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Hey all, I have a 2019 JLUR with just under 20k miles. I believe the pinion seal is leaking causing some drips when parked and underbody splatter when driving.
Do you think I’ll run into warranty issues with 2” Mopar lift, 37’s, and rancho diff glide plate?

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I'll put a dollar on your dealer blaming your mods and telling you to pound sand.
 

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I'd remove the diff skid before going in so they don't try to blame it.

Mopar lift should be no issue as it's Mopar.

The tires could be, if you got a way to borrow some factory sized wheels/tires from a buddy for a few days I'd suggest it.

My logic is to remove any/all excuses for the blame game.
 
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I'd remove the diff skid before going in so they don't try to blame it.

Mopar lift should be no issue as it's Mopar.

The tires could be, if you got a way to borrow some factory sized wheels/tires from a buddy for a few days I'd suggest it.

My logic is to remove any/all excuses for the blame game.
Thanks for the advice. I removed the diff skid and they didn’t give me any troubles with the 37’s. I even got a little bonus comment on the work order “Many signs of major offroad use”.
 

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My dealership service dept. and manager not only knows I off-road a lot, they love hearing the stories and seeing the pictures. They have serviced my 08 JK for 13 years and never denied a warranty claim. It has an AEV lift and 33's, which are larger than factory on the JK. They've also renewed my lifetime warranty after 2 5 year inspections, as well.

As @oceanblue2019 said, It would be extremely hard to defend a warranty denial with a Mopar lift and 35's when they've got Mopar Jeeps all over their advertising with that very setup.

I do think it was a good idea to take off the Rancho. That's a 5 minute job and just removes one potential sore point. They actually could deny a warranty claim with that, and make it stick easily. I doubt they would, but they certainliy could.

Glad they took care of it for you.
 

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Thanks for the advice. I removed the diff skid and they didn’t give me any troubles with the 37’s. I even got a little bonus comment on the work order “Many signs of major offroad use”.
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