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Old 02-18-2016, 04:51 AM #1
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Any good off-road shops in San Diego?
Can anyone here recommend a good off-road shop in the San Diego area, that can do 4Runner mods? I'm not planning anything major, but there are a few things I'd like to have done and I have neither the tools, talent or time for doing mechanical work myself.
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Can anyone here recommend a good off-road shop in the San Diego area, that can do 4Runner mods? I'm not planning anything major, but there are a few things I'd like to have done and I have neither the tools, talent or time for doing mechanical work myself.
I've used The Truck Shop once before, and was pretty impressed. They didn't do anything too major - rear air helper springs, and a transmission cooler - but it was well within their capabilities. They specialize in Toyota trucks, and the parking lot was full of older LC's, Tacomas, and a few 'Runners. If I still lived in SD and needed anything done to my truck (or even routine maintenance) I would definitely go there again.
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All you need to know is this. GO see James at the Truck Shop. Plain and simple!

If you are farther north then Yotashop is also a great choice. That is the only two shop I would use in So Cal. Period for a Toyota.
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I've used The Truck Shop once before, and was pretty impressed. They didn't do anything too major - rear air helper springs, and a transmission cooler - but it was well within their capabilities. They specialize in Toyota trucks, and the parking lot was full of older LC's, Tacomas, and a few 'Runners. If I still lived in SD and needed anything done to my truck (or even routine maintenance) I would definitely go there again.
Pretty sure a friend of mine works there. If that's the right place, he's a former Toyota dealer tech and has a couple 4Runner's himself. As far as I've ever seen he does quality work and the shop as a whole does quality work.

EDIT: Double-checked and he USED to work there. I've heard nothing but quality from them none the less.
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