Justin@DP-Tuner
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Ever since I changed my diff covers to chrome ones about 6 months ago, I have had a constant leak both up front and back. It has driven me nuts. I have pulled the covers and tried to re-seal a couple of times, but it did not work so I had enough.
I really liked the look of the 08+ rear cover. It is finned aluminum to help with heat, and the elements wont be able to effect it like they did on the stock stamped steel one. Another benefit was how thick it is where the bolts go through. After going through Sunrise Ford and seeing how cheap it was I figured it was the best way to go. Oh and by the way, you will not find it cheaper ANYWHERE... Period... Sunrise beat everyone's price by a long shot. They have a new online store and if you order on there you can get $10 knocked off your order just by writing "diesel" in the promo code box. They also offer free shipping on smaller items which also helped with the already low price.
I had the diff cover delivered to my door for $44.04
After about $6 in new bolts I was ready to put it on. If anyone who hasn't already done this plans on doing it, you will need to buy longer bolts than your stock ones. The size bolt you will need is 5/16-18x1.25. I just bought some grade 8 bolts that I thought would look good. I also used lock washers for added security.
The job was pretty straight forward. Pull the old cover off, let it drain, clean surface, add sealant to the new diff cover, bolt it on, and add some 75w150 full synthetic gear oil until it is full. The gear oil will cost you more than the cover.
Here are a few pics...
As you can see in the pics, the old covers liked to leak which I could not stand.
Tomorrow I plan on pulling off the front chrome one, re-painting my original Dana cover, and putting that one back on. Ill post pics of that too.
I know this has probably been done thousands of times, but you rarely ever see up-close pictures. I am very satisfied with the look, and for the price you can't go wrong.
I really liked the look of the 08+ rear cover. It is finned aluminum to help with heat, and the elements wont be able to effect it like they did on the stock stamped steel one. Another benefit was how thick it is where the bolts go through. After going through Sunrise Ford and seeing how cheap it was I figured it was the best way to go. Oh and by the way, you will not find it cheaper ANYWHERE... Period... Sunrise beat everyone's price by a long shot. They have a new online store and if you order on there you can get $10 knocked off your order just by writing "diesel" in the promo code box. They also offer free shipping on smaller items which also helped with the already low price.
I had the diff cover delivered to my door for $44.04
After about $6 in new bolts I was ready to put it on. If anyone who hasn't already done this plans on doing it, you will need to buy longer bolts than your stock ones. The size bolt you will need is 5/16-18x1.25. I just bought some grade 8 bolts that I thought would look good. I also used lock washers for added security.
The job was pretty straight forward. Pull the old cover off, let it drain, clean surface, add sealant to the new diff cover, bolt it on, and add some 75w150 full synthetic gear oil until it is full. The gear oil will cost you more than the cover.
Here are a few pics...
As you can see in the pics, the old covers liked to leak which I could not stand.
Tomorrow I plan on pulling off the front chrome one, re-painting my original Dana cover, and putting that one back on. Ill post pics of that too.
I know this has probably been done thousands of times, but you rarely ever see up-close pictures. I am very satisfied with the look, and for the price you can't go wrong.
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