Owners manual

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POISON SPYDER CUSTOMS INST-14-13-020_A • TJ Rear Stinger Tire Carrier 2
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 5/8-18 Grade 8 hex head cap screws, 5/8” flat
washers and 5/8-18 lock nuts to attach the Rear Stinger
to the Lower Mount Plate, through the tabs and bushings.
Tighten the 5/8” 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 slightly adjust the Upper Corner
Mounts to allow the bushings to swing easily into the tabs.
Test for proper fitment with the supplied hitch pins and cotter
pins. Once everything is satisfactorily aligned, tighten the
hardware for the Upper Corner Mounts. Remove the hitch
pins and fold the Rear Stinger back down.
11. Roll your spare tire onto the Rear Stinger and lay it
down with the outside of the wheel facing down. Push the
tire against the tire stop on the Rear Stinger.
12. Place the 3-way Spare Tire Strap over the spare
tire, with the two lower ends (with metal mounting tabs)
draped over each side of the tire, and the upper end (with
the ratchet mechanism) draped over the end of the tire that
is farthest from the Jeep.
13. Use the supplied 7/16-14 X 1 Gr8 Hex Head Cap
Screws, flat washers and lock nuts to secure each of the
metal mounting tabs of the 3-Way Spare Tire Strap to the
corresponding tabs on each side of the Rear Stinger. Do
not fully tighten this hardware yet.
14. Pass the upper strap of the 3-Way Spare Tire Strap
through the small loop at the upper end of the Rear Stinger,
then back through the buckle.
15. Adjust the three straps until, when tight, the center
ring is located near the center of the tire. Once the strap is
adjusted correctly, and tightened, finish by tightening the
hardware that attaches the two lower straps to the tabs on
the Rear Stinger.
16. Test operation by folding the Rear Stinger, with tire
mounted, upward and installing the hitch pins into each
Upper Corner Mount. Insert the hairpin cotter pins into the
holes in each hitch pin to keep them in place while in use.
Congratulations, you have completed the installation
of your Poison Spyder Rear Stinger Tire Carrier!