Purpose Built

The Banks Engineering team’s goal was to perfect fluid flow and reject BTUs from the fluid as fast as the ring and pinion puts them in.

If the fluid flow is impeded in any way, it results in resistance and aeration which reduce fuel economy and creates heat, thereby degrading the fluid and decreasing the lifespan of the gearset.

Outperform The Competition, For Less

Thanks to its superior fluid and aerodynamics, the Ram-Air® Cover out-performs stock and flat-back high-capacity covers and does so with less lubricant.

Increased distance between service intervals and less lubricant means you'll save money while extending gear life.

Flat-Back Fail

Extra capacity "Flat-Back" covers have worse fluid dynamics than stock.

Effectively splattering oil at a wall reducing lubrication on key components and increasing wear-tear and heat.

Banks Does It Right

With the proper distance between the ring gear and raceway, oil is lifted up and around the differential.

The internal fluid guides directs the flow exactly to where it's needed.

Flat-Backs Dead Air

The competition has no way of directing airflow, their covers leave a deadzone so temperatures rise faster and fall slower, meaning your oil works harder and components wear faster, costing you fuel economy

Ram-Air Engineering

The Banks differential cover is fundamentally different from its competition because it utilizes Ram-air scoops that direct air through channeled fins, cooling the differential and internal oil temperatures.

Heat Radiation Comparison

The Banks Ram-Air cover features deep external fins with 169% more exterior heat radiation surface area than Mag-Hytec, or over 4.5x that of the factory cover.

Heat Absorption Comparison

The 26 internal heat absorption fins add an extra 120in² to pull heat, or almost 70% more area than stock.

The Superior Choice, Backed by 18 Months of Testing

What began with a simple question, resulted in millions of video views, innovation, and another patented Banks product.

All other manufacturers simply copied previous designs. They all run on the belief that "more oil means cooler temps."

The Banks Engineering Team uncovered two underlying problems with aftermarket covers; poor air flow and flawed fluid dynamics. The Banks Ram-Air® differential cover solves both issues.

Keeps Your Diff Cool

Tests were performed on a stretch of California’s infamous Grapevine (Interstate 5) on the same truck, with the same driver and the same load, at the same time of day and same temperature

After testing covers with flat-backs and those with larger fluid capacities, it was apparent that these covers do not cool as well as advertised, suffer from poor fluid dynamics, and they all make no use of airflow to cool actively

Banks Recommends Amsoil Lubricant

We searched for information on every popular brand of gear oil. The only company with in-depth knowledge and the willingness to share it was AMSOIL.

They are every bit as thorough in their development as we are. The more info we discovered, the more we liked how AMSOIL designs and test their products.

If you want to see for yourself, here is a link to their 75w90 test results.

Maintains OE Fill Level

We decided to stick with the manufacturer's suggested viscosity and use AMSOIL Severe Gear Synthetic Extreme Pressure Gear Lube.

Fill level remains at the recommended levels as factory.

Check owners manual for recommended fill level for your specific vehicle.

Ground Clearance

Our patented Ram-Air scoops are designed to increase airflow over the rear differential without sacrificing ground clearance. In fact, our differential cover retains the same low point as factory and competitors.

Fitment Note

Have a Rear Sway Bar Installed or Airbag Suspension?

Make sure you add the Sway Bar Spacer Kit add-on option.