Can I lower the height of the pullup bar? My basement ceiling is only 7 feet exact.
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Sorry but the bar itself cannot be lowered. try a doorway pull up bar, I got a multi grip one on Craigslist for 20$
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We too have a 10' ceiling and ours comes down about a foot. If I had the option, I'd probably bring it down another 6" or so, but it does just fine up there. It's a nice piece.
1262328
Not familiar with your pull-up bar, but I have attached these to a pull-up bar on my squat rack.Functionally they work, BUT they do drop you 7-8 inches lower, so you may need to lift yourlegs to clear the floor.
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You really don't want this thing coming down. 10 is a good number and won't weaken a 2x6 (or greater) ceiling joist. I threw out the lag bolts that they supplied and replaced them with 3 inch long 1/4" diameter lags. What they supply is useless for a garage with a finished ceiling. You have 5/8" sheetrock, then 3/4" firring strips(not good for holding this lift up at all). Considering that the 2 inch lags they supply have a head plus the bracket thickness, that leaves you with less than 5/8" of penetration into the stud. That is stupid dangerous in my opinion. I have 2 of these lifts installed, one is heavily loaded and has been up there for a month now. You really really really want to read the installation instructions from various customers before buying (I did). I also posted what I did.
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My basement is only 7 feet which I think is more than adequate. I have it hanging from an I beam which lowers it even more and I still have no issues.
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I have mine installed in a garage with 14 ft ceiling and it works. When fully lowered the pull rope however is probably 5 feet off the floor however. So if you're short that may be a concern.
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The bar is pretty much right under the joist. If you used the grips instead of the bar you might be able to depending on where its mounted. Mine is mounted in the garage ceiling joist so I have extra room above the joist. If it's mounted in the basement on a floor joist I don't thing you would be able to do it. Also, unless you're using perfect form, you may have issues as well. I think once a person got fatigued and their form starts to waiver they may start going forward too much and face plant the joist.
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Yes, you can raise it to 8" or so from the top, and lower it nearly to the floor. Pretty easy to do, just takes an Allen wrench and 10-15 minutes of time.
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You could if the bar is the right length...I believe you can do a 6 ft bar minimum...I did a 7 ft barbell Olympic size and it's not too big if that's a concern
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Paul, This bar has plenty of room for you. I installed in out basement with 9' ceilings and works great. Hope this helps. Mark
963541
You could lift from below floor level but you will still be limited to the lift height. You might be able to add a pulley or winch to increase the total lift height but this would take welding these ad dons to the frame in some way
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The floor joists in my basement are on 16" centers. Unless you grip the neutral bars at the very end, you shouldn't have a problem hitting your head on one of the joists. This pull up bar is very solid and easy to install. My only complaint is the knurling on the grip areas isn't very deep and the black paint makes them hard to grip well. I purchased the Gamma overgrip wrap and wrapped it tightly around the grip areas. It worked well. It is available on Amazon. I hope this information helps in your purchase decision.
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I measured 85 3/4". Obviously you need another 12+" above that to use the chin-up bar without smashing your head into the ceiling. For some reason I didn't have that foresight when I built mine in my 87" high basement. Dohhh. So my first workout on this was carrying it out of the basement. Otherwise this is a nice sturdy rack.
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It works well...the issues is how high is your pull up bar? if you can adjust or easily lower it to about 6 ft, the attachments works fine, plus you can use it on the floor upside down to do push ups and so forth.
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Not sure how you would anchor it to your ceiling. It comes with door anchors that may be useful for that. I throw it around a chin-up bar installed in a doorway which kind of mimics lat pull downs. This is an amazingly useful set and the number of excercises you can do with it are pretty limitless.
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No the bar for pull ups and chin ups is on the back of the tower and extends outward about 6 inches. I do my pull ups and chin ups facing in to the stand though. If you chose to do them facing outward I could see it being an issue.
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I had the same concern when I bought this machine. Our ceiling in our gym is only 7'6" but I still have more than the width of my hand above my head when I'm on the machine. I'm 5'11". Hope that helps.