Project #3 - Jacking up the Car

Yeah, we are out of sequence, but I think this deserves its own blog. Just how do you get a Boxster in the air? It's pretty simple, actually.

Porsche supplied the Boxster with four "traditional" jacking points. They are located several inches behind the front wheels, and inches in front of the rear wheels... just inside the rocker sill. Get down on your hands and knees to find them (see arrows in pic).

You can easily get a floor jack under the car with stock suspension to get the car into the air. Once up, there are several places to put the jack stands to ensure the car stays up in the air. I always use the strong areas of the frame where the suspension mounts. Whatever you do, use multiple systems (floor jacks, wood blocks, jack stands, wheels, etc...) to make sure the car won't come down. I won't go under my car unless it has at least four jack stands firmly in place, and a jack in the raised position!

Once you get used to jacking up with the factory points, you can also use a single-point rear jacking location. In this pic, you can see it located (red dot) several feet forward from the muffler. It is pretty obvious once you see it in person (notice how I threw the tire under the raised car for additional security in case the car falls off the stands):

In stock configuration, jacking the car up is easy. Once you lower the car with race suspension, it's a bitch. Trust me.

- Mike