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Originally Posted by Tervuren
I would recommend asymmetrical.
Cars tend to have a weight bias one way or the other, put the heavy end on the short side of the lift, the light end on the far side of the lift.
This will create a more balanced load than a symmetrical lift.
Especially with FWD cars, or a vintage 911 with it's rear bias.(Park it backwards from the FWD).
I have all front heavy cars, my lift has the short side deep in the garage so I drive in forwards into the lift. With a 911 I would back in.
If I had all 911's I would have installed the lift backwards with the long arms to the back wall of the garage.
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Lots of ways to skin a cat I guess. I'm very happy with the benpack asymmetric. Arms swing forward a bit and expand. Rear heavy car, just pull up a little further. Front heavy car, maybe pull pack a bit. Arms move around to fit several configurations. Also make sure you check the arm height. Some are too high to fit under rockers of low cars. No full jacking up a car so it fits on a lift, if you do it frequently.