The Rancho 6252B is the black version. My problem was the Rancho was $180, only provided a slide plate under the pumpkin, and appeared to decrease ground clearance. I went with the Rugged Ridge JK slider because it covers all the to protect the yoke and was $150, and covers around the back of the diff also. Downside was that it only works with factory covers, so I had to remove the Alloy cover I installed a week earlier.
JV would would ruin those is pretty short order. They would work better out there is the lower piece stuck back to even with the bolted piece and then was welded to the diff.
My intial thought is that it could benefit from an added angle in the lower section to eliminate the harsh 90 degree angle. This may lead to a loss more ground clearance.
AEV took over the design from Nth Degree and they did produce them for TJs for some time (I have one). I would image the one for the JK would fit with a little bit of trimming.
How much ground clearance is lost? One of the big issues with the Ford 8.8 swap is a loss of ground clearance.
Maybe half an inch. Worth it IMO and im on 31s with stock suspension and spacer front up. Ran it at hidden falls and it did great. Both sides were effective. You can see it took hits where the yoke is.
Yeah stock cover. Ill take a look at the teraflex cover and let you know what i think. Do you have a measurement for how much the hump protudes past the flat on cover and from lip to furthest point of cover?
