Diff Covers!!!!
07-29-2009, 09:54 PM
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Solids require a little clearance grinding for the d44 electric locker switch on the new Rubicons. Takes no time at all and very easy to do.
They have covers for all the Danas
They have covers for all the Danas
07-30-2009, 05:08 AM
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I know this has been posted a few times on here.....but for good measure...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G5upBGBej0
enjoy.
-B
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G5upBGBej0
enjoy.
-B
I do have one complaint about thier testing. None of the impacts were abrubt hard surface on hard surface contact. The metal had a chance to disburse the load. That likely wouldn't happen off road. That being said, they have one hell of a tensile strength.
07-30-2009, 09:43 AM
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I love my Riddlers. A couple of weeks I was driving across a shallow lake (Because I can) scaring the hell out of local beavers who own it, and the front end jumped up 4 or 5 inches and then the whole front rolled over to the left and dropped back down. I knew I hit an unseen undersea rock. When I got back out there was a big gash down to the metal in the paint across the front Riddler right below the "R" all the way across. The magnitude of the gash would have dented or destroyed the factory diff cover. A little touch up paint when I got home and all is well.
Pics from before the latest battle scar.
Pics from before the latest battle scar.
08-06-2009, 11:24 AM
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Total newbie question, but what's the magnetic drain on the bottom for? So you don't have to take the diff cover off to change the fluid?? Never done it, so I don't know. I've noticed that the ARB'S seem to be the only ones with a plug in the bottom.
08-06-2009, 12:59 PM
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The magnetic dip stick seems to be a nice feature, but I'm sold on the Riddlers.
i saw a review on diff covers in 4x4 magazine january 2009 or it february one...
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anyway the ridley finished 6/13.
they fired weapon on them to test ther toughnes. by far the best one is the (great lake extreme offroad up armored version) it even resisted 22-250 remington, 450 marlin, 303 brithsh... maby look on there web site for more info.
2nd was ox and 3rd was gear tech hd.
dynatech and did not do well... almost like stock vs gun fire. solid was betwene riddler and dynatech.
sorry for my english. me= french.
hope i was of some help.
...anyway the ridley finished 6/13.
they fired weapon on them to test ther toughnes. by far the best one is the (great lake extreme offroad up armored version) it even resisted 22-250 remington, 450 marlin, 303 brithsh... maby look on there web site for more info.
2nd was ox and 3rd was gear tech hd.
dynatech and did not do well... almost like stock vs gun fire. solid was betwene riddler and dynatech.
sorry for my english. me= french.
hope i was of some help.
And yes, I DO have too much time on my hands!
08-07-2009, 03:19 AM
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Fortunately with the steel cover all you need to do is pound it flat with a hammer. Easy trail fix. Only know of one person who bashed his stock cover so bad that he needed to take to it off and pound it out. Now I know that the aftermarket covers look cool, and have magnets (which you can put on stock covers) but I see it as alot to spend for not much more. For a third the cost you can mount a skid (I think Currie makes it). Thats what a few of the rigs I run with have.
I am running skids and agree that the stock will take a lot of abuse and are cheap to replace... I still added a skid as kind of an early warning system... I used the cash i saved for my winch fund.
08-07-2009, 04:41 PM
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