Jeeps w/ Poison Spyder Upgrades

[tonygiotta]

Bruizer on the Mojave Road

Spare tire swing-out, swung out... lol

Tire carrier was nice and solid on all the Mojave washboard BTW...

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[tonygiotta]

My NMO antenna mount, at least until Poison Spyder gets around to releasing one someday...

 

[Jeep Generation]

FINALLY got my Rocker Knockers installed. Here’s a few driveway pics.

Rear mount

Middle mount (with a little customization to work around my belly skid crossmember)

Front mount

Overall I’m pleased with them. However, I do wish they followed the body contour, and I wish they stuck out just a little further for some added protection while pivoting on rocks (and for door ding protection in the mall parking lot!) Now, I’m just waiting on the bolt on steps to show up to give the wife and the little ones a leg up while in daily driver mode.

Looks great! What belly skid do you have? I am looking to get one soon.

 

[Jeep Generation]

I love their stuff except for the "SQUARE Fogs/Driving" that is ugly so i'll wait until they decide to put all round lights on their front end products... Square peg round hole kinda thing LoL...

Their Crawler Series uses round fogs.

 

[Jeep Generation]

My NMO antenna mount, at least until Poison Spyder gets around to releasing one someday...

I like that! Did you buy that from somewhere or make it yourself?

 

[MichaelAnthony]

Their Crawler Series uses round fogs.

Right but up here in the north east not too many of us like to be exposed during the winter..... if you know what I mean (winch on top)

 

[tonygiotta]

I like that! Did you buy that from somewhere or make it yourself?

It's homemade. I have a buddy that has access to a brake at work. He put it together for me. Poison Spyder told me their antenna mount was going to be out Q1 2020, but we're just about done with Q2 2020 now. We'll blame it on Covid... lol

 

[Jeep Generation]

 

[BpBpImaJp]

Really like the Rocker Knockers. How do they hold up? Any problem with all the small bolts on the plate? Also Looking at VKS Informants. How much clearance do they provide from the door panels out? Any Info would be great.

 

[Jeep Generation]

Really like the Rocker Knockers. How do they hold up? Any problem with all the small bolts on the plate? Also Looking at VKS Informants. How much clearance do they provide from the door panels out? Any Info would be great.

They are holding up great. I just got back from The Rubicon Trail and they got worked. No issues. Saved my door more than once. What clearance information are you looking for?

 

[BpBpImaJp]

They are holding up great. I just got back from The Rubicon Trail and they got worked. No issues. Saved my door more than once. What clearance information are you looking for?

How far out are the tubes from the door panels? If you were on a flat road grinding your rails down a brick wall what should the gap between the brick wall and the door panel measure? Sorry for the crude example but seems like it would make my question easier to understand haha.

 

[Jeep Generation]

How far out are the tubes from the door panels? If you were on a flat road grinding your rails down a brick wall what should the gap between the brick wall and the door panel measure? Sorry for the crude example but seems like it would make my question easier to understand haha.

Haha, got it. I'll measure for you when I get home.

 

[Jeep Generation]

How far out are the tubes from the door panels? If you were on a flat road grinding your rails down a brick wall what should the gap between the brick wall and the door panel measure? Sorry for the crude example but seems like it would make my question easier to understand haha.

From the outside of the door to the outside of the slider is roughly 1-1/4".

 

[tonygiotta]

Rocker Knocker Step Kit finally showed up after a few months. Easy install, but make sure you have both 1/2” and 1/4” taps to clean the powder coat out of the threaded bosses. It’s recommended in the install instructions, and I don’t think there’s any way you’re getting the 1/2” bolts in without doing it.

The kit (comes with Red Loctite and anti-seize):

Cleaning out the threaded bosses on the Rocker Knockers:

The step:

Overall shot:

Overall opinion... meh. I think they look awkward, but the wife and kids are very appreciative. What really bothers me though is that they’re not manufactured consistently. The step pad on two of them tip inward 1-2 degrees from level, and the other two tip outward 8 degrees or so. I tried switching them front to back and side to side with the same results, so it’s not related to the mounting points. Also, the step pads have a directional pattern cast into them, but they’re all the same. This means the diagonal lines sweep outward on one side of the Jeep and inward on the other. Super easy to remove for wheeling trips with the included 3/8” Allen wrench, so that’s a plus for sure.

 

[BCalvin]

The founders must have been Marines.

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