EVO Manufacturing Jeep JL Protek Front Axle Disconnect Skid Plate Black

The Jeep Wrangler JL/JLU front axle is manufactured with a CAD Center Axle Disconnect (also called FAD. This feature is designed to improve fuel economy but does add a vulnerable load bearing casting to long side of the JL/JLU front axle tube. Castings are known to be delicate to impact loads and being that impacts of the axle is inevitable off road, protection is a must.The EVO MFG JL CAD adds much needed protection by retaining the partial factory skid plate and adding an additional 3/16 inch