Very limited. My truck barely has enough power to kick up gravel from a stop with both of those meaty Yokohama Geolandar G015 A/Ts clawing at the ground. I did manage to get it a little sideways on gravel while making a tight turn and going WOT, but holy crap the grip is astounding. I’m very pleased.
I had not given any thought to a new diff cover until Friday when I got the truck back from the shop. After considerable browsing, I think I’m gonna go with this G2 cover:
Not only does it add about a quart of oil capacity and feature a drain plug (pretty common among aftermarket diff covers), it also has a machined O-ring groove to eliminate the need for a gasket or RTV sealant. And it that wasn’t enough cool features, it even has a friggin dipstick! (diffstick?)
I figure I’ll run the gear oil that’s in it now for a thousand miles and then change it out with the new cover. So chuffed.
Update: It has been brought to my attention that flat-back diff covers suck for actually slinging lubrication where it’s needed. So I’ll wait till Banks comes out with theirs to fit the 10.25 Sterling:
