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NorCal Regional Shop Thread

Discussion in 'Northern California' started by t.hornstra, Feb 23, 2018.

  1. Feb 23, 2018 at 8:54 PM
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    t.hornstra

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    Welcome to the NorCal regional shop thread, a place to share experience and recommendation for shops in our neck of the woods!

    We'll organize by specialties into 4 main regions. The Bay Area, South Valley and surrounding areas, North Valley and surrounding area and Sacramento Metro area to keep things simple.

    Wheel/Tire/Alignment
    Bay Area
    • Diamond Tire, San Rafael (See post #9)
    HSouth Valley/Hills
    North Valley/Hills
    Sacramento Metropolitan

    Exhaust
    Bay Area
    South Valley/Hills
    North Valley/Hills
    Sacramento Metropolitan

    Spring
    Bay Area
    South Valley/Hills
    North Valley/Hills
    Sacramento Metropolitan

    Gears
    Bay Area
    South Valley/Hills
    North Valley/Hills
    Sacramento Metropolitan

    Welding/general fab
    Bay Area
    South Valley/Hills
    North Valley/Hills
    Sacramento Metropolitan

    Powdercoating
    Bay Area
    South Valley/Hills
    North Valley/Hills
    Sacramento Metropolitan
     
    Last edited: Feb 25, 2018
    t.hornstra, Feb 23, 2018
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  2. Feb 23, 2018 at 9:02 PM
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    Whitebutler

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    Whitebutler No need to compensate!

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    Yeah hey uhh, is welding mentioned?












    Oh wait, yeah, huh, I see it now!
     
    Whitebutler, Feb 23, 2018
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  3. Feb 23, 2018 at 9:04 PM
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    t.hornstra

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    It's a work in progress lol. I literally copied an pasted the recomendation post from Scocar.
     
    t.hornstra, Feb 23, 2018
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  4. Feb 23, 2018 at 9:06 PM
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    Whitebutler

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    Whitebutler No need to compensate!

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    Actually I think it's a good idea. However if you build it..... They just don't get it.
     
    Whitebutler, Feb 23, 2018
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  5. Feb 23, 2018 at 9:07 PM
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    nDub

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    nDub Kan kun være malet af en gal mand

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    nDub, Feb 23, 2018
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  6. Feb 23, 2018 at 9:10 PM
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    they're not links.. its just underlined :rofl::smack:
     
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  7. Feb 23, 2018 at 10:37 PM
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    :thumbsup:
     
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  8. Feb 23, 2018 at 11:36 PM
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    Do we need this? NorCal FabWerx is the only shop that matters
     
    DannyBFresco, Feb 23, 2018
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  9. Feb 24, 2018 at 7:53 AM
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    For Bay Area tire:
    Highly recommend Diamond Tire in San Rafael, CA. Top notch Work and service, highly competitive pricing, experience with all types of vehicles, and quick turn around. Will quote you out the door prices with no bs. Ask for Cooper or Mike. Thanks
     
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  10. Aug 2, 2018 at 10:48 PM
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    Any update on where to get a decent lift kit done, specifically if one wanted to ask questions and have a no BS reply?
     
    TacoBlancoOffRoad, Aug 2, 2018
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  11. Aug 3, 2018 at 7:07 AM
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    Any shop that's not tiring to sell you a Drop bracket lift or spacers would be a good start. Most of us do it are self's or find friends to help.I personally don't have a good shop to recommend as they all will be pricy to install a good lift. front and rear is about 8 hrs of labor in a shop.
     
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  12. Aug 3, 2018 at 9:33 AM
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    outxider Never stop exploring. Rest in Paradise Big Bro.

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    A few mods here and there and counting....
    This. If you have any mechanical experience, its a breeze. I installed my lift front/rear alone in 5 hours.

     
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  13. Aug 3, 2018 at 8:43 PM
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    kalieaire i didn't know they stacked sh*t that high.

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    Definitely recommend Milo. He’s got my truck now. Will go back to him in the future for stuff i don’t have time to do myself
     
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