INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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WHEEL SPACERS INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Thank you for purchasing a pair of Poison Spyder
Wheel Spacers. Installation is fairly simple with
the right tools and good mechanical abilities. If
you are not condent in your mechanical skills,
please seek the help of a professional to perform
the installation. Please read through these entire
instructions before proceeding with installation.
TOOLS NEEDED
• FloorJack&JackStand
• Lug Nut Wrench or Socket, Ratchet &
Extension
• WireBrush
• TorqueWrench
INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
1. Park vehicle on a level surfaceandsetthe
parkingbrake.Placewheelblockorchockat
frontwheel(oppositetheoneyou’reworking
on,ifinstallingspacersonthefrontwheels).
Youwillwanttoweareyeprotectionbeyond
thispointintime.
2. Use the oor jack to lift the wheel of the
ground,placeaxleonjackstandandremove
oorjack.DO NOT work on the vehicle with
only the jack holding it up!
3. Use a wire brush to cleansurface ofhub/
rotor or drum where the spacer is going
to be mounted. Surface must be clean so
thatthespacersitsperfectlyatagainstthe
mountingsurface.Insomevehiclemodels,
rotorretainerclipsmustberemovedtoallow
thespacertositat.
4. Install the spacer using the supplied lug
nuts, nger-tight. These “bulge” style lug
nutsaredesignedforthetaperedendtoseat
intothemachinedtaperedholeinthespacer.
5. Using a calibrated torque wrench, dry
torque the lug nuts in a star pattern to
your vehicle manufacturer’s specications
(check your owner’s manual for dry torque
specications).DO NOTUSEAN IMPACT
GUN,asitmaydamagethelugnutsand/or
studs.
6. Once the spacer is installed, check the
surface of the spacer. Studs or lug nuts
should not protrude beyond the wheel
mounting surface of the spacer. Using a
straight-edge along the wheel mounting
surfacemaybehelpfulifitlooks“close”.
7. Install wheel using the same lugnutsthat
were originally removed. The threads on
the lug nuts MUST match the threads on
the wheel spacer! If yours do not match,
stop this installation and contact Poison
Spyder. Do not cross-thread or force mis-
matched threads! Usea torquewrench,in
astarpattern,totightenthelugnutstothe
manufacturer’sspecication.
8. Use oor jack to lift wheel, remove jack
stand,andsetwheelontheground.Repeat
theinstallprocedurefortheoppositewheel.
9. After both wheel spacers are installed,
drivethevehicle for 10miles. Then, using
theprocedureoutlinedabove,removeeach
wheeland checkthe torqueof thelug nuts
holdingthespacertothehub.Ifre-torquing
isneeded,dosothenrepeatthe10-miletest
drive and re-check. Repeat the re-torque/
testdrive/re-checkprocedureuntilnofurther
re-torquingisneeded.
10. After 100 miles, remove the wheel and
checkthetorqueonceagain,andre-torque/
re-checkasneeded.
Congratulations, you have completed installation
of your Poison Spyder Wheel Spacers.
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