Differential covers

[Deleted member 30519]

I'm getting my sport re geared to Yukon 5.13s next month and was wondering if anyone has any differential covers on the the JT?

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[Hootbro]

I am running the DANA nodular iron diff covers and am happy with them. Pretty much is a whatever floats your boat on diff covers out there. Dana, Yukon Gear, Teraflex, Rancho, ARB and a slew of others have come online offering covers for the Dana Advantek style axles.

 

[kevman65]

IF you're planning on running diff skids/armor you need to pay CLOSE attention to which diff covers the skids/armor will work with.

 

[mghoodlum]

Banks did a big study on diff covers. Changing the cover actually can have effects on things like fuel mileage, proper heat dissipation, etc. I believe you can find these videos on YouTube. For this reason I went with the Dana covers as I believed they would better take into account these types of considerations vs some of the other 3rd party offerings.

 

[whiteglad]

Motobilt, 1/4" thick steel with even thicker flanges. Come with grade 12.9 bolts.

 

[Frogwopp]

Also have Motobilt. On for over 4k miles no issues with trackbar fitment.

 

[Deleted member 30519]

Thanks guys. I ended up ordering these JL Yukon covers on Amazon. The serial numbers matched up for the JT based on the other websites fitment for the Dana 44 front and rear.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Z23R7L7/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_SCAYAAX89K0E0VV8KTFM

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Z22MVLD/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_2E12XZBNQ7JBMJMWGJKR

 

[AlbizzleFoShizzle]

Anyone running the bombshell poison spider Dana 44 diff covers?

 

[AlbizzleFoShizzle]

Anyone running the bombshell poison spider Dana 44 diff covers?

 

[hjdca]

I am using Metalcloak diff covers and skids. Price is right, and I had the the diff covers powder coated to match my color scheme. Skids already come in gold to avoid rust. Mine have been bashed into boulders and are bullet proof so far.

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[jaburk67]

I saw the study Banks did on diff covers as well:
What aftermarket diff cover guys don't tell you! - YouTube

As such, the only ones I feel comfortable with is either the Dana covers or the AEV covers.
Dana Spicer Dana 44 Differential Cover for 18-22 Jeep Wrangler JL and Gladiator JT | Quadratec
AEV Differential Cover for 18-22 Jeep Wrangler JL and Gladiator JT | Quadratec

 

[WilliamD]

I am running the DANA nodular iron diff covers and am happy with them. Pretty much is a whatever floats your boat on diff covers out there. Dana, Yukon Gear, Teraflex, Rancho, ARB and a slew of others have come online offering covers for the Dana Advantek style axles.

Were you able to reuse the gasket or did you use the RTV?

 

[AstroZombie]

Were you able to reuse the gasket or did you use the RTV?

looks like he may have sold the gladiator in question in 2022 LOL

 

[Hootbro]

Were you able to reuse the gasket or did you use the RTV?

The DANA cover on my 2021 WILLYS, I was able to reuse the factory gasket.

If you get the Teraflex cover, need to use RTV per their instructions as they use a release screw that goes in the middle of the gasket area if trying to reuse the factory gasket. Learned this the hard way.

 

[WilliamD]

The DANA cover on my 2021 WILLYS, I was able to reuse the factory gasket.

If you get the Teraflex cover, need to use RTV per their instructions as they use a release screw that goes in the middle of the gasket area if trying to reuse the factory gasket. Learned this the hard way.

Nice! Thanks!

did you have any problems with torque or did you just do factory specs for the bolts?

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