JZ
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Where do you guys take your trucks/jeeps/etc. to get them modified in SoCal?
Thinking it's time to lift my truck a little bit.
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AKgringo
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Aside from adding air bags, or modifying rear springs to level up a loaded truck, I always prefer my suspension near normal. I would rather max out
my clearance with oversize tires, even if it means cutting the fender wells!
I feel safer on side slopes, and in sudden hard cornering situations with near stock suspension. I know most off roaders will disagree with me, but
that is how I roll (or don't)!
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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David K
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A private Baja racing fabricator in Vista, named Jason "Speed Freek" : http://speed-freek.com/
He is a suspension guru using anything from Bilstein up to King or ICON, etc.
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Don Pisto
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Camburg in huntington beach
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Nikno
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I use Gabe at 4 Wheel Parts in El Cajon. They are great. Most parts arrive next day, price is reasonable and they do great installs. They can help you
with just about any modification. The most important thing is finding someone who is knowledgable and has access to multiple sources. I think people
assume because 4 Wheel Parts is a big chain that they are more of a mass production shop, but I have gotten great custom service from them.
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Bajaboy
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The Truck Shop in San Diego does some great work. http://sdtruckshop.com/
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55steve
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MIT in El Cajon..http://www.mit4x4.com/
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Bajazly
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What are you driving? If it’s all bolt on you could do it yourself and save a bunch on the install, not have to get in line somewhere for weeks or
months and it would be a good learning lesson for the kids.
Kartec is a great resource for any part you would need and usually everything is in stock and a better price you can get from the manufacturer. Shocks
are commonly 6 weeks or more out these days and so are springs if they don’t have them on the shelf.
When I built my Taco last fall I had a hard time gettin the shock people to call me back. A call to Kartec and 2 days later I had shocks and springs
and the coil overs are Fox 16” 2.5” remote resis, Fox wanted 6 to 8 weeks to build them. All the rest of the stuff I built so didn’t have to be
on anyone else’s time schedule but my own.
Depending on what you want to do, a weekend or two would get it all done and you’d have the piece of mind all the nuts are tight and all the parts
that needed to be used actually got used.
Believing is religion - Knowing is science
Harald Pietschmann
"Get off the beaten path and memories, friends and new techniques are developed"
Bajazly, August 2019
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StuckSucks
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I recently added King shocks and Deaver rear springs to my '19 Tacoma -- I did the work myself (with a friend's help), in six hours.
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bajatrailrider
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Not answering you but. Come ride motos for the day with me. Bring your lift kit. My amigo shop here very inexpensive his other work million dollar
trophy truck building. I do all my own lift kits myself. Not on my prerunner that goes to his shop .
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JZ
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Quote: Originally posted by bajatrailrider  | | Not answering you but. Come ride motos for the day with me. Bring your lift kit. My amigo shop here very inexpensive his other work million dollar
trophy truck building. I do all my own lift kits myself. Not on my prerunner that goes to his shop . |
I'm going to have to take you up on that.
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AKgringo
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| Quote: Originally posted by JZ | | Quote: Originally posted by bajatrailrider | | Not answering you but. Come ride motos for the day with me. Bring your lift kit. My amigo shop here very inexpensive his other work million dollar
trophy truck building. I do all my own lift kits myself. Not on my prerunner that goes to his shop . |
I'm going to have to take you up on that.
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WIN - WIN!
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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David K
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Larry is THE man in San Vicente!
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bajatrailrider
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The prices that this shop charges me work on my prerunner. Are to me not enough to cover even materials. Let alone labor so he is very happy. When he
gets a 50.00 dollar tip. Not ever asked for.
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