Owners manual

POISON SPYDER CUSTOMS INST-17-66-010_A • JK TrailGate™ 2

TrailGate itself is made of aluminum, and may be installed

bare, if desired. However, if painting or powder coating the

TrailGate, it is recommended to perform an initial installation

of it prior to painting, in order to avoid damaging the nish

while drilling, clamping, etc., during the initial installation

process.

IMPORTANT: Use a removable threadlocker compound,

such as Loctite Blue 242 or equivalent, on any threaded

fasteners which do NOT employ a lock washer or lock

nut. Note that some components are pre-installed then

re-installed. In such cases, only apply thread locker upon

the nal installation. For this reason, it is important to read

through the entire instructions before starting.

INSTALL PROCEDURE

1. Remove the spare tire, stock spare tire mount and

third brake light (if present). Remove the stock tailgate and

tailgate hinges.

IMPORTANT: Retain the stock tailgate hinge bolts, as they

will be re-used later, when installing the Tailgate Hinge

Delete Plates.

2. Remove the stock tailgate latch loop and alignment

plate from just inside the tailgate opening on the driver’s

side.

3. Locate the Driver Side Cable Bracket and Spacer,

provided with the TrailGate hardware package, shown

below.

4. Use two M8-1.25 X 30mm SS Button Head Cap

Screws to attach the Driver Side Cable Bracket and Spacer

to the upper set of bolt holes on the driver side of the

tailgate opening (where the stock tailgate latch loop was

previously located). Install the Spacer between the Cable

Bracket and the Jeep’s body, as shown.

5. Tighten the two button head cap screws until bare

snug. Do not fully tighten them at this time. The ﬁnal

positioning of this bracket will be adjusted later in the

process.

6. Attach one end of one of the Limit Cables to the

remaining hole at the end of the Cable Bracket, using a

supplied 1/4-20 X 3/4 SS Button Head Cap Screw, 1/4-

20 Gr8 Nylon Insert Lock Nut and 1/4 SAE Hardened

Flat Washer. Do not fully tighten, as this hardware will be

further adjusted later in the procedures.

7. Locate the existing small hole in the Jeep’s body

tub, just inside the tailgate opening on the passenger side,

roughly even with the height of the upper tailgate hinge

mounting holes. The Passenger Side Cable Bracket will