Weld on axle bash plate thoughts / experiences

I am making a budget mid travel build and I need armor but on a budget I found the bash plate for $35 it has better ground clearance I am wondering if its legit. https://optoffroad.com/products/weld-differential-skid?variant=43579657683202

 

That product is reinforcing the wrong part of the axle.

I welded on one of these for a fellow member and this protects your ring gear. The back cover is really thin and wont take much to puncture it

https://trail-gear.com/armor/differ...nch-and-8-4-inch-rear-differential-armor.html

 

That bash guard isn't really going to do much as far as protection goes. It will make the drain plug protector hang up less but not by a ton. I have absolutely creamed my axle many times in the area they're talking about reinforcing and have never had an issue.

my vote: not legit

 

Ok thanks good to know

 

Lost a little bit of clearance with it, but I have zero complaints about BAMF's diff skid. Protects the rear and bottom of the diff, the drain plug, and the rear driveshaft U-joint. Probably would've had worse driveshaft damage on Rubicon last year without it.

https://www.bayareametalfab.com/200...-Plug-Must-Be-on-the-Passenger-Side_p_74.html

 

With the clearance thing I have heard a lot of people are removing their 1'' diff drop or never installed one because of the lost in clearance and been perfectly fine. Thoughts?

 

About how much does your BAMF rear diff skid weigh?

(For whatever reason BAMF never seems to post product weights on their website.)

 

No clue, but I don't remember it being particularly heavy when I installed it.

Diff drops are for the front diff, not the rear. For the rear, you'll lose something like 3/8" of clearance with the BAMF skid, but you're gaining most of that back in protection. However, if you're not doing rock crawling, I don't think there's any reason to run one.

 

It doesn’t hurt, but the weak portion of the diff is the rear plate. And these are the ones I’ll recommend

https://trail-gear.com/armor/differential-armor.html

 

Ik there for the front I have on installed I saw they did more harm then good. As in they don't do much and only lower ground clearance I'm wondering if I should uninstall it.

 

I'd remove it.

 

thanks