Poison Spyder YJ BOLT-ON REAR DEFENDER FLARES - Manual (Page 2)

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the center of the wheel at full up-travel of the
Jeep’s suspension.
• In most configurations there will be easy
access to the back side (inside of the Jeep’s
body tub) to install the flat washer and lock nut.
On some installations, where the flare is placed
in a non-stock location, such as with stretched
wheelbases or in a “highline” configuration, the
back-side of the mounting hole might not be
easily accessible, as it may be inside a cavity
between inner and outer sheet metal layers
of the Jeep’s tub. In these cases you may
consider using a hole saw to drill an access
hole through the inner layer of sheet metal, to
install the washer and nut. Alternatively you
may consider installing a 3/8-16 “nut-sert” at
these hole locations. These nut-serts may
be purchased from Poison Spyder or through
your local Fastenal or other industrial hardware
dealer.
• De-burr and paint any bare metal that has
been exposed during the installation process,
prior to final installation of the DeFender™
Flare. This includes all of the bolt holes and
any inner sheetmetal access holes that were
drilled. This will help deter rust.
• Poison Spyder does not recommend
installing the Bolt-On DeFender™ Flares
directly to the Jeep’s tub without full corner
protectors. that are at least 1/8” thick. Any
hits taken on the trail by the rigid DeFender
Flares will potentially damage the Jeep’s body
tub if the Flares are bolted directly to it rather
than to a full plate steel (or aluminum) corner
protector. This warning also extends to Poison
Spyder and other manufacturer’s similar “Trail
Corners”, which do not extend to the area
behind the flare, and still leave the DeFender™
Flare bolted only to the Jeep’s tub.