How to Install a M.O.R.E. Muffler Skid Plate on your 2007-2017 Jeep Wrangler JK

1– MUFFLER SKID PLATE
3– 7/16-14x1-1/4 BOLTS
2– 7/16-14 LOCK NUTS
5– 7/16 FLAT WASHERS
3– 7/16 LOCK WASHERS
1– 7/16-14 TAB NUT

Please read and understand all instructions before beginning the installation of the Muffler Skid Plate. Please read the terms and policies on the back of these instructions.

The JKMSP0709 Muffler Skid Plate is designed to fit the following Jeep® vehicles: 2007 to Current JK Wranglers equipped with 6-cylinder engines (3.8L) and the OEM Exhaust system.

STEP 1: Locate the 2 bolts that retain the inner bumper brackets and remove these bolts But not the brackets. ( Figure 1 shows the bolts but not the OEM bumper brackets because it is an aftermarket bumper)

STEP 2: Position the Muffler Skid Plate over the muffler and reinstall the OEM bolts that you just removed , Snug the bolts but do not tighten at this time. ( The bolts can be installed and accessed through the hole in the skid plate, see Figure 2.

STEP 3: Using a wood block and jack push the skid plate up until the front mounts contact the OEM crossmember. Using the skid plate as a hole locator drill 3 holes through the OEM crossmember using a 7/16” drill bit. ( See Figure 3,4 & 5 )

STEP 4: Install the 7/16” Tab Nut from the D.S. of the crossmember and align with the middle hole that you just drilled. Install the 7/16” bolt, lock washer and flat washer. ( See Figure 6 ).

STEP 5: Install the other 7/16 “ bolts, lock washers and flat washers in the remaining holes and once all the bolts have been started you can tighten. Go back and tighten the OEM bolts that you first removed. Your done so go Jeepin ! 

FIT and TOLERANCES: This skid plate is the result of countless hours of research, testing, fitting and refining. Jeep® frames have a wide tolerance on bolt hole centers from frame to frame. This is why M.O.R.E.™ has installed “slots” in which to mount them. In addition to the factory tolerances, most people install other then factory equipment such as suspension lift kits, bumpers, etc. M.O.R.E.™ has done the best job we can to insure that our parts fit with all of the possibilities. However, you may find it necessary to grind, elongate, bend, or force these parts to fit on your rig. Please use common sense when installing these parts and let us know how we can improve them.

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Specifications are subject to change without notice. 

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