake and had to send them back and get this height.
1171578
Not really no, the uprights are too far apart cuz it is meant for a 7-ft (full Olympic size) barbell. If you used a 6-ft you would have to rest the weight-holding part in the rack, which would be very tricky and probably dangerous with weights on the bar.
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Hi Tamara Ann, my bar was about an inch or half inch too long and I had to trim off the end a bit. The bar I have, had to fit into a 19 1/2" space. This was the only bar I found that worked for me. Hope this info helps you. good luck. Tommy.
1007101
Im 5'11" and it works fine for me. I would think if you are over 6 foot 4 you are going to want a taller rack.
1534578
Do not kow.My bar is 4 inches around. Maybe you might need a different model.