Get your Rig! Spring is here! – 2011 Project Update

I’ve had quite the winter here in Lake Tahoe this season. Unfortunately we had way way…. way.. too much snow to even think about wheeling. This is of course if you don’t count the 4×4 endeavors on ice and over tall snow banks required just to get the grocery store! Although we had some insanely memorable snowboarding this season with record breaking snowfall, it’s time to clean up the rig, shift into 4-lo and start looking at hitting the trails!

Besides having some fun in the snow this season we still managed to forge ahead with numerous projects that were  mentioned back in January’s newsletter. Here is a list of things that we’ve made progress on:

Pathfinder/Hardbody 3.0L HD motor mounts On the shelf ready to ship
Xterra / Frontier 3.3L HD Motor mounts The parts have been cut, they are in welding and then need to be powder coated! These are right around the corner!
WD21 Pathfinder Long Arm 4-Link Prototype kits are being installed on 3 trucks, Pictures can be found around the nissan message boards all over the web and are available upon request via e-mail.
H233B/D60 Front Diamond Axle first axle is near completion, Configuring the brakes to use factory nissan calipers to maintain pedal pressure for proper braking.
Inner axle shafts need to be cut and splined.

Unfortunately this axle isn’t making it under a truck before GONE 2011.

Pathfinder / Hardbody SAS Kit Will be using a H233B/D60 Diamond front axle. The time frame for completion is dependent on when the front axle is complete.
H233B 31 & 33 spline H233B Chromoly Shafts Still on the list for being made. We don’t have a firm ETA.
H233B 3-link brackets On the shelf ready to ship
H233B Carrier Adjuster Tools On the shelf ready to ship
Rugged Rocks Winch Fairleads On the shelf ready to ship
TX-10 transfercase doubler Due to the order minimum with the manufacture, and extended wait times, this project is currently stalled.
Xterra / Frontier 3.3L V6 Doug Thorley Headers (SC and non-SC) January’s order came through but we’re out of stock….Again..

No ETA on next batch but it will be at least July till we see more.

H233B 5.42, 5.57, 5.85 Ring and Pinion gears 5.42 gears canceled. can’t justify engineering and cutting a min of 100 sets. Rugged Rocks is aiming to use the H233B front and rear for SAS’d vehicles, so compatibility with other axles isn’t a concern. 5.571 and 5.857 ratios are available.
pre-’05 Xterra / Frontier / Pathfinder – H233B 33-Spl Lockright Locker Design is done and prototypes are next in line to be made. Richmonds Engineer that was working on this project has left the company. They are trying to find a new engineer asap. No ETA
Xterra / Frontier ’05+ C200K Lockright Locker Currently in the prototype stage, production unit’s should come soon.
Advanced Adapters – 4 Cyl Pathfinder / Hardbody Atlas Adapter working with AA to get this done, no ETA.
TJM H233B (31 & 33 spline) Air Lockers There lockers exist! TJM is setting up shop right now is southern California, We should see these lockers on the market very soon.
ARB (M205) Titan Front Air Locker on the list for production in Australia but currently there is no ETA
Superior M205 4.10 & 4.56 Gears Due in Any Day.. yes they are still happening.

Thank you for your continued support of Rugged Rocks and sticking with us while we complete these projects one by one. If you have any questions regarding any of these projects, please feel free to contact us. We’ll gladly help you out and answer your questions to the best of our ability.

See you on the Trails! I’m looking forward to meeting as many of our customers as possible at GONE Moab, 2011!

-Steven Lutz
President
Rugged Rocks, LLC

Nissan Titan Front (M205) Differential Gears?!?

We were all under the impression that the M205 Gears were going to be part of the next shipment into Superior Axle & Gear’s warehouse. Unfortunately the crates of gears showed up but without the Titan gears on board. Neither us here at Rugged Rocks or the guys at Superior are very happy about this additional delay. We realize the demand for these gears and we’re doing what we can to get these gears in our hands as soon as possible. Rather than wait for the next crate shipment to come in, Superior is having M205 gears shipped via air to get these in and start shipping as soon as possible. Right now there isn’t an ETA, but those that have already ordered and those that are on the contact list here at Rugged Rocks will be notified immediately following the gears arrival. If you would like to be added to this list, please e-mail steven@ruggedrocks.com