highoctane

I've been trying to check their website for pricing on some stuff they have. The site has been down for about 3 weeks. They still open?

highoctane

Why's that? They had really good products when I had my '04 TJ Rubi fitted with their crusher corners, sport cage, and rocker guards. Was hoping to get a set of the rocker guards for the JK when I get it.

Mowabb

Here is information regarding Poison Spder I was able to find:

It has been rumored that Poison Spyder was closing, having
problems or just reorganizing. I recently addressed some of this on the boards,
if you read closely you would have caught that I was contemplating another
direction at that time. I have entertained a change for over a year now and
finally pulled the trigger. I'am closing Poison Spyder customs down in it's
current form, as a full manufacturer.





I originally started out building Baja bugs at age 15, learned allot but moved
on to Jeeps. Had a five year gig with the army in a Special forces unit as a
commo specialist and Thai linguist, after an injury was forced to redirect my
life plan. I never forgot the off road world, and figured I would try to find a
place in it. Worked at a small shop called Wilderness off road, then to 4 Wheel
parts doing special projects while writing for 4X4 Power and JP magazine.
Partnered with my buddy Steve Rumore, sold my house, paid all of my debts and
moved into 1000 ft. shop in the heart of Denver. Steve maintaining the sister
shop in Bayfeild,Colorado. This was Avalanche engineering. My dogs and I lived
at various shops for six years as the company grew through the Avalanche days
and then separated into Poison Spyder customs. Bringing along a heritage of
innovation and style that is still part of the modern DNA of the rock machines
built today. We grew from those meager days to a fully encapsulated and self
sufficient manufacturer. As I reflect over the past twenty five years in the
dirt world, owning an off road company of Poison Spyder's size and abilities
should have been the pinnacle. When I got to the top of that mountain I found
myself looking back wishing I had stopped somewhere along the way.





The above is very summarized history, all a continued evolution built on
vehicles and component innovation. One of the first questions everyone poses to
me is what are you going to do with all of the parts, are you still going to
build any of them? No, with a couple of exceptions. Another popular inquiry is
where can I get equivalent parts? Even with our components in the grasp of
mimicking companies, they could never seem to find the recipe, the perfect
combination of function and style that we always aspired to. So to this question
I don't have an answer. We grew as a company with our foundation in hard core
components, parts that had never been seen or conjured up before. For those of
you that were wheeling in the late eighties and early ninety's, you can remember
when chrome tube bumpers and diamond plate were the cutting edge. We the
renegade hard cores of those days that could be seen running the trails with
full width axles, exotic suspensions and these gnarly looking mud tires called
Swampers. We couldn't travel the ever escalating trails we were pushing with the
off the shelf equipment that was available then. Those parts were more inspired
by show truck fashion, and was not the answer for the direction the off road
world was destined to follow. Regrettably I'am not driven to continue building
and creating some of the best hard core parts in our industry on a production
level.





Many people have passed through over the years, I would like to mention several
stand outs that were and are integral in our growth and success:

Steve Rumore: A good friend, one of the only people in our industry that could
really impress me

Tim Turner: Best fab tech I ever had, an eccentric for sure, but the great ones
always are

Paul Herrera: A great organizer, the last one standing a 4AM when something had
to get done, huge potential to further himself in the industry

Curt Sadler: A jack of all trades, could cover any position in the company and
do it well, and a good friend

Larry wood: A consistent rock of reliability, a trusted cohort, worked at Spyder
longer than anyone

AJ Slay: Always a positive force at the shop, the best sales person we have ever
had, kept me in touch with reality

Bret Glassett: A creative mind that elevated our company on many levels and a
respectable wheeler

Chris Kreutzer: Another individual that came with many unique skills that pushed
us upward

Karl Westendorf: A company first man, always looked out for my and Poison
Spyder's best interest, most capable





So what is to become of Poison Spyder customs? AJ, our daughter, two dogs and I
are moving to Luckenbach Texas... well not in a literal sense. However we are
going to re-open the first week of November in our new shop. We are leaving
behind the tasking dynamics of a large business, staff and burdens that have
grown with us over the years. Going back in time to a shop only a hundred yards
from my second shop off of Titan court. Our foundation being the Spyderlock bead
lock line, of which I'am excited to focus and expand on. Further, after AJ and I
get reorganized I will return to building Rock rods, custom machines and trail
guiding. We greatly appreciate your patronage of Poison Spyder customs, and look
forward to reacquainting with everyone under our new direction.



Clifton and AJ Slay

highoctane

Well that just sucks!

MOWrangler

I think there was a thread about him retooling for beadlocks again, but probably not much of the other stuff. Keep an eye in the vendor section over the next few weeks and you will probably see an announcement.

MELONHED

I was lucky enough to get a free set of Rocker Knockers and Armor for $100. Hate to see a quality fabricator like them go.......quality stuff.

highoctane

That's what I wanted. the rocker knockers. They look bad ass on a silver JK Rubicon.

whpony96

I realize they made great products. But I have seen way too many complaints from other people that their customer service was poor and the wait time for their products was excessively long (6+ months!) This is one of the reasons I never purchased their products. (here one day gone the next). But this is not a first hand experience of mine.

These are 2 very important factors that make a Great Company..... I can think of only one company that meets these needs on a daily basis and that's TERAFLEX.. Hands down the best customer service I have ever seen!