Sometime before summer I'm going to be upgrading my diffs. Maybe front and back but at least the rear. While I'm at it I might as well get a new pretty (but functional, stronger) diff cover because my crappy stock one looks like it came from a rusting Dodge. Here is one I found from a guy on explorerforum that I like a lot. It's obviously RockCrusher but he powercoated it. I haven't found any numbers but are the RockCrusher diff covers stronger than the stock stamped cover?



Thanks and post up your pictures, thanks!

 

i was proved wrong on this in another thread... i guess they are stronger.

 

I assume the they you're referring to is the RockCrusher?

Here is a neat little bulletproof test

http://www.jpmagazine.com/techarticl...est/index.html

 

My stock cover is plastic. Is that gay or what. The more i am reminded of the cheapness of the ranger the more i hate it. Sorry for the rant

www.Ruffstuffspecialties.com has a beefy diff cover.

 

Yeah I've banged mine up a few times and I'm just waiting until the day it starts leaking and taking a crap on me. Hopefully that won't happen until I'm locked on at least one axle.

 

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Mine's from a 03 Explorer w/IRS with the ears removed:

 

Heres mine. Its made by blue torch fabworks.......extremely beefy.

 

I want the explorer one just cause the drain plug.

 

hasent been cleand in a while but its yellow....

 

I'll be getting both front and rear covers from RuffStuffSpecialties......D44 and an 8.8 cover....

http://www.ruffstuffspecialties.com/...ec8db2b4774ac9

 

Best pic i have of mine
its a chrome diff cover with a purple cranium rock gaurd.

 

i like the btf ones myself

 

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chrome dont get you home... gets you laid ha... might be nice if you get one of those spider covers to protect it

 

Explorer IRS cover...35.00 with my discount!


Why would you need a front cover when you cant even see it let alone HIT it on something?

 

key word in his post was D44... in other words SAS... so YES you can hit it on something...

 

i got the MAC one from wayne at stuffforyourranger.com

 

Same cover thats in Fx4wannabe01's post:

 

BTF, Ruff Stuff.. they all have really nice beefy stuff
rock crusher's covers are supposed to be near indestructible..
dynatrac's are also beefy but i dont think they make them for an 8.8.. D60s and maybe 44s?

ALL of which are 100x stronger than stock. maybe 100's an exaggeration but you get the point..

i forgot who offered it but if you destroyed one of they're covers they would replace it for free

i also didnt read they whole thread. but putting a thick cover on the front diff is useless. if you get a rock into that cover that will be the least of your problems haha.. with the explorer IRS cover.. they look all pretty but they're just thin ones too


i wish i had got a full cover.. like the ruff stuff one but i got this.
I figured why spend the extra what? $30-50 for a full one, i figured if your getting the top of the diff your in some tricky ****

 

please show me where, i just read it 3 times..
fx4wannabe01 did but not outdoorsman

 

I like the Rockcrusher one, theres one on eBay for like 50 right now buttttt my money has to go in the other end of the truck right now sadly.

 

i was talking about FX4wannabe01... DUR lol

 

heres mine, stock plastic. would like to get a better one someday.

 

whats with the coil spring? overload?

 

Ruffstuff up front and built in on the back