Asymmetric Lift Distance from Front Wall

[UnSub45]

I need some feedback from current owners of asymmetric lifts. My floor gets poured in the next few days and we are doing piers. To keep this short I need to keep the lift as close to the front of the garage as possible. I am looking at a Bendpak 10ac. Bendpack calls for 12' from the front wall which they claim will give 3' walking distance in front of the car. I will be lifting mostly 60's muscle cars, but also a midsize truck (06 Tacoma). Can current owners comment on their distance and if you could have gone closer.

Thanks!

 

[bluesman2a]

I have a 24' interior space, based on the recommendation from a friend, I had them mount mine about 2' FORWARD of the centerline on the shop. I believe this was about 9-10' off the wall.

You want it a bit forward, for dealing with trucks, so the bed doesn't hit your doors.

 

[67 455 Bird ragtop]

My garage is 30' deep. What I did was measured my F150 from the front door edge to the tail gate and added two feet. This put the center of my posts 16 feet from the rear door and 14 feet from the front wall. I also had my concrete guy dig down 2 inches to give a total of 6 " where my posts will be.

Basically 16 feet from garage front, 18 inches on either side of that line (front to back) and 7 feet left and right from the center of the bay. This should give me ample support for my lift and plenty of room all around.

At least that is my plan. I'll find out when my garage is done.

 

[UnSub45]

With the asymmetric I was hoping to be able to only go back 10' from the front wall and still have room for a 30" workbench in front of it. Not sure If I can work this out.

I am going to have them make the pads 2' x 4' so I will have some room to work with when I eventually get the lift.

I have plenty of room behind the lift (garage is 27') but I need to say close the front wall for other reasons.

 

[5wndwcpe]

Get the footprint of the lift you want to use and figure out your floorplan based on all of the worst case scenarios for placement, (as far forward as you're willing to go, as far back, over...etc.) and have your piers sized to that. I'm doing radiant heat in my floor and had planned on working the tubing around the area where the lift bases will be anchored. Like you, I don't know exactly where the lift will be, so I planned on having a little fudge factor built in. After getting the specs form the Mohawk website, I realized I hadn't factored in enough fudge in my initial design. I had allowed more than enough width, but not enough length. This is one area where doing your homework really pays.