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33 Spline H233B Lock Right – Update

My contact at Richmond gear was out for about 2 months and when he returned I called to get an update on this project. It turns out that this locker was confused with the 05+ Nissan Xterra/Frontier lockers! The good news is that the 05+ trucks have a locker around the corner however the 33-spline lock right isn’t designed yet. We talked about the similarities between the 31-spline H233B and the 33-spline and then i was told that as soon as i get a carrier to them, they will start working on this project.

Being that the 33-spline LSD carriers are more common than the 33-spline open carriers, we also talked about building the lock right for the LSD carrier rather than the open one. I’ll be sending them one of each carrier so they can make the call on what they want to make. The upside to this mix-up is that we may end up getting a lock right that wilk fit the more common, LSD differential reducing the chance of you having to hunt down a proper carrier for the locker.

I’ll be keeping you posted as this project develops.

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New Products Update – 3.3L Headers, Chromoly Axle Shafts, TX-10 Doubler

Doug Thorley 3.3L Xterra / Frontier Headers
It’s been a few months since we rolled the first Xterra into Doug Thorley for building the prototype headers. Now the first batch of headers are now getting ceramic coated. They should be back early next week and all pre-orders will be shipped shortly after. There are only a few more sets of headers still available from this first run, so if you’re looking to immediately replace your old under performing factory manifolds you can place your order here: Nissan 3.3L Xterra / Frontier Headers

We haven’t forgotten about the Super Charged 3.3 and we’ll be doing test fitting very soon.
31-Spline H233B Chromoly Axle Shafts
It’s no secret that deep crawler gears and oversize tires lead to more stress on your vehicles drive train. With the growing number of deep gearing options available for your Nissan 4×4, the chances of drive train breakage are drastically increasing. Luckily we have chromoly axle shafts on the way for the Nissan Pathfinders and Hardbody’s running the 31-spline H233B rear axle. We should have them in hand ready to ship in about 6 weeks. You can reserve a set by ordering here: Pathfinder / Hardbody Chromoly Axle Shafts
TX-10 Transfer Case Doubler
We’re adding to the lineup of options to get that deep crawl ratio you’re been looking for. It won’t be long before we open up pre-orders for the TX-10 Transfer Case Doubler. We will need 10 pre-orders with a 50% deposit, the other 50% due when the complete doubler adapters are ready to ship. We’re looking at about a $950 price range for the doubler adapter and about 12 weeks time between pre-orders and delivery. We’ll have more details in a few weeks.

Thanks for taking a look at this weeks new product newsletter. I’ll have more info on more products next week.

-Steven Lutz

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Update! Nissan ’96 – ’04 Lock-Right Locker – Rugged Rocks

I followed up with Richmond this afternoon and they are moving forward with the 33-spline H233B Lock-Right project and it was just sent over to the marketing department to get prioritized. The more feedback they hear from the community the higher the priority they will make this project. The higher the priority, the sooner we will see the this locker available from Rugged Rocks Off Road.
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