Owners manual

POISON SPYDER CUSTOMS INST-17-13-010_C • JK Body Mounted Tire Carrier 10

43. Pre-Install Any Roto-Pax accessories and/or

Hi-Lift Jack (see notes in steps 60 & 61). Make sure Roto-

Pax units are full, as they will be in normal use.

44. Once the spare tire and any accessories are installed,

close the Tire Carrier and note that the Alignment Cones

in the Latch Plate are most likely not correctly aligned

with their corresponding holes in the Tire Carrier Main

Structure.

There are two adjustments that must be made to perfectly

align the Alignment Cones. To adjust them left to right,

simply shift the Latch Plate left or right, as the bolts

mounting it to the Jeep’s body are in slotted holes, and not

yet fully tightened. The following procedure is for aligning

the holes with the Cones vertically, which is done at the

Adjustment Cams on the Upper Hinge at the other side of

the Tire Carrier.

45. Note that there are hash marks etched into the

Upper Hinge Bracket, with an indexing mark etched

into the Upper Adjustment Cam. The same markings

can be found on the Lower Hinge Bracket and the Lower

Adjustment Cam Nut. Make sure the Upper and Lower

Adjustment Cams are clocked the same (index marks on

the Cams point to the same hash marks on the top and

bottom side of the Hinge Bracket). Note that at this point

the large Socket Head Cap Screw that runs through the

Upper Hinge Assembly should not be fully tightened yet.

46. With a 1” wrench on the Upper Adjustment Cam and

a 3/4” wrench on the Lower Adjustment Cam, rotate them

TOGETHER to raise or lower the opposite side of the Tire

Carrier, until properly aligned with the Alignment Cones in

the Latch Plate.

Remember that adjustments to align the Cones side-to-side

are made by shifting the Latch Plate left or right. Adjust

the side-to-side positioning of the Latch Plate and the

Adjustment Cams simultaneously until the Alignment Cones

seat perfectly into the holes in the Tire Carrier, allowing the

Tire Carrier to shut fully against the Latch Plate.

47. Once the alignment Cones are properly aligned

with the corresponding holes in the Tire Carrier, tighten the

Upper Hinge assembly by holding the Lower Adjustment

Cam Nut stationary with a 3/4” wrench while tightening

the large Socket Head Cap Screw with a 3/8” hex key

or driver bit. Take care to keep both Adjustment Cams

stationary and aligned with each other as the bolt is

tightened. DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN these fasteners. We