Owners manual

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POISON SPYDER CUSTOMS INST-14-66-010_A • TJ-YJ TrailGate™ 2
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INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
1. Park vehicle on a level surface and set the emergency
brake. You will want to wear eye protection beyond this
point in time.
2. Remove the spare tire and stock tailgate, if present.
Fold back carpet so that it is out of the way, exposing the
shetmetal of the Jeep’s body tub, just inside of the tailgate
on each side.
3. Remove the OE inside latch mechanism. Retain the
two lower bolts, they will be used later.
4. Install one of the provided Tub-Side Cable Brackets
using the two lower bolt locations and OE hardware
from the removal of the latch mechanism in the previous
step. Make sure the flange with the single hole is pointed
upward, as shown in Figure 2.
5. The other Tub-Side Cable Bracket will need to
be installed on the opposite (passenger side) wall of the
Jeep’s interior. There are no existing holes for this, so you
will be installing the two supplied 5/16 nut-serts. Use a
measuring tape and fine tip felt marker to measure the
placement of the two existing bolt locations on the driver
side, and mirror them to the passenger side. Measure the
distance up from the floor, and in from the edge of the
tailgate opening, for both holes. Mark or center-punch the
two hole locations.
6. Use the procedure outlined in the Nut-sert Install
Tool Instructions to install the two 5/16-18 nut-serts in the
locations marked in the previous step. Use a 17/32” bit
for the final hole size before installing the nut-serts.
7. Use the provided 5/16-18 SS button head cap
screws to attach the remaining Tub-Side Cable Bracket
where the nut-serts were installed in the previous step.
Coat the threads of the screws with anti-sieze compound
before threading them in.
8. Next, the lower portion of the TrailGate™, also
known as the Tramp Stamp™, is installed. Begin by
holding the Tramp Stamp™ up against the Jeep’s body
tub, on the horizontal surface below the tailgate opening.
Visually align it so that it is centered between the edges
of the tailgate opening, with the top edge of the Tramp
Stamp™ flush with the bottom of the tailgate opening.
9. Use a center-punch or fine-tip felt marker to mark
the two outer-most hole locations at either end of the Tramp
Stamp™, then set the Tramp Stamp™ aside.
10. Use the procedure outlined in the Nut-sert Install
Tool Instructions to install 1/4-20 nut-serts in the four
locations marked in the previous step. Be very careful
when drilling these first four holes, to make sure the bit
doesn’t “walk” from your mark. Use a 25/64” bit for
the final hole size before installing the nut-serts. When
installing these first four nut-serts, it is very important to try
to keep the nut-sert from leaning away from the hole center
as you crush the nut-sert into place.