Lift placement in shop

[stangman39]

I'm trying to think of the best place to place a 2 post lift in my shop.
It is 40'wide by 50'long
Attached are 2 pics.
I'd like to also build a loft somewhere on the back wall in the future.
I have an existing 600sqft garage that this new shop is jointed with so I also have a man door into the old shop to consider.
I'm thinking it will be best so a car can be rolled or driven in the far door and straight into the lift area (I had first thought maybe put it at an angle).
With the above in mind I'm thinking the best place is where all the parts/boxes are in the pics...behind the black Fairlane.

I appreciate the thoughts and comments.

 

[dbabicky]

I agree, put it where the Fairlane is. Just leave enough room in front, behind, and around the vehicle on the lift so you can work on it.

 

[JKady]

Where the fairlane is would be perfect, straight access from the door, if you back a car in on the lift you've got ample room to remove an engine (no fighting getting the cherry picker around the front of the car). Make it's far enough away from the walls that you can comfortably pull a rear axle shaft out of a vehicle on the lift, I've worked in shops where this wasn't taken into consideration.

 

[DodgeMech]

Where the fairlane is would be perfect, straight access from the door, if you back a car in on the lift you've got ample room to remove an engine (no fighting getting the cherry picker around the front of the car). Make it's far enough away from the walls that you can comfortably pull a rear axle shaft out of a vehicle on the lift, I've worked in shops where this wasn't taken into consideration.

i can imagine that would be a ****** way to find out...car on rack, all tore down, pull shaft out and ****...it hit the wall...

well bubba, the **** do we do now? haha

 

[BobRae]

i can imagine that would be a ****** way to find out...car on rack, all tore down, pull shaft out and ****...it hit the wall...

well bubba, the **** do we do now? haha

You add a wheel kit and move the lift a few feet

 

[stangman39]

Thanks for the help and confirmation all!
Yes, good advise for enough room to pull an axle! I didn't think of that!
Have a great weekend.

 

[cj7jeep81]

My shop has a similar layout. I'm planning on putting the lift 13 or 14' from one of the doors, centered in the bay. I had thought about putting it more towards the back like you are thinking, but had some concerns about that. I plan on using the shop for working on long term projects, as well as day to day stuff (oil changes, tire rotation, etc). I'm worried that if the lift is in the back, stuff will pile up in front of it, and I don't want to have to spend an hour jockeying stuff out of the way just to get to my lift.

Edit-also, by putting the lift in the front, that allows me to put a longer term project behind it, that if I need to put on the lift, I can just roll forward and I'm there.

 

[stangman39]

That's a good point too. I'll have to think about that.
I'm planning to get some dollys like GoJaxs if I need to move cars around.
I think having access to both bays to unload a car if I want to back my car trailer in leans me more towards the lift in the back.