Anyone using Rough Country Diff Skid Plate?

[gato]

Which oil pan/transmission skid were you running that made contact with the front differential skid?

I know this is an old thread, but my RC M210 frond diff skid is making contact with my Artec aluminum engine skid, even with a 2" AEV spacer lift on top of my 2026 Rubicon X already taller springs and bump stop tower.

At first it would hit any time I hit even my ~1" driveway to road bump at anything above 8 MPH (but only if hit head on, never if hit at an angle one wheel before the other). I did some hand filing of the bracket/clamp that goes over the front diff, and it got much better, but still hit driving fast >12MPH over a speed bump. Took a grinding wheel to it and took good amount of metal from the bracket. Still hitting if I hit a speedbump at >20MPH while braking (I know, my Jeep is only 1 month old, and I haven't taken it off road, so I'm testing everything on speed bumps and flexing on parking lot rocks ).

So tomorrow I will see where it is still hitting and grind some more. I also may turn my adjustable trackbar one turn to give it maybe another 1/32" of room - don't want to do any more as my axle is centered just fine.

If that does not solve it, I may need to remove these diff skids - would be a shame, they seem really nice - people talk s$#@ about RC, but their metal stuff is great in my opinion.

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[gato]

Forgot to ask, those having these front diff skids contact their engine skid found a solution? Thx.

 

[Wabujitsu]

Sorry. I’ve got the same diff skids, but no engine skid.

 

[gato]

Sorry. I’ve got the same diff skids, but no engine skid.

Thanks. At least is it holding up? Does it require retightening periodically? Did it do it's job well taking hits?

 

[Wabujitsu]

Thanks. At least is it holding up? Does it require retightening periodically? Did it do it's job well taking hits?

Cat, they are holding up very well! I haven’t checked to see if the bolts need tightening (I guess I better - thanks!), and I’ve beat both up pretty good with no issues, both here in FL on tree stumps, etc, and out in AZ on rocks.

 

[Sportacus]

I have front and rear RC diff skids to install. I started on the front skid tonight and the bottom two bolts are not threading into the holes at all. I noticed that the “wall” on the skid plate that they must pass through doesnt not sit against the diff. There is maybe 1/8” of space. I dont know if its the motobilt diff cover causing the issue or if its because it is a 392XR axle which is slightly beefed up from standard M220.

is anyone running this diff skids on a 392 XR? Or running this diff skid with motobilt diff covers?

going to run to home depot tomorrow to grab slightly longer bolts.

 

[Reabob]

What year your Jeep?

 

[Sportacus]

What year your Jeep?

mine is a 2018. Axles are out of a 2025 392.

Thise two bolts are M8 1.25x25 i picked up some M8 1.25x35 and they worked fine.

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