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Your cart is empty.Rugged Ridge develops and sells Jeep® parts accessories for the growing Jeep and off road enthusiast market. Rugged Ridge is a division of Omix, the market-leader for replacement and restoration Jeep parts. With this know-how and experience the Rugged Ridge pedigree is well established in the Jeep market and with the Jeep enthusiast. Realizing that there was a need for new Jeep parts and accessories, the Rugged Ridge brand was established in 2005 to fill that need. Rugged Ridge has designed and manufactured over 3,000 products for the Jeep market and continues to develop hundreds of additional Jeep parts each year. Many of the recent developed Jeep accessories are patented, like the Jeep floor liners, Jeep snorkel and Jeep XHD modular bumpers. Count on Rugged Ridge to provide you with true and proven Jeep parts and accessories.
george henry
Reviewed in Canada on May 14, 2024
Very easy install. Great fit. Good quality welds. Good thickness.
Akula
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2024
There are various styles out there for these and this is one of the cheaper/ basic ones. It will do the job for the average wheeler.
Shawn Speier
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2023
My one and only complaint about this product are the bolts they throw in. Allen head bolts? hello? why? XD I went to my local hardware store and got the right length and thread, you can take one off the top of your diff cover to bring with, or a different review might have to correct size. i I went with a grade 8 that was about 1/4-3/8 longer than stock, with washers, the guard went on perfect ! and i didn’t need to drain fluid or anything. Solid construction with some goofy thick welds. mine had a minor scratch on the face but it’s been beat to s*** since i installed it so i wasn’t very pressed about it. it’s a skid guard after all. Great look for the d30 and it’s held up against some pretty sharp rocks. would recommend.
Browncoats Unite!
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2023
I'd really give these guards 4.5 stars, but since that isn't an option, we will go with the 5 star rating. I installed this guard on my 2013 Jeep Wrangler. Installation was very straightforward and the fit was spot on. The steel on this guard appears to be more than sufficient to protect my differential cover from damage for the type of trail use I see. I like how the guard still allows you to access the fluid fill opening without removing it. The only thing I don't like about the guard is the mounting hardware. There are 6 screws included that require a hex key to install. I found that the threaded post wasn't any longer than the factory bolts, which I would have expected to make up for the extra thickness of the guard. Since the screws were the same length and it would be a pain to use a hex key to install and remove the guard, I opted to mount it into place using the factory bolts. It's a fairly minor detail, but one I felt is worth mentioning. For those who are curious, I installed one of these on the Dana 44 on the rear axle as well.
Westernburbs
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2022
If you’re using Rugged Ridge’s heavy duty tie rod kit on a YJ, this will not fit. It will cause the tie rod to run against the skid plate.
C5guy
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2022
Looks great. Strong. Perfect fit. Easy install.
Art Lange
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2021
Extra protection where your differential needs it the most. Thick, sturdy construction, simple to install by anyone with a wrench in hand. This also did not interfere with my modified steering tie rods and drag link.
John
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2021
Great product but garbage bolts. I followed another reviewer in using different bolts. I used 5/16 by 3/4L at 18TC but used grade 8 flange style bolts and installed it with a 12 point 3/8 drive socket which fit on the upper side driver bolt better then a 6 point socket. It was a 20min install with no problems. This will protect the front lower half of diff cover well and I think it was great for the price👍.
Anonymous
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2013
Cover lined up perfectly. It was Super easy to install, literally took about 15 minutes. The coating appears fine and the steel looks plenty beefy. The only thing I did not like was the install hardware which consisted of hex bolts and appeared to be pretty soft. I just reused the factory bolts as they were the same length as those supplied in the kit. Worked out fine just had to use a open end wrench to tighten the cover bolt by the fill hole. If they would have trimmed 1/16 of an inch of material I could have fit a socket on it. For the price paid it is awesome.
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