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I don't know much about '05 Boxsters, but if yours has height-adjusting collars on each spring, the corners could be adjusted to yield as much as the difference you mentioned.

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So there are height adjusting collars on 987s?

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Maybe the '05 Boxster doesn't have height-adjusting collars on the Boxster either.

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Adjust collars as some porsches do

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Caymans don't have height-adjusting collars as some Porsches do, so side-to-side measures should be very close.

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I'd called my dealer about scheduling a visit to check front.

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I don't know much about '05 Boxsters, but if yours has height-adjusting collars on each spring, the corners could be adjusted to yield as much as the difference you mentioned.

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So there are height adjusting collars on 987s?

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Maybe the '05 Boxster doesn't have height-adjusting collars on the Boxster either.

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Adjust collars as some porsches do

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Caymans don't have height-adjusting collars as some Porsches do, so side-to-side measures should be very close.

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I'd called my dealer about scheduling a visit to check front.

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POST 1Original post

Is there such a thing as a ride height adjustment as part of an alignment on 987 (specifically 2005 Boxster). I'd called my dealer about scheduling a visit to check front. The driver side is about 0.5" to 1" lower to the ground than the right side. It seems to vary in that range after driving and coming back to the garage (level floor). Service advisor said that it would need an alignment; $300. Does this seem right? I do have PASM, but it didn't come up in the discussion. Someone else suggested it may be programmable via PIWIS (or what ever the new diagnostic system is called).

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there is no adjustment for ride height in a standard suspension. check around and see if anything else is broken moved, or bent.

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All cars I know have a variance side to side, in that range. Reconsider the $300 alignment (which should have no effect).

POST 4Original post

Did you actually measure to come up with .5" - 1" difference, or just eyeball it? Eyeballing "measures" seem to over-estimate the difference. Secondly, are you sure the difference varies; - sometimes being about .5" and sometimes about 1". Caymans don't have height-adjusting collars as some Porsches do, so side-to-side measures should be very close. Mine are within 1/16", both front and back. I don't know much about '05 Boxsters, but if yours has height-adjusting collars on each spring, the corners could be adjusted to yield as much as the difference you mentioned.

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Measured 0.5"-1" Hi Jim, Yes, the difference is measured from ground to the fenders. It seems to vary after being driven. The first time I measured it after noticing it visually it was a 1" difference in the front from left to right. The next time I measured it, it was 0.5" difference which I thought was odd it would vary so much. I did measure on level ground (garage). So there are height adjusting collars on 987s? Or could it be a PASM feature?

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Maybe the '05 Boxster doesn't have height-adjusting collars on the Boxster either. The 911s had a metal ring (collar) at each spring. When turned, they raised or lowered the corner for corner balancing. When we got the car about as well balanced as we could, the fender lips would usually be at different heights side to side. Mine were usually about .5" different, but I've seen some with greater differences. My guess is that you should look further into that much side-to-side difference.

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