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Old May 16, 2008 | 08:24 PM
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Default Riddler D44 covers

Anyone have these? My buddy has some Crane D44 covers on his built TJ and they are heavy duty and they make the axle look completely different, especially if you truss your axles which I'm building prints for right now. Riddlers are near identical to Crane covers, great price. Just curious who's used them.


DISCLAIMER: Only pic I could find of them, not sure if they are a supporting vendor or not, just posting the photo NOT advertising the company.
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/show...432#post511432

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Old May 17, 2008 | 05:55 AM
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This is a great review, and they must have had a blast doing the research on these covers. Probably even got paid to do so. That's my kind of job!

http://www.jpmagazine.com/techarticles/drivetrain/154_0708_bulletproof_test/index.html

The winner for being bulletproof,... Great Lake Extreme Offroad

But Riddler did very well.

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Old May 17, 2008 | 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by putnam dan
I like these covers. If I wouldn't have gotten a good deal on mine I would've bought these.

Who makes your trac bar bracket? That is a JK axle, right?
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Old May 17, 2008 | 12:16 PM
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I have it on my front.
pretty happy with it.
seems that it hold more fluid than stock do to the design but 2.0 quarts is to much and leaning toward 1.5 quarts also can't tell fluid level with it cause it isn't like the stock oem 1 with the fill home at the fuel level also harder to check if contaminated, but thats what the drain plug is for.

serves its purpose
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Old May 18, 2008 | 05:47 AM
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Both RubyDoo and Ruby Jeep have them. The reason RubyJeep ended up with them was because Rhonda drives via diff brail on the trail and kept pulling the lips of her stock ones. RubyDoo ended up with them at diff fluid changes.
RubyJeeps are painted red to match the Jeep.




As well as RubyDoos are painted black to match her paint.



BTW got them from www.Northridge4x4.com
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Old May 19, 2008 | 12:37 AM
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Thanks for the replies, nice pics with these, really like them and have decided to go with these now.
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Old May 19, 2008 | 12:39 AM
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Originally Posted by putnam dan
Wow - just look at the difference in clearances with the Riddler covers. I'd take a real good look at those stock track bars for contact.

I'm running the CLAYTON adjustable rear track bar and bracket and it gets real close but doesn't touch.
hey Putnam can you shoot me any info on where you got your fire extinguishers? Sounds like a nice rig you have there. Oh yeah what's an sPOD?
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Old May 19, 2008 | 05:30 AM
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Just installed them this weekend!!! I painted with krylon and baked in the oven for a couple of hours; don't tell my wife about the baking in the oven part!


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Old May 19, 2008 | 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by SteelMastiff
Just installed them this weekend!!! I painted with krylon and baked in the oven for a couple of hours; don't tell my wife about the baking in the oven part!


looks mean painted red. can't wait to get mine in.
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Old May 20, 2008 | 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by putnam dan
Wow - just look at the difference in clearances with the Riddler covers. I'd take a real good look at those stock track bars for contact.

I'm running the CLAYTON adjustable rear track bar and bracket and it gets real close but doesn't touch.
Dan,

No rubbing problem at all, matter of fact theres about 1/2" between the bar and the diff cover.
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