Instruction Manual

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Poison Spyder Customs • JK FRONT ROCKBRAWLER BUMPER INSTALL Page 3
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ringsontheRockBrawlerbumper,sopress
rmlyasyoutwistthescrewdriver.
FIGURE 6
6. Remove the plastic top bumper cover.
You maybe abletoremovethetwo plastic
screwswithaPhillipsscrewdriver.Butitis
likelythey’re“frozen”inplaceandwillhaveto
bepriedupwiththepush-inretainerremoval
tool.
FIGURE 7
7. The factory “crash bar” is the semi-
rectangular tube which runs from one side
totheother,atthefrontoftheJeep’sframe,
justbehindthebumper(thebumpershould
already be removed at this point).  The
lower corner of the crash bar at either end
must be trimmed for proper tment of the
RockBrawlerbumper.Useanabrasivecut-
offwheelorothersuitablecuttingtooltotrim
offtheendofthecrashbar.Yourcutshould
beadjacenttotheoutsideedgeofthefront
vertical support, or 7/8” inboard from the
outsideedgeoftheoutermostframebracket
asshowninFigure8.
FIGURE 8
Dothisforbothendsofthecrashbar.Use
aleordiegrindertode-burrthecutedge,
thenapplytouch-uppaintorclearcoattothe
exposed bare metal for protection against
corrosion.
8. Pre-installtheRockBrawler bumperonto
the frame.  There are eight (8) threaded
studs located on the inside/backside of
the bumper, which will correspond with the
bumper mounting holes on the frame.  It
maybeatighttduetoslightmanufacturing
variancesfromJeeptoJeep,butthebumper
willtwithsomegentlepersuasion.Youmay
needtousearubbermalletorsoftdead-blow
hammer to tap the bumper into place.  Be
carefulnottomaryourpaintorpowdercoat
nish.
FIGURE 9
Locatethe1/2-13nyloninsertlocknutsand
1/2”atwashersthatcameinthehardware
kitwithyourRockBrawlerbumper.Installa
atwasherandlocknutontothetwobumper
mountingstudsattheoutsideoftheframerail
oneithersideoftheJeep.Snugthesewith
the3/4”deepsocket,extensionandratchet
but do not over-tighten, as the bumper will