Installation instruc tio ns – Poison Spyder REAR STINGER TIRE CARRIER User Manual

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INSTALLATION INSTRUC

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Poison Spyder Customs • REAR STINGER TIRE CARRIER INSTALL

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BEFORE YOU BEGIN
The bare steel components of the Rear Stinger

Tire Carrier kit should be powder coated or

painted prior to installation. If powder coating,

be sure to not install the urethane bushings until

AFTER the parts have been powder coated, but

make sure the coater masks the inside of the

bushing cavities as the thickness of the powder

coat may make installation of the bushings

difficult.
If painting the components, thoroughly wash and

prep the bare metal components, then apply

a quality metal-etching primer, followed by the

paint color of your choice.
Remove the existing tire carrier and rear bumper

prior to beginning this install. The removal

procedure of any existing rear bumper is not

included in these instructions. Retain the OE

bolts that thread into the bottom of the Jeep’s

frame to hold the OE bumper on. They will be

re-used.
These instructions assume that Poison Spyder

Crusher Corners™ have already been installed.

INSTALL PROCEDURE
1. Park vehicle on a level surface and set the

emergency brake. You will want to wear eye

protection beyond this point.

2. Install the Lower Mount Plate to the Jeep’s

rear frame/cross member using the supplied

stainless steel flat head cap screws, flat

washers and lock nuts. Use the hole

locations that correspond to existing holes in

the Jeep’s frame. Use the OE hardware in

the two bolt locations along the bottom of the

Lower mount Plate, at the underside of each

frame rail.

3. Note that several of the hole locations do

not have a corresponding hole through the

Jeep’s frame. Use the drill motor and 3/8”

drill bit to drill through the frame at these

locations, using the Lower Mount Plate as

your drill guide. Before you begin to drill,

check behind the frame cross member at

each hole location to make sure it is clear

of any wires or other components. The fuel

tank is located in this area, be careful when

drilling not to punch through to the fuel tank.

4. Apply some paint to the bare metal around

the edges of the new holes just drilled, to

discourage rust.

5. Install the remaining stainless steel flat

head cap screws, washers and lock nuts into

the new hole locations.

6. Install the Upper Corner Mounts to the

upper rear corners of the Jeep. Note that

the countersunk hole locations in the Upper

Corner Mounts correspond with existing

mounting hardware for your Crusher

Corners. Remove the existing hardware

from these holes, and use the supplied 3/8-

16 X 1 stainless steel button head cap screws

with flat washers and lock nuts to secure the

Upper Corner Mounts. Leave this hardware

loose until after installing the Rear Stinger.

7. Install the urethane bushings into each

of the four bushing sleeves on the Rear

Stinger assembly. Push the narrow end of

the bushing into the sleeve until the wider

flange is seated against the edge of the

sleeve tube. Put two bushing halves into

each sleeve tube, one from each side. You

may need to carefully use a rubber mallet to

tap the bushings into the sleeves.

8. Note that there are two THIN wall inner

bushing sleeves and two THICK wall inner

bushing sleeves. Insert the thin wall inner

bushing sleeves into the lower bushings in

the Rear Stinger. Insert the thick wall inner

bushing sleeves into the upper bushings.

You may need to carefully use a rubber

mallet to tap the inner bushing sleeves into

the bushings.

9. Insert the lower bushings of the Rear

Stinger into the bushing tabs on the Lower

Mount Plate. Do this with the upper end of

the Rear Stinger resting on the floor. Use the

1/2-13 Grade 8 hex head cap screws, 1/2”

flat washers and 1/2-13 lock nuts to attach

the Rear Stinger to the Lower Mount Plate,

through the tabs and bushings. Tighten the

1/2” hardware enough to secure the Rear

Stinger but leave it slightly loose enough to

allow the Stinger to swing up and down.

10. Fold the Rear Stinger upward, until the

upper bushings meet the mounting tabs in

the Upper Corner Mounts. You may need to