dozer311

16 jku sport Dana 30 front, 44 rear. Looking for relatively inexpensive but sturdy diff covers for front and rear. Aluminum? Steel? What's good, what's bad? No hardcore wheeling, just a trip.to Rausch Creek every other month.

Thanks for the help folks.

shabbernigdo

just about any aftermarket will be stronger then the stamped steel stock ones. just pick one you like and go with it. just be carefull of clearances. I had riddlers and the front cover and track bar dident get along so i had to change over to some teraflex covers and now they all get along just fine : )

lowendrider

I went with the Rock Slide Engineering "rock rings". I've been very happy with them, espcially for the price. While I can see where a full cover would offer more protection, I feel these will protect from 90% of what you're likely to come across. The main benefit as I see it is they reinforce the lip of the cover so it won't get peeled back, especially on the rear. They run $60 buck or less if I remember. Clearance when I was at stock height on the front was no problem. Had to grind a slight amount on the rear when at stock height because the tracbar would rub slightly. No problems lifted.

karls10jk

What do you want the cover to do for you? A thicker cover will brace the center section against gear deflection vs a cover that just looks good. They also sell nicer finned aluminum covers if diff fluid temp is a concern.

As noted- watch the size of your cover as it may interfere with your upgrades down the road. My Solid cover doesn't play well with the RuffStuff tie rod but both are quality products so I did a little grinding on the cover to make them cooperate.

JeepinCO

I picked these up on Amazon for a decent price (matching set for the front).



Just be aware that if you remove any of the bolts on the differentials they're probably going to leak and you'll have to reseal. The seal Mopar puts on at the factory is very thin and will likely let go, so you'll have to scrape and clean the covers and reseal.

jchappies

Ruff Stuff diff covers.
Diff Covers & Pinion Guards - RuffStuff Specialties

Biginboca

I would not get those rock ring things above. Using them you miss some of the benefits of a heavy duty cast cover, like strengthening the housing against gear deflection as already mentioned. Plus there are covers out there that are not expensive, under $100 each so you don't have to spend much more for full protection. Solid and Riddler are both great covers priced on the low end.

resharp001

I have the PS bombshell covers. Work fine for me and I couldn't justify spending much more than that.

spmitchell86

I went with rancho

nthinuf

I got a Riddler for the rear. And a nice Dynatrac cover up front.