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Sacramento Area Thread

Discussion in 'California' started by MyWyfsRnnr, Jul 15, 2020.

  1. Dec 14, 2021 at 6:22 AM
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    MyWyfsRnnr

    MyWyfsRnnr [OP] Have you seen the mall?

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    Stellar built does them but they are a bit pricey.
     
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  2. Dec 14, 2021 at 8:06 AM
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    Henry J

    Henry J Crap…crap crap crap crap…crap

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    Thank you! Like $500?
     
  3. Dec 14, 2021 at 8:18 AM
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    MyWyfsRnnr

    MyWyfsRnnr [OP] Have you seen the mall?

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    No, I think they are less than that. It is one of the services I am going to do soon but I want to do mine and make sure I know all the ins and outs of it before I start committing to others etc.
     
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  4. Dec 14, 2021 at 1:03 PM
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    It's mostly ins
     
  5. Dec 14, 2021 at 1:44 PM
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    MyWyfsRnnr

    MyWyfsRnnr [OP] Have you seen the mall?

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    There's a couple outs, haha. I've done a bunch of them on Tacoma's and I make the plates myself but I haven't made the template for the 4 runners yet. I think they're the same but I want to make sure when I do mine haha
     
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  6. Dec 15, 2021 at 3:58 PM
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    MyWyfsRnnr

    MyWyfsRnnr [OP] Have you seen the mall?

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    As soon as I get some time, BMC, Panhard bar bracket and rear control arm support/protection!

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  7. Dec 15, 2021 at 6:48 PM
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    I'll be your test dummy, again
     
  8. Dec 29, 2021 at 4:18 PM
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    Hey everybody! I guess I had notifications turned off on this thread. Hope everyone had a great Christmas!

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  9. Jan 27, 2022 at 11:38 PM
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    Hi all…
    I’m up in Truckee/ Tahoe area. Looking to find a shop that could install a suspension upgrade kit for me. I think I’m going with Dobinsons. Anyone got ideas for a reliable shop? I could come down the hill or the other way to Reno too. TIA
     
  10. Jan 29, 2022 at 9:21 AM
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    I've had horrible experiences with shops in the Auburn/Grass Valley area, so don't come this way!
     
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  11. Jan 31, 2022 at 1:30 PM
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    MyWyfsRnnr [OP] Have you seen the mall?

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    Stellar Built is 50/50. They do work but they are expensive and you need to be very clear with what you are asking them to do. They milked a buddy of mine pretty well. There really aren't any shops I would take mine to unfortunately.
     
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  12. Jan 31, 2022 at 5:09 PM
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    I’d stay away from Stellarbuilt . A friend of mind had them put a 3” Dobinsons MRA/MRR on his truck and they didn’t set the coils properly on the shock (about an 1 1/2” off), didn’t set to the height he requested, drills several holes for airbag valves, left off the bushing on one side, but had on the other, and scratched his truck. The worst thing was he asked for 314 coils and they bait and switched him and put on 302s (304s?) without telling him. He found out the coils were wrong a several weeks later after he saw the tag left on the coils. There excuse was thats all Dobinsons was sending them. Still doesn’t relieve Stellarbuilt from doing the right thing. He said, communication with Stellarbuilt was awful. What should have been a 1-2 day job took over 4 days. My friend doesn’t live in Sacramento either about 1hr 30 minutes away and took multiple trips to get fixed and was still not 100% right. He was just tired of dealing with their incompetence. He has pictures of everything Stellarbuilt did and didn’t do. He got the receipts. There is more to this story, but so difficult to type via phone.

    I recently went to Hunters 4x4 out of Citrus Heights for a BMC. They were great! They knew up front I had time constraints and had two guys working on my truck at the same time. Knocked it out in a little over hour I believe and did more then just a standard BMC, they took care of pinch welds and hammered back the wall so I wouldn’t have to do that later if I were to decide on going bigger tires. Awesome work and good people. You don’t get that at Stellarbuilt
     
  13. Feb 1, 2022 at 7:23 AM
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    Nothing yet.
    I’m headed towards king of the hammers today driving the ole first gen once my spare tire comes in at 4wp. Anybody else going?
     
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  14. Feb 1, 2022 at 8:24 AM
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    MyWyfsRnnr

    MyWyfsRnnr [OP] Have you seen the mall?

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    Hunters 4x4... I am going to make a list on the first post for us to "shop share". This is a question that comes up often. I do my own work typically bit it is still good to have a list for everyone. Thanks!
     
  15. Feb 3, 2022 at 10:00 PM
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    MyWyfsRnnr

    MyWyfsRnnr [OP] Have you seen the mall?

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    Doing some side work this weekend. This thing is pretty insane. Regeared, front and rear ARB, Rtt, solar etc etc... Not much it doesn't have. I'm changing the King springs from the 600's to the 700's and doing the needle bearing swap.

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  16. Feb 4, 2022 at 12:52 PM
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    MyWyfsRnnr

    MyWyfsRnnr [OP] Have you seen the mall?

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    So... Stellar built..... No bueno, they let the guy leave with these issues
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    Tires are rubbing everything.
     
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  17. Feb 4, 2022 at 7:58 PM
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    Damn dude I've heard lots of good things. Crazy.
     
  18. Feb 4, 2022 at 8:00 PM
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    Also, almost finished my CHEWY swap. Need to put my fronts and rears in from the salvage and rack and ladder.

    @MyWyfsRnnr wanna do another scoop ? I'll remember beer this time
     
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  19. Feb 4, 2022 at 8:01 PM
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  20. Feb 4, 2022 at 9:09 PM
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    Chewy swap = snowballin'
     
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  21. Feb 4, 2022 at 9:52 PM
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    This is unfortunate!! I’m not sure why I didn’t get notifications on updates. I actually just gave Stellar Built a deposit this week! I had heard some other great things about them… but now there’s 2 bad posts. Ugh.
     
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  22. Feb 5, 2022 at 10:05 PM
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    Sucks you didn’t get the notifications beforehand. You might want ask for your deposit back or take the loss. You could also have them complete the install and hope they provided the components you have agreed upon and installed correctly the first time. Hopefully, Stellarbuilt doesn’t pull a bait and switch and sets the coils properly. Wish you luck.
     
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  23. Feb 5, 2022 at 10:15 PM
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    People who believe they do good work probably haven’t done any research on the products, how a lift is to be installed, and not sure how to recognize if something is wrong and out of place. I am assuming this though…
     
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  24. Feb 5, 2022 at 10:23 PM
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    MyWyfsRnnr [OP] Have you seen the mall?

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    All, I am willing to take a look at anything you have done to make sure it was done correctly etc. I am ASE certified and I will take a look. If you locals want some advice etc that is why I made this thread. Helping each other etc. I do side work but it is side work and family comes first etc haha! Reach out (PM) and I might be able to give you some tips etc!
     
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  25. Feb 6, 2022 at 7:12 AM
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    You are definitely assuming. I did all the work on my 98 limited years ago. I didn't want the hassle of doing fronts and UCAS on my new ORP with KDSS, but definitely knew what I was looking for. The job they did was phenomenal and the alignment was specd great and drove great. I had heard a lot of good things and when I went there last year, they were true. Took them 3 hours.
     
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  26. Feb 6, 2022 at 7:15 AM
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    But again, with labor issues everywhere, who knows. Maybe the move+ hiring QC is not helping them.
     
  27. Feb 6, 2022 at 9:33 AM
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    Glad to hear they did a good job for you.
     
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  28. Feb 6, 2022 at 9:49 AM
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    The things I have heard and seen were before their move and have continued after the move. A bait and switch doesn’t have anything to do QC, it has to do with being a reputable company and communicating with the customer regardless of customer experience or knowledge. From my personal experience reaching out to them and hearing what others have experienced, there communication is awful. Of course, this might not be the case with everyone’s experience. It sounds like you had a good experience with them and they did quality work for you.
     
  29. Feb 6, 2022 at 9:53 AM
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    It is unfortunate. I don't know anything about Hunter's 4x4, but if it follows anything like the service industry, I'd venture a guess and say they have had some mishaps.

    Before this topic went live, I would've vouched for Stellar.

    Handing the keys off to someone is a risk you take when you're at a shop, and the hands on your rig aren't yours. But you're right, there's a lot of trust and communication is key.
     
  30. Feb 6, 2022 at 10:15 AM
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    I can only share my experience about Hunters 4x4 on a BMC. They were great with communication, understood my circumstances and time constraints. They also did more work than what I thought on a BMC. You’re right, they probably have had issues as well that we may not know or have heard about. At the end for me, I’m glad they picked up the phone and called me back. They did me a solid.

    Very good point about handing the keys to someone else.
     

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