sullivas

I bought a 996 spare collapsible with tools from LA Dismantlers back in 2012 for $350. I had a carry case made for it and it fits in the Frunk quite nicely along side my tire repair kit. I inflated it and installed it, fit was good.

ecostellodo

The boxster spare or 996 spare will not fit cars with the ceramic brakes.

996 on the left, Boxster on the right.





996 on the left, Boxster on the right.

the boxster spare tire has to be tilted to fit in the frunk.

I bought my boxster spare from a dismantler for around $100 dollars. That included the tire, lug nut wrench, aluminum jack, and the foam pad.

Later on I bought the 996 spare for $100 dollars.

Part numbers for the tires I have:
996 tyre 996.362.150.00 5.5 x 16
987 tyre 996.362.130.01 3.5 x 17

Also, the spares are only supposed to be placed on the front.

So, if you have a rear flat, you have to swap a good front tire to the rear and place the spare in front.

997v2cabrio

Does anyone know that if we had a rear flat the Boxster spare could go on the rear, or do you still need to place a front tire on the rear and put the spare on the front?

kellen

Spare tires are only for front. Need to swap. This is for all porsche spares from my reading.

stevepow

Yep. Beats walking or getting a long haul though.

997v2cabrio

Why not just place a spare tire that will fit on the rear and fit in the trunk? Or does that not exist?

Jaye Bass

Kit

kellen

Ebay has the whole kits for $200ish. Where I picked up mine.

stevepow

For the cars that came with spares, the manual says to only use on the front - I don't think it is an issue with fitting - probably an issue with all that engine weight back there on that little tire - just a guess.

997v2cabrio

If thats the case, then why do they have the space saver spares for 5,000 pound sedans? Those don't have a limitation, they can go on the front or rear of those heavy vehicles.

stevepow

Makes you wonder, right?

Minok

I can echo not relying on towing. Towing is the last line of defense short of hiking out.

Driving cross country a decade ago a water hose in a different car came loose and the car dumped its coolant - out near the New Mexico-Texas border up in the northwest corner. Sure AAA was sending a tow truck but it took over 2 hrs for the truck to get there and then an hour for them to tow me up to the service station in New Mexico where I was able to just pour in some new coolant.

I was able to fix the hose - push it back on and tighten it properly - at the side of the road within 10 minutes, and 3 hrs later finally add liquid. Despite being dumped on by a rainstorm while I sat by the side of the road waiting for the tow truck to arrive.

Because I had no spare water, and no way to capture even the water from the rainstorm.
So be prepared - carry some key supplies on long drives. A spare tire and a gallon of distilled water, a spare belt, and tools/patch kits. Because you can get going again MUCH quicker often times, with your own fixes than waiting on a tow.