How to Porsche 911 997 Coilover Suspension Install

Using one of the REAR factory jack points. Jack up vehicle and place a jack stand under the front jack points.

Carefully position the jack stand to correctly contact that jack point of the vehicle

Repeat this procedure on opposite side of vehicle.

The Porsche Factory jack points are designed for pin top style jack pads. While a normal jack will work, the pin top ones are the safest to use and safest for the vehicle.

Using a low profile jack, center the jack directly in front of the engine and using chassis cross member, lift vehicle and place jack stands on rear jack points.

Photo #1 is 991 Cross Member

Photo #2 is 997.2 Cross Member

Photo 3 Shows a Cayman/Boxster rear jack point with optional jacking block.

Place a solid jack stand under the 4 jack points located near each respective wheel.

Measure the height of your current ride with Techart springs, and marked the strut hat nuts locations in the front. This will give you an idea of where you would want to set the car.

Next, pull off the fronts.

Reassembled the hats to the new Bilsteins.

Front installed and tightened up.

Moved on to the rear, which is a simpler job. Removing the rear strut.

Unbolting the rear hats from the inside.

Comparing new Bilstein vs stock.

New rear Bilstein installed.