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Old 01-22-2013, 07:48 AM
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I was looking to upgrade my stock diff cover to a support cover. The two covers that I'm looking at is the LPW low profile and the Ford Racing support cover. Does anyone have any knowledge on either one. Is one better than the other, or are they both the same. Both of these covers state that they will clear the panhard bar, and that's what I want.
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I believe the LPW will also clear the larger aftermarket panhard rods (like the BMR). I'm not sure if the Ford Racing one does or not.
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I have the Drake cover. It offers support and a fill / drain plugs. Now I never have to pull the cover to swap fluids again. A big plus in my book. It fits with no issues too.
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Originally Posted by jbodak31
I was looking to upgrade my stock diff cover to a support cover. The two covers that I'm looking at is the LPW low profile and the Ford Racing support cover. Does anyone have any knowledge on either one. Is one better than the other, or are they both the same. Both of these covers state that they will clear the panhard bar, and that's what I want.
Here's a nice option:
http://www.uprproducts.com/mustang-b...er-upr-79.html

^^We're running that cover on our 9-second 2010 Mustang.
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Old 01-22-2013, 05:21 PM
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That support cover is really nice. I'm going to call summit racing and see if they offer that one. I know they have the other two in stock.
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I have the FRPP M-4033-G2 Axle Girdle on my 2007 GT500, as well as an aftermarket panhard bar ... no problems with interference.

http://www.svtperformance.com/forums...le-girdle.html
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Old 01-22-2013, 08:58 PM
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I have the Ford Racing one, and a Steeda panhard bar. No clearance issues at all.
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You might want to consider a Watts link like the Cortex or Whiteline they both include heavy duty dif covers.

I made mine from scratch.

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I have the TA performance one. works great.
http://www.lethalperformance.com/05-...nd-girdle.html
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Im not sure if you guys can help me or not, but i would just like to know if anyone here had done aftermarket gears or not? I had 3.73s intalled in my car and i was wondering if i need to change my differential cover or will the stock one suffice? Is anyone running their stock cover on aftermarket gears?
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