Have any of you changed the diff fluid with this on yet or did you take it off? I installed one tonight and the drain plug looks a little tricky to get to. Not impossible but not like it was.
I just remove it.
just got back from Moab and 4 of us had the AEV skid and i never touched mine but others did and 100% solid.
Any pictures? Considering this for the rear diff on my JT and curious what the hits look like.
Was it ever confirmed if this is like the ZR2 skid that’s hot boron stamped or just your run of the mill stamped steel? There’s a pretty decent difference in strength between the two.
they did not dent or bend only paint scuffs. there really is no way they can dent as they fit so tight to the bottom. I did not get photos but at some point when we get together again I will try and remember, but they impressed.
Hi Thats good to hear. I have the NV skid and have not installed it but wanted to buy the AEV diff cover. I was thinking I need to get the AEV skid to fit there cover? The AEV skid does look more lower profile? The NV looks stronger. Not doing any hard core rock crawling though, Love AEV stuff though.
I had a shop install the NVM skid on the rear with the AEV diff cover. It took lots of grinding to make it fit.
No, I wasn't aware of an extra spacer. NVM didn't mention one either. Maybe that's new?
They made these front and rear spacers now for clearance. Would that have helped you think for the issue that you had?
The Next Venture skids are designed for their diff cover and any other similar aftermarket diff covers with the thicker mounting flange, like Motobilt etc. The spacer is designed to compensate for the thin mounting flange on the OEM skids.
