Abgreenbank Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 Looking to get a covered trailer for the new toy, the minimum door height appears to be an issue if you want to drive into a trailer with side opening doors (so you open the car door and trailer side doors to get out). Any guesses to the height from bottom of the door to the ground? regards ab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenwhyte Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 Struggle to see the issue - I’ve used a covered trailer previously and the door height never came into it…..🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abgreenbank Posted April 4 Author Report Share Posted April 4 Woodford rl500. 250mm. Problem me thinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LotusLeftLotusRight Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 Do you mean the distance from the trailer floor to the top of the trailer sill? If it’s tight, you could always add a scaffolder’s plank either side to drive up and on to. In fact when my old Lotus was taken away in a covered trailer it had integrated ramps as well. Take a look: By the way, what do you need the trailer for? Emira GT4 race car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenwhyte Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 32 minutes ago, Abgreenbank said: Woodford rl500. 250mm. Problem me thinks Ah I see what you mean now - the height of the lip on the door up to the underside of the Emira opened door. Yeah I can what you mean there……maybe this trailer type isn’t designed for low-slung sports cars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abgreenbank Posted April 4 Author Report Share Posted April 4 No GT4, just don’t want to put lots of motorway miles on it and my new towing vehicle arrives next week… defender 90 P400 Good idea, one of the trailer manufacturers has suggested the floor height compared to side sills can be raised with aluminium blocks, but still want to be sure, I have asked info from Lotus customer care, ie pop into the factory open a door and measure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimH Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 Does this help at all? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abgreenbank Posted April 4 Author Report Share Posted April 4 Thanks, seen this already and gussed that at the door hinge the min ht is circa 145mm and the height appears to increase as the door angles slightly up the further aft you measure think I might need 2 scaffolding planks each side😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAWS Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 From the ground It's ~200mm at the front of the door rising to ~300mm to the rear. The 200mm element would probably not be an issue so I'd say if you had to clear 250mm you'd be safe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LotusLeftLotusRight Posted April 4 Report Share Posted April 4 Maybe one plank, or similar, on the driver’s side only, would create an angle which would lift the lower driver’s door edge over the trailer sill when opened? I am sure you will find a simple solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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