Rear End Cover

A Short History of the TA Rear End Girdle

The TA Rear End Girdle is based on the Geise Girdle developed in the early 1970's. TA Performance bought the remainder of the patent, and began to produce an improved and upgraded version of the Girdle. After refusing to produce a less expensive, thus lower quality cover for large parts wholesalers, TA Performance soon found that copies of their cover were being produced and sold. Though the other covers look very similar to the TA cover, many important qualities are different. An independent dealer that was considering which product to promote, purchased one of each cover and performed his own tests. He placed each cover, one at a time in a hand operated press, and pumped the jack, the "copy" cover began to flex while he was still able to pump. The TA cover never showed any signs of flexing, even after it was impossible to pump the handle any further and with the 200+ pound man hanging off of the pump handle. Also the fit and finish, and quality of hardware was noted, so the TA cover sold itself. Recently TA Performance did a quick check of this, by using an air powered press, at 10,000 PSI of pressure there was no signs of flexing. The TA cover is also the only cover to be tested and approved by a leading auto manufacturer. Ford Motor Company spent 2 years evaluating the TA cover and approved it for their SVO line. Yes, the SVO cover is made by TA Performance, for Ford. TA Performance produces their own covers at their Scottsdale, Arizona facility, utilizing CNC milling machines. The TA cover also uses specially made hardware that meets the highest specifications, no "off-the-shelf" hardware is used, everything from the washers to the mounting bolts to the load bolts, were designed and manufactured with the ultimate in strength and durability factored in, for a cover that will perform every time the throttle is floored, and every time that the wheels bite hard or break free, you will be glad that the Ultimate bolt on support for your rear end is silently at work. Even the gaskets are specially made, to ensure the highest sealing capabilities and to reduce dissimilar (galvanic) metal corrosion. TA Performance produces and sells thousands of covers annually, through a network of dealers and directly to the public, so ask your dealer who manufactures their cover, and if they don't reply TA Performance, then you might be buying a false sense of security. Our covers are used in applications as varied as the Motorsports Industry itself... From Street Cars to 8 second drag cars, from weekend off road trucks to 700+ HP Baja Trucks.