Diff Cover?

[Dr3wDrop]

Has anyone found a diff cover for the tremor yet? Looking to do my first fluid change and would like to slap on a new cover at the same time!

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[McLeadslinger]

It’s the Same as the regular 4x4 Ranger. Stage 3 has some nice covers.

 

[halligan1201]

Has anyone found a diff cover for the tremor yet? Looking to do my first fluid change and would like to slap on a new cover at the same time!

I don't think I've seen any posts where someone definitively said whether there's a fitment issue or not. I think the conversation started because the Ford Performance cover says it won't fit the Tremor but I seem to remember that being an issue with a bracket for holding line that the Tremor stock cover has that isn't on the non-Tremor trucks. Someone was going to try the Rough Country cover but never came back and said if it worked.

 

[McLeadslinger]

Wonder why it would be different there isn’t any mechanical differences between it and the FX4 locking diff.

 

[halligan1201]

Wonder why it would be different there isn’t any mechanical differences between it and the FX4 locking diff.

Yeah, exact same differentials on all the trucks. If memory serves, there's a thread where photos are compared and I believe the difference is that the Tremor has a bracket for holding a hardline that isn't normally there and the theory was that the line was there because it had to be moved for the suspension changes? Or maybe it was a clearance issue. I can't remember. Or I could be hallucinating the whole thing. I'm trying to find the thread.

 

[gwhalin]

I don't think I've seen any posts where someone definitively said whether there's a fitment issue or not. I think the conversation started because the Ford Performance cover says it won't fit the Tremor but I seem to remember that being an issue with a bracket for holding line that the Tremor stock cover has that isn't on the non-Tremor trucks. Someone was going to try the Rough Country cover but never came back and said if it worked.

Rough Country makes a rear diff skid plate that does work for a Tremor rear diff (I have installed on mine) but it is not a replacement cover.

 

[halligan1201]

Rough Country makes a rear diff skid plate that does work for a Tremor rear diff (I have installed on mine) but it is not a replacement cover.

Is the RC skid plate for the Tremor different than the normal RC skid plate?

 

[gwhalin]

Is the RC skid plate for the Tremor different than the normal RC skid plate?

The skid is not actually for our trucks at all and does require a bit of slight modification to the instructions (namely a 1/2” spacer for one bracket). It does however fit tremor andnon tremor based off threads here.

https://www.roughcountry.com/jeep-jl-m220-diff-skid-plate-10628.html

 

[gwhalin]

Take a look in this thread for more on the RC skid.

https://www.ranger5g.com/forum/threads/rough-country-rear-differential-skid-plate-works.13159/

 

[halligan1201]

Here's the thread I was talking about. It is a bracket that is different. I think that there were issues with the Ford Performance cover interfering with how the line is run on the Tremor. Other manufacturers may not have the same issue, and you can also re-route the line of needed.

https://www.ranger5g.com/forum/threads/tremor-diff-cover-different.15413/

 

[halligan1201]

The skid is not actually for our trucks at all and does require a bit of slight modification to the instructions (namely a 1/2” spacer for one bracket). It does however fit tremor andnon tremor based off threads here.

https://www.roughcountry.com/jeep-jl-m220-diff-skid-plate-10628.html

That's right, they're using the one for the Jeep because it's the same Dana essentially

 

[Dr3wDrop]

Good to know on the RC diff skid. This G2 cover looks nice and appears it would work with the tremor bracket on the upper left side.

https://www.stage3motorsports.com/4...ammer-satin-gray-rear-differential-cover.html

 

[Trigganometry]

There is a thread on here about dif covers. Banks Engineering did a video on what happens when you deviate from the factory cover. Very educational and I definitely learned something that I was never aware of before seeing it.

 

[McLeadslinger]

It’s probably a relocation bracket for the small difference in ride height compared to an FX 4. I have a 3.5 front/1.5 rear lift on my FX4 and didn’t need to relocate anything in the rear. Tremor isn’t that different but some owners think that it’s as drastic of a change as a raptor. ??‍

Yeah, exact same differentials on all the trucks. If memory serves, there's a thread where photos are compared and I believe the difference is that the Tremor has a bracket for holding a hardline that isn't normally there and the theory was that the line was there because it had to be moved for the suspension changes? Or maybe it was a clearance issue. I can't remember. Or I could be hallucinating the whole thing. I'm trying to find the thread.

 

[McLeadslinger]

I plan on getting the ARB cover. Nothing made by Rough Country will ever touch my truck. Just my opinion.

https://www.stage3motorsports.com/0750010b-19-20-ranger-arb-black-rear-differential-cover.html

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