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The larger concern isn't how much weight the frunk can handle; it's how you will get the safe in and out without seriously injuring your back.
You can't use safe and proper lifting technique unless you're rather short. You need to squat low, and the front bumper gets in the way of your bending knees such that you can't reach into the frunk to grab what you want to lift. I had a cooler with two cases of beer and ice in the frunk and couldn't squat properly, so I did the stupid "bend at the waist and then straighten up" lift.
I lift weights 3-4 days a week, so it's not as though the 50-60 pounds was the problem; I use heavier dumbbells in each hand for bench presses. The problem was the strain on the back. Midway through the lift, I knew it was a mistake and felt my lower back muscles tweak. This was a cooler with handles, not a safe in a box with no good grip.
For a week, it hurt just taking a seat and standing up with regular chairs much less going down into the Boxster and then rising out.
My advice is to pick up the safe with a vehicle that isn't so low. If that isn't possible, be very, very careful and deliberate in how you do the lifting.
DBear
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