Anyone made there diff cover?

[88_Eddie]

anyone??

i recently purchased a welder and i've been tossing around the idea of building my own diff cover.

i was thinking i'd get a local company to laser or cnc plasma cut the outer ring that will bolt to the axle and then cutting up 1/4" plate for the actual cover.

i have a rough idea of what i'd like it to look like, i'll put up a pic up when i find it

let's see some pics

 

[GoodOld85BlueBalls]

Ruffstuff makes em already. You could save yourslef a lot of time and just buy one. Jim Oaks gave one away in the premium member giveaways last year. They are very cool. Ceck that link and use it as an idea if you want to build your own anyway. Good luck with it.


http://www.ruffstuffspecialties.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=5&osCsid=235576eaa58acf5a94220c510fb52208

 

[88_Eddie]

yeah, i've sen the ruffstuff covers. they are cool.....but a little overkill for what i need.

i think i'm just gonna take some ideas from a bunch of covers and form them into one.

but you're right, it'd save me some time to just buy one.

 

[Surrey]

Use this for a general idea...

http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74599

 

[Jason]

If the Ruffstuff is overkill, maybe just cut the mounting area off of one diff cover, and then weld that cover to the other one.

 

[88_Eddie]

^
not a bad idea, i have a stock metal cover and i could just weld some 1/4" plate to it

 

[Surrey]

Someone around here braced their stock one...

http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=100326

 

[88_Eddie]

Someone around here braced their stock one...

http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=100326

interesting, but no, that doesnt look like it would hold up if i were to back into something.

but like i said, i might could plate the stock cover, see if i could make it a little more rigid.

 

[59bisquik]

You cant go wrong with a little overkill and a Ruffstuff cover. Those things are literally indestructable!

 

[ranger530]

http://ruffstuffspecialties.com/catalog/index.php


you can go to autozone or ruff stuff sells them... i dont see why you would want to go through all of that trouble when you can just buy one?????????????

 

[Jason]

http://ruffstuffspecialties.com/catalog/index.php


you can go to autozone or ruff stuff sells them... i dont see why you would want to go through all of that trouble when you can just buy one?????????????

You can "just buy" anything. But sometimes it's nice to have pride in something you made.

 

[Surrey]

Oh, it should also be noted that aftermarket diff covers usually have increased fluid capacity too. Something to thing about when designing your own if you go that route.

 

[88_Eddie]

Oh, it should also be noted that aftermarket diff covers usually have increased fluid capacity too. Something to thing about when designing your own if you go that route.

that's the other thing i'm after

 

[Surrey]

Rockcrusher also makes diff covers, has a whole lot more manufactured look to it, if your into that sorta thing...
http://www.ntwonline.com/FORD_8_8_DIFFERENTIAL_COVER_P14140C1002.cfm

 

[martin]

If you do build your own there are a few things you have to bear in mind, the welds have to be fluid tight and the mounting face has to be flat. Not so simple as it sounds.