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ARB Air Locker – Nissan M226 (Dana 44 Variant) Installed & Tested Pre-Order Now!

ARB said the Nissan M226 (Dana 44 Variant found in the Nissan Titan & 05+ OR model Xterras and Frontiers and those w/ standard transmission) Air Locker would be here in Late ’08 and Here it is! Rugged Rocks has been working with the ARB marketing Dept. over the last few weeks to Obtain, Install and Test the first ARB M226 ARB Air Locker in N. America. An install article will be posted online within the next few days and the rest of the M226 Air Lockers are scheduled to arrive here in the U.S. on Oct. 20th. You can Pre-Order your M226 ARB Air Locker w/ Free Shipping from Rugged Rocks Off Road here: http://ruggedrocksoffroad.com/arb-air-locker-nissan-m226-nissan-xterra-05-p-3715.html

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The Joint that Fits – The 2-3/8″ wide Johnny Joint

Currie Johnny Joint in Nissan Axle BracketEver since the solid axle pathfinder got it’s front 3-link solid axle swap, an easy to install rear 5-link (4-link with panhard) long arm rear suspension system has been on my mind. I knew I wanted to use Currie Johnny Joints for the links but there has always been a dilema, the factory link mounts are 2-3/8″ wide and the standard Johnny Joint is 2-5/8″ wide. This immediately meant all new link mounts would have to be made, or the cutting and legthening of an old beat up rear link would have to be done keeping the old rubber bushings while throwing the Johnny Joint Idea out the window, untill now.

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