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Metal cloak differential covers question

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They have stated on the website that the front cover won’t work with stock track bar. Anyone know if this is using the rubber gasket or if it still won’t fit with gasket maker? Thanks
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They have stated on the website that the front cover won’t work with stock track bar. Anyone know if this is using the rubber gasket or if it still won’t fit with gasket maker? Thanks
I ran the metalcloak front cover with my stock track bar and stock suspension on my Rubicon Gladiator. I only used the Gasket maker. It will not fit for sure with the rubber gasket. I 4 wheeled a lot with it. The whole time I thought it did not interfere at all. However, when I put on my 3.5" lift kit, I saw a little mark on the diff cover powder coating from the track bar touching it. I was not enough of a touch to take the powder coating off, but, it did scuff it up a little. If it touches, it will touch at full compression at the peak of the diff cover half dome. Here is a couple of old pics with the stock Rubicon Suspension.

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Here is a link to my installation.

https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/...hile-off-road-lifted.31324/page-5#post-523350
 

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They have stated on the website that the front cover won’t work with stock track bar. Anyone know if this is using the rubber gasket or if it still won’t fit with gasket maker? Thanks
I used gasket maker, but on full compression did scuff paint on cover with no lift. I added the Metal cloak track bar and problem solved, track bar improved the driving feel also, was worth the investment.
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