Does the bottom drain plug in the ARB Differential Cover's get everything out or is it best to save the money and get covers that you have to take off to drain?

I'm a bit over due on changing my diff fluid so I'm looking to order these soon. I just don't want to waste money that can go to other mods.

 

if you want them for skids, they are worth it. if you want them just for ease of draining, i wouldnt spend the money. diff fluid doesnt need to be drained often enough to warrant the price of covers and personally, when i do drain them i also like to remove the cover to inspect things and clean it up with brake cleaner.

for a cheaper solution, check out riddler diff covers. northridge has them.

 

The JK has drains built into the housing, the cover does not need to have a drain
They are nice cover tho'

 

Correct, the cover has nothing to do with draining.

I opted for the SOLID covers. You can never go wrong for the price of them. I also got the Lube Locker gaskets as well.

HTH

Good luck

 

Have um, Love um, I've smashed them hard a few times and they have the scars to prove it, one that might have sheared off the stock cover. The dipstick provides me with ease of use to see how the oil looks and 2 magnets instead of one keeps all tha nasty shit off of my 5.13's... I would buy them again easily. And the only real way to get everything out is to take the cover off completely....so as far as your poll goes no they don't get everything out but they come pretty damn close to it.

 

Love them for protection been mashed on a ton of rocks and never peeled back or had an issue. Only problem is they are easily overfilled and hard to see the fluid levels but a good cover...I like it but there are plenty of others that are comparable and less expensive. Just my

 

Well, It looks like the drain plug is not an issue. So I'll go for looks (I'm not lifted enough for them to be seen much) and price.

ARB $168.99 Look great but cost most.
Riddler $99.00 Look plain, fair price.
SOLID $65+shipping Not great looking but cheap.

 

Did they come black or did you paint them?

 

just found the ARB for 145.99

 

I'm lukewarm with my SOLIDs, the fins stick out and take a pounding on the rocks and you can get occasional interference between your front track bar and front diff cover. ARBs are a tick overpriced IMO. Nice to look at, but any quality nodular iron cover will protect just as well. That leaves Riddler, the covers I'd buy had to do over again. Smooth exterior, strong, cheap. -FWIW

EDIT: something I did for fun last year