Learn Me: 2 Post lift positioning in garage

Hi folks,

I have an opportunity to install a 2 post baseplate lift in my garage (can't get clear floor, not enough height)

Garage is 24 deep x 30 wide, 3 bays, 7' tall x 8' wide doors on either side with the center door being 9' x 9' .  9x9 door is a high lift with a jackshaft opener and only 3" off the ceiling, approx 10' tall when opened so plenty of room for the columns.  Most cars could be lifted with the overhead door open.  

Interior dimensions trim off about a foot, so figure 23' deep.  

Should I position my lift dead nuts center in the garage?  Cheat it toward the front or back?

Considered offsetting it slightly to one side of the 9x9 bay since I really want to get 2 cars in the garage at all times and dont want to move around the lift if I dont have to.  I dont know how much i will hate this decision.  

Use case is pretty varied, decent amount of passenger cars, but the occasional truck (231" F150) or SUV.  Also considering getting an E350 van (216 or 236" long depending on extended or standard length)

Do the lifts with symmetrical arms want to be centered on the length of the vehicle?   That would tell me to put the lift dead center in the garage.  I consider an F150 Supercrew and an E250 van to be pretty symmetrical front to back regarding the center of mass.   

I'm not gonna need to pull engines out of full size vehicles every week so access in front is not a super huge concern. Would be nice enough to have enough room to walk around.  

Thoughts?  Suggestions?

I put mine right inside one door.  Closer to the door than the lift company wanted to allow to be honest so I had to install it myself instead.   My thought process is I didnt want it dead middle of my garage then having things pile up in front and behind.   I always want to be forced/motivated to keep the path between lift and door clear and I want to maximize the rest of the space I have.   I have 2 doors and a lift in front of each (one 2 post one mid rise) so unless I somehow strand a car on each lift I have room to get in and out of one or the other doors.

My shop years ago had a  2. Post lift that worked great for import cars , but when I wanted to do the brakes on my truck  I found  out the the shop door would not roll down with the truck on the lift.

So think about what is the largest car/truck  you might own and plan for that.....

My shop is 37' deep, so I had the luxury of installing the hoist  far enough in that I can have a vehicle in the hoist bay with the doors wide open and the shop door closed.  You may not have that luxury at 25' deep.

The asymmetrical lifts still need the weight of the vehicle balanced on the lift. The arms are asymmetrical make it easier to place the arms without having to roll the car forward to swing the front arms in, and then roll the car back into place.  You're NOT placing the vehicle weight off-center.

My shop has a 16' ceiling, so I was able to position my Bend-Pak XPR-10A pretty much anywhere. I choose to put it centered with the back door, 12' away from it. With the front door inline with the lift and rear door, I can pull vehicles (with or without trailers) all the way through and position them with their CG between the columns. 

Helps with parking, too - put one vehicle up the lift, park another under it, and a 3rd behind that one.  

Put the car where you want it and place the lift according.