Installation instruc tions – Poison Spyder JK FRONT CRUSHER FLARES User Manual

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INSTALLATION

INSTRUC

TIONS

Poison Spyder Customs • JK FRONT CRUSHER FLARES INSTALL

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7. Mark where extra mounting holes will need

to be drilled. These are shown in Figure 12.

FIGURE 12

Use a fine tip felt marker to mark the holes. If

your Jeep has black paint, as our test vehicle

did, use a silver or gray marker to show up

against the dark paint.

FIGURE 13

8. Remove the Crusher Flare from the Jeep.

You’ll now see the marks you made for drilling

the extra mounting holes.

FIGURE 14

9. Use an auto-punch or a center punch with

small hammer to punch a pilot mark into the

center of each of the hole marks you made.

If you use a hammer and punch, be careful

not to strike the punch too hard, as the sheet

metal is thin and bends easily.

FIGURE 15

10. Drill a pilot hole at each drill mark using a

1/4” bit. Note that two of the hole marks will

land on the edge bead of the sheet metal.

You must be especially careful when starting

to drill these two holes, as the bit will want

to walk off of the bead. Hold the drill so that

the bit is angled directly into the edge of the

bead, wherever it happens to be along the

curvature of the bead, in order to prevent

walking.

FIGURE 16

Once all of the pilot holes are drilled, switch

to the 3/8” bit and re-drill each hole out to its

final size. Be careful when drilling, as the

larger bit may want to grab the thin sheet

metal and deform it. After the holes are

drilled, apply some touch-up paint or clear

coat to the bare metal of the hole edges to

protect them from rust.

11. Pre-Install one of the Lower Sub-Frame

Brackets into the area between the outer

fender sheet metal and the inner tub bracing,

as shown in Figure 17. The Lower Sub-

Frame bracket is designed so that it may