Is there any companies making beefy diff covers for Land Cruisers? I am looking for a weld on diff guard for the front and a bolt on for the rear.

ConFerr makes what they call a SuperSkid Diff Guard. I think this is a link to it:

http://www.conferr.com/catalog/images/T1245S_big.jpg

Try Butch Built, (707) 257-3454. He calls em Pumpkin Hats & they are the toughest things I've seen

Try Butch Built, (707) 257-3454. He calls em Pumpkin Hats & they are the toughest things I've seen

I agree. I had on my FJ40 when I had the stock axles. Well built and cool looking.

I think i've heard of guys welding on 10" pipe caps...

Pipe caps are the best/cheapest. 3/8 in. thick. Mine have taken a POUNDING.
-Regards
-Ike

I thought I remembered that. Got pix? Where does one source pipe caps? Home Depot?

Is there any companies making beefy diff covers for Land Cruisers? I am looking for a weld on diff guard for the front and a bolt on for the rear.


PM me. I have a pipe cap that bought, but never used. I can make 2 diff caps from it.

Terry Moorefield in Winston-Salem, NC does a hockey mask from 3/8" cold rolled bar stock on an exchange basis... 336-768-8504..

Here's mine on the front diff cover.

close-up...

Marlin has one too
rock plate (http://marlincrawler.com/rockplate.html)

Cool, Eskimo.

Anyone have pics of the pipe cap or Butch Built versions?

I make diff guards that bolt to the rear and ones that weld on to the front. :D Let me know if I can help. Scott.

Marlin has one too
rock plate (http://marlincrawler.com/rockplate.html)

Hey Scott will these fit on a cruiser? Do you have any at your place?

Doesn't look like Marlin's will work for anything but 8" ring gears

PM me. I have a pipe cap that bought, but never used. I can make 2 diff caps from it.


I'll take the other half of that pipe cap.

-tom

anybody got pics of a pipe cap on a diff?

I just bent a peice of 1/4" peice of steel over the ring gear part of the housing kind of like marlincrawlers cover and it worked great. I will try and get some pics up sometime. It isnt anything special but it looks pretty good and is very functional.

I have a pumpkin hat. Who wants a pic emailed to them so they can post it?

Pics of butch built pumpkin hat (end cap) mailed to TMAN FJ60 & Cruiser Ken. post em

If my memory hasn't failed me, I got these diff gurads from Scott. I've been very happy with them, although I wish the tubing was solid bar. :rolleyes:

Jumped on the link to Scott's site. Guard looks purdy, bling bling and spendy. Here's a pic:

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4 - butch built diff guard.

Hey Scott will these fit on a cruiser? Do you have any at your place?


I have one. It will fit an LC but will take some "adjusting" Still need to put it on but I got the D60's on the ground.

When I use the pipe caps I cut off the original cover and weld the cap in place. That way theres nothing for mud/debris to get caught in. Weld in a fill plug and you're done. Smooth as a baby's ass and tough as a sledgehammer all for about $25 bucks + 5 for the plug fitting at your local industrial plumbing supply. Heres a pic of a rover axle I did with the 10" cap:

http://www.pangolin4x4.com/envhousing.jpg

Regards
-Ike

Nice pics guys...i have been searching on here and there hasn't been much info on the pipe cap for LC diffs...

One thing i haven't found is a good cheap source for them...you can get 8in from McMastercar.com for mini's but no 10s...i emailed Butch and got no response from him...emailed another guy in Ca. No response...i am temped to just build my own now that i am out of work and have the time and materials but not the $$....anyway and online source would be great for these if anybody has found one....

Stew

Something new?.. i need front diff cover.

Make one. I spent about an hour making this guy

http:///Users/abelfotheringham/Desktop/IMG_2013.jpgI bought one from blue torch that works pretty good.

http:///Users/abelfotheringham/Desktop/IMG_2013.jpgI bought one from blue torch that works pretty good.

Nothing gonna ding up that red x:flipoff2: