Any Good Jeep/4x4 shops around Chicago ?

Hi, everyone

I am looking for a reputable 4x4 shop around Chicago area. I need C gussets welded on my factory Dana 44 along with new ball joints and new axle shafts. So far I found one shop but they quoted me $1600 just for the labor LOL. I think that is just a silly price.
If I add up the price of parts I want plus that labor cost it's about 2/3 of a cost of a new Dana 60. Since I already spent money on the regear I figured I'll just stick with this axle for a while and beef it up a bit. I wish I knew better couple years ago. :doh:
My jeep is still fairly new so I won't do anything too crazy off-road, I wanna keep it nice for some time. I know the time will come when I put some serious axles and tires on it, but for now I wanna take it easy with some mild off-road. Plus just driving around Chicago streets is almost like driving off-road with all the potholes we have around here :cheesy:

Maybe anyone here is willing to help me out with this. I will pay $$ for help and also provide pizza and beer. I just don't want to get robbed from my hard earned $$.

Please Help!

Like I have mention in your wave thread. I could assist you if you,re willing to make the drive up here. I'm about 50 minutes north of the inner city (with no traffic).


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