This heavy duty product functions as protective differential gear inspection cover and skid plate as one unit. It offers protection to the differential gears with 1/4" thick steel construction to ward off frontal impacts of rocks while a contoured skid plate provides protection to the bottom of the diff housing.
Jeep front axles have the differential gear drain plug at the bottom most part of the housing. This position lends itself to becoming impacted by rocks and obstacles when offroad. When the drain plug is impacted, it can become deformed and/or pulled out of the housing. This causes leakage of the differential fluid and can lead to gear failure within 50 miles. A known problem. Often the axle housing must be repaired by welding and rethreading or replacing all it together once the damage occurs.
Fabtech's design solves this problem with the form fitting skid plate that protects the drain plug while featuring an access hole to the drain plug when service is required.
The contouring design of this unit is vastly superior to an add on skid plate that takes away ground clearance that is vital when offroading.
We're working on getting more reviews for this product. In the meantime, here's what people are saying about 4WP
Q: Will these fit with a steersmarts yeti trackbar? I know some diff covers will not Answer this question
A: That is a question for Steer Smart.
Answered by Dave from 4WP HQ on 02/08/2022
Fabtech Performance produces quality lifted suspension systems, leveling kits and shock absorbers. The company is headquarted in Chino, California. The five-acre Fabtech campus houses the product development team and the hi-tech, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility. The company manufacturers accessories for GMC, Chevrolet, Dodge, Ram, Hummer, Jeep, Nissan and Toyota off-road vehicles as well as for UTVs. Select FabTech suspension systems are FMVSS 126-certified and come with a 60,000 mile or five year Powertrain Warranty. The reason Fabtech can afford to give such a generous warranty is that they rigorously test their products on the vehicles of real customers. They install the suspension systems on the trucks, Jeeps and SUVs of random customers for free. The customers drive the vehicles like they normally would. And Fabtech regularly checks the customer's vehicle to moniter how the suspension components are performing and enduring. It is this real world testing that gives Fabtech products the quality edge. Shop Fabtech Now
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