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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 09:21 PM
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Hey guys. I was wondering if anyone has taken a stock diff cover from either a dana 30 or c8.25 and cut the upper portion of it and used the bottom as a diff guard? Kind of like this.
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 09:34 PM
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yea, ill find the link for you, its called a "poor mans diff cover"
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 09:34 PM
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 10:10 PM
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I have one on my 96 works great. I also have one made from 2 stock cover welded together. Chopped up one and welded it to the other. Both styles are on a dana30
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 10:57 PM
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I've thought about doing this but i don't have a plasma cutter so i thought it would just make it more difficult
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Old Apr 17, 2013 | 10:58 PM
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You can do it with cutting wheels and a grinder. Takes little longer but it works
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Old Apr 18, 2013 | 12:23 AM
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Mr. Dremel here we come. And 20-30 cut off wheels. hehe
Like this projection. Put that on the list of cr@p to do on my XJ.
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Started to do it, figment wasn't right and stopped lol
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Old Apr 18, 2013 | 09:30 AM
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Seems like it wouldn't fit right, since the inner dimensions are different than the outer dimensions due to the thickness of the cover
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Old Apr 18, 2013 | 11:08 AM
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[QUOTE=travis123321;2424349]http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f19/p...f-skid-652029/

Exactly what I was lookin for. Thanks!
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Old Apr 18, 2013 | 11:20 AM
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Fitment issues aint nothing a hammer cant fix.
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Old Apr 18, 2013 | 03:49 PM
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No problem man
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Old Apr 18, 2013 | 08:40 PM
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Thank you for this, its on my to do list for my junkyard build, and I happen to have a spare 8.25 not 10 ft from my jeep. Sweet!
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Old Apr 18, 2013 | 10:05 PM
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I have 1/8" spacers on mine between the covers. It lets crap fall out of it and it bolts up easy. Just need longer bolts.
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Old Apr 19, 2013 | 09:38 AM
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Do you have to weld in the spacers? I don't have access to a welder but I figure I can just put in a nut as the spacer and use longer bolts?
Just want to confirm, thanks
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