Description
Samurai Differential Guard
Question:
What is the single most exposed component on your entire vehicle? Want a hint? How about, what is the lowest point on your 4WD and therefore the most prone to smashing into rocks, stumps, whatever…. Now you’re getting the picture, YOUR AXLES!
All it takes is a split second miscalculation in your otherwise precise, skillful, and dare we say…. quite masterful vehicle driving (we’re not trying to ‘kiss up’ here :^) and your vehicle may be incapacitated from a leaking housing or broken ring gear.
That danger makes these an absolute must for the serious offroad enthusiast. From a bone-stock vehicle on up to a competition Rock champion, differential guards are THE most basic and essential items for any 4WD that sees dirt time. No more worries about rocks taking out our ring gears.
Samurai Differential Guard Construction
Our Samurai differential guards use thick steel plate for the base ring. This helps spread the load of any impact over the surface of the differential. The armor structure is a very beefy cold rolled round stock for the hoops and bars. Solid round stock is used to take away the chance of the tube collapsing or crushing. Each guard is jig welded for precise fitment every time and clamped for the cooling procedure to help ensure a good straight girdle.
We carry Diff guards for most axles found on serious offroad vehicles. Of course we have the Samurai guards listed below. If you are someone who has upgraded to a different axle though, we likely have guards for you as well.
You can find flat plate style kits which call themselves “guards”, but if you ever really drop onto, or back into a rock hard… those kits will bend. We’ve seen it, and it should disqualify them from claiming true protection. Our kit could be smashed with a backhoe bucket and still not see a dent or ding. This… is true differential protection!
All welds are cleaned and sharp spots are buffed off to leave a clean and smooth product. They are shipped with a matte black finish for a great look when installed.
Axles with drop-out 3rd members require welding for installation. These include axles such as the Ford 9″, Toyota, and Suzuki axles. Easy to install and still powdercoated, our weld-on guards protect AWESOME.
