Looking at getting a 4 post lift

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My garage is 19'2 by 18'. With the cabinets I have on the side, I effectively have 197"(W) by 232"(L) of space to park my cars. I can park two cars inside without any issues.

I am looking at buying a 4 post lift and I have the ceiling height for it. My only issue is with the width of the lift. I am looking at the BendPak HD9-ST or the Challenger CL4P7. My usage for the lift is for both storage and to work on my cars with the addition of a rolling jack. Due to the narrow width of my garage, I am concerned with the space in between the wall and the side of the lift as well as a car I have might be too wide for it(79" with mirror folded in). Basically, I don't want to position the lift so close to the wall that I am not able to work on that side of the lift but at the same time, I don't want it positioned to close to the center, such that, I can't park another vehicle next to it.

Do you think the lift will work in my application?

 

[Chevy-SS]

I think it will be tight, perhaps too tight. I recently built large addition. Below is the plan of the first floor, which included garage. I specifically wanted to be able to fit a 4-post lift and have adequate room on all sides to work on vehicles. You can see the space I allocated for the lift.

I ended up buying a Challenger Q4P09X 9,000lb capacity 4-poster. I love the lift. I also bought two rolling jacks, a 4500lb for the front and a 3500lb for the rear.

Here's a pic of the lift in place: