Jack

RS Americas were fitted with one of 2 different types of jack:

• the later “scissor” jack -as seen on the left side of the above image
• the crank handle jack introduced for the 928 per the right side above.

The crank handle jack was used for 928 Porsches from late seventies until late eighties and the scissor jack was used for Porsche models after that - including Boxster, 993 and 996. 911s prior to the 964 Carrerea 2 and Carrerea 4 had the 3/4” square section tubing welded below the rocker which acted as a recepticle for the square cast iron tongue of the 911 crank handle jacks. It appears thatthe early 964s had the crank handle jacks and that somewhere amid the production run of the RSA the jacks changed to the scissor jack in use at least up until the 996 models.

I am working to establish at what point the RSA was fitted with the later jack by canvassing registry members. When (if) I get a definitive answer ... I will update this page of the site.

Crank Handle Jack

The RS America crank handle jack came in its own small custom designed cloth bag - made from the same material as the trunk carpet and held together with two velcro straps. This almost triangular package was kept in place in the front trunk between the spare tyre and the forward bulkhead by a small plastic “shield”. When looking down into the front trunk, if you lift the trunk floor carpet and look just forward of the space-saver spare wheel on the drivers side near the battery, you should see the jack tucked safely behind its shield.

Scissor Jack

The RS America utilized jacking points similar to the 928 in design. Under the car each of the reinforced jacking plates had an elliptical hole in them into which the small dome on the top of the jack fitted perfectly. The intent of this set up was to provide further positive engagement making the jack easier to locate correctly under the car and to reduce the chance of a car slipping off the jack.