Is this diff cover oem?

Don Bulee

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Hello, after a good time searching in google I was not able to determine if this diff cover is the original one or if PO installed them, (both front and rear are the same), the jeep is a 2006 rubicon, so both dana 44s, I'm asking because I'm planning in getting a diff skid (maybe rockhard or even rough country), I don't usually wheel that much in rocks but the times I do, I don't want a broken diff cover so it might be a good idea adding a bit of extra safety, but the vertical vent lines in the diff cover might cause the skid not to fit... so I'm trying to figure it out if this is the oem one or not..... BTW, a dude in fb is selling brand new poison spyder (Bombshell Differential Cover - 42-11-044) for cheap, do you consider the posion spyder a better option than adding a skid?? thanks!

PS. I don't want to spend more than $100 bucks in this protection, that's why a barnes/currie is out of the scope.

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Hello, after a good time searching in google I was not able to determine if this diff cover is the original one or if PO installed them, (both front and rear are the same), the jeep is a 2006 rubicon, so both dana 44s, I'm asking because I'm planning in getting a diff skid (maybe rockhard or even rough country), I don't usually wheel that much in rocks but the times I do, I don't want a broken diff cover so it might be a good idea adding a bit of extra safety, but the vertical vent lines in the diff cover might cause the skid not to fit... so I'm trying to figure it out if this is the oem one or not..... BTW, a dude in fb is selling brand new poison spyder (Bombshell Differential Cover - 42-11-044) for cheap, do you consider the posion spyder a better option than adding a skid?? thanks!

PS. I don't want to spend more than $100 bucks in this protection, that's why a barnes/currie is out of the scope.

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That's not OEM. I have a Terraflex. I don't prefer diff skids. Poison Spider is the cheapest for ductile iron.
 
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