Seeking wisdom from those who have installed a lift

A few tips from my own experience...

- make sure the lift is inline with the bay door, so you can drive straight in and straight out
- it's hard to tell from the pics, but you may have an issue with those overhead lights being in the path of a vehicle that is going up on the lift
- where is your compressor? You'll want the lift to be close-ish to it
- what's the average length of vehicle you'll be working on? 18' or so? measure out the distance on the floor and make sure you have 3' from the end wall. That way you'll have room around all sides of the car.
- depending on your pant size, leave enough room on either side of the posts to get around the lift when the arms are in the air
-imagine you have a vehicle on the lift and it's not moveable (like your in the middle of a brake job) and you need to unload your trailer. But you can't move the car. I would keep the bay with the gantry clear for that reason.

Good luck. You'll love it and won't regret it.