off road shop in MT

TFD said:

Wes Nelson at Profab motor sports in Shepherd did my gears 2 yrs ago. He has 30 plus yrs experience with gears. It took me forever to find someone in Montana that knew what they were talking about.
He did a great job.


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desertrunner said:

does anyone know of a reputable off road shop in Montana? preferably close ish to great falls but im willing to drive a little ways if need be.

looking for a shop to do gears and locker set up in my rear axle and all the shops i called in great falls didnt have a clue what i was talking about which makes me quite nervous to let them touch my jeep. The only guy that even knew why i would need new gears and a locker was confused on why i would want to provide my own gears and master install kit which was a red flag to me. :doh:

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desertrunner said:

Doing some more research looks like Dark horse would be a place I would trust to do a set of gears and locker,

Also found a place called j&k customs in Missoula, anyone heard of them?

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desertrunner said:

Doing some more research looks like Dark horse would be a place I would trust to do a set of gears and locker,

Also found a place called j&k customs in Missoula, anyone heard of them?

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jeffd said:

Yes jeremy is very capable but as above poster said inland truck does lots of gear jobs. The used to handle all of AEVs gear work. US diesel also send their gear work to inland as does most other performance shops. If it were me I would us inland truck or go to Spokane there is two quality shops there.

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desertrunner said:

I'm assuming if they do the best gear work they can also handle installing an ARB locker as well? My fear is a shop is gonna dick up the locker instal or the hole drilling in the housing and I end up with an air leak at the diff.

Trying to look them up and I finally found their actual website so maybe I'll shoot them a call since they are closer than the other options.

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jeffd said:

They do plenty of lockers. They might be an ARB dealer. They will also install parts you carry in my buddy just had them install gears and an Eaton locker second time he has used them in the last year or so once on tj and now on a jk.

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desertrunner said:

They are both about the same drive away from me, sounds like I can go wrong with either, might just come down to price and availability once I order parts. Thanks guys appreciate the help

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jasont0311 said:

I know Dark Horse is pretty booked so I would call and lock in a date ASAP if you choose them. I'm having to wait 2 weeks to get my rear axle done.

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