Maximum Fitness Gear All-In-One Doorway Chin-Up Bar with Ab Exercise Guide

All parts listed in the instructions were included and easy to separate. There are no words in the instructions, only pictures. But it's pretty easy to figure out if you've ever done something like this before. If you've never assembled anything, maybe just get a friend if you're having trouble.The bar is sturdy. I recommend putting the entire thing together with just hand-tightening the nuts first. Then once it's all together, use the included wrench (or your own) to finish tightening the nuts.I weigh about 175 pounds (about 79 kg) and have done lots of pull-ups on it just fine so far. I also hung from it for a while. Sure, it might make you nervous for a bit as it does me, but the bar holds up well. I imagine it just takes some time to get used to.I have a wide door frame, over 34 inches with about 3 inch trim all the way around.I scoured Amazon looking for a bar listed for my door frame dimensions or with a review that mentioned comparable dimensions. Almost every bar is rated for twenty something inches to 32 inches wide door frames. Inside or outside? No one says. Plus, my door frame inside dimensions are 34 inches, so I'm out of luck anyway.This one fits the bill. To help others find this review and bar, here are some keywords.pull up bar fits wide door frame measurements_________________________________________________________PULL UP BAR MEASUREMENTSUse these to help determine if this bar will fit your door.WIDE DOORSThe main bar that goes across the door has ends that are wrapped in foam to protect your door trim. You would want this foam to be on your trim obviously, so it's measurements are important to fitting your doorway.Edge to edge (outside): 41 3/8 inches (about 105 cm)This is also the total length of the bar. If your door opening is wider than this, this bar won't fit at all. In fact, you should probably have at least an inch or so (a couple cm's) on each side.From the inside edges of the foam: 31 3/4 inches (about 81 cm)To properly use this bar, you would want a door frame at least this wide.NARROW DOORSLook at the pics; notice the two grips on the main bar just inside the outermost grips. These are at the back (closest to door) of the U shaped grip areas. If your door frame is narrow, you might be able to place these on your trim and use the bar.Outside measurement: 27 1/8 inches (about 68 cm)Inside measurement: 17 3/4 inches (about 45 cm)In the gap between these pads, the U shaped bar is connected with a bolt and hex head nut. The nut protrudes from the back of the bar, of course; therefore, if your trim would cover that area, the hex nut will almost definitely damage it. If your door frame inner width (the opening) is less than 27 1/8 inches (68 cm) and the outside (edge of trim) measurement is greater than 31 3/4 inches (81 cm), then the U shaped bar hex nut will hit your trim. I've marked this space with a U in the diagram below.VERTICAL SUPPORT BARS AND BOARDThe vertical bars are about 16 1/8 inches (about 41 cm) wide from the outside edges.The back board is 18 inches (about 45 cm) long.All that in a mediocre diagram:A:::::::B--U--C:::::::D---E--------------E---D:::::::C--U--B:::::::AA to A: 41 3/8 inches (105 cm)B to B: 31 3/4 inches (81 cm)C to C: 27 1/8 inches (68 cm)D to D: 17 3/4 inches (45 cm)E to E: 16 1/8 inches (41 cm)U: Where a hex-head nut comes out of the back of the bar, for connecting the U shaped grip bar.________________________________________________________So... what's my assessment?The bar is awesome.If you have a door frame with an opening between 31 3/4 inches and 40 inches (81 cm to 101 cm), use this bar with the outside pads.If you have a door frame with an opening between 17 3/4 inches and 26 inches (45 to 66 cm), use this bar with the inner pads.If your door frame opening is wider than 40 inches (101 cm), you probably won't have enough of the bar on the door trim to really keep it sturdy.If your door frame opening is less than 16 1/8 inches (41 cm), this bar would not fit inside it.If your door frame opening and trim measurements are both between these figures, beware that a nut on the back of the bar may damage your door trim/wall depending on exactly where it lands; measure carefully before purchasing and/or plan accordingly.

FAIRLY IN DEPTH REVIEW----Upon opening the box it smells horribly of cheap Chinese junk. If you've made a few purchases at Harbor Freight you will know what I'm talking about! The smell is pretty bad, but will go away in time.Next, the hardware that is included appears to be made of decent quality steel rather than cheapo pot-metal. BUT, the finish (coating) is very poor and rubs off onto your hands very easily. And in my case had blackened the plastic baggie it came in. One can only hope that this stuff is non-toxic! The instructions state the nuts are 'lock nuts', let me assure you, they are NOT. They are standard nuts and the washers that come with the kit are spring/locking type. I do however wish it included some larger diameter washers to help distribute the weight of the bolt head a little more. I somewhat fear the head slipping through a hole in the tube frame. I will probably go back and add some 3/8" washers under the bolt heads later. The "J" brackets that come with it are well made, but I don't trust the super cheap plastic drywall anchors that they supply to use to mount them. I would recommend either longer screws and go right into some wood studs or get some heavier duty metal anchors.Also, the 'rubber' pads on each end of the support bar that contact the door trim are made of some seriously hard plastic/rubber. They WILL destroy or at least mar the ever lovin' out of your trim if you don't pad them with something. I used some heavy duty closed cell poly-foam. While we're on the subject of the main cross bar, it's length is about 40 3/4". Each of the plastic pads are about 4 1/2" long. The foam hand grips are decent and don't spin around the bar like on my old (and smaller $20) Iron Gym bar.As for the frame tubing itself, it appears well made and strong. But not perfectly bent/drilled, as I found during construction that the geometry of the setup changed a lot after tightening the bolts down. Thus it hangs just a bit crooked in the doorway. Doesn't seem to affect any functionality, but it looks odd.When I tested it for a few sets of pullups in various hand positions it seems to hold well and not flex much. Keep in mind I'm 6' tall and weigh about 225lbs. It had no issues, thus far, with me doing 5 reps in all the different positions.Last but not least, my house is built with 2x4 framing and the thickness of the door with trim is 5 3/4". Overall I think it will work great for what is intended. I guess I made the right choice compared to the Iron Gym Extreme Edition as it would not have fit my doorway as well as this one does. I only wish it was made in America, but all these bars seem to be made in China...oh well.