Installation instruc tio ns – Poison Spyder CJ FULL WIDTH CONVERSION KIT User Manual

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INSTALLATION INSTRUC

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sockets and ratchet, pry bars, hammers, etc.

(specific wrench sizes are not given)

• Welder and all associated welding and safety

equipment

It is strongly recommended that all welding

be performed by a certified welder. If you are

a beginning welder or not confident in your

welding abilities, DO NOT ATTEMPT the welding

portion of this procedure yourself! Suspension

components are too important to trust to less

than professional welds.

INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
1. Position the Jeep on a level surface. Lift

Jeep with a floor jack and position jack

stands under the frame. Remove front tires.

FIGURE 1

2. Remove the front axle, springs and steering

linkage from the front of the Jeep. Be sure to

cap the brake lines.

FIGURE 2

3. Remove the front shackle hangers. On the

driver side, insert the 1/4” X 5/8” spacer into

the gap between the frame and the steering

box bracket as shown in Figure 3. This is the

space that the shackle hanger used to take

up. Then reinstall the bolts for the steering

box bracket and torque to 75 ft./lbs.

FIGURE 3

4. Remove the rearward spring hangers from

the frame. This step will require either a

torch or a grinder. Remove the welds from

the sides of the frame. Remove the rivets

on the inside of the spring hanger. Clean the

frame of all excess weld material and slag.

FIGURE 4

5. Install the rear outboard brackets. Each

bracket has a “D” or “P” laser-cut into it, as

shown in Figure 5, it to identify it as being

for either the driver or passenger side of the

Jeep.

FIGURE 5

Be sure to use the correct one, as it is