Custom Shop: CBC Offroad
Where: Harlingen, TX
Jp Reader Says: "They have helped me out in building my Jeep and always took the time to answer any question that I had no matter how busy they were."
Contact: 956/425-0045
Custom Shop: Creative Style & Performance
Where: McKinney, TX
Jp Reader Says: "They can mount/balance tires, and do alignments and other general automotive service work as well as custom Jeep and 4WD builds and fab work."
Contact: 214/544-7773, csptx.com
Custom Shop: Low Range 4x4
Where: Wilmington, NC
Jp Reader Says: "Great guy, good attitude, very customer-oriented. As far the kind of custom work they do well, the sky is the limit."
Contact: 910/392-3204, lowrange4x4.com
Custom Shop: Moab Offroad
Where: Louisville, KY
Jp Reader Says: "As long as I have a Jeep, I'm taking it to Max, even if I move a few states away."
Contact: 502/962-8141, moab-offroad.net
Custom Shop: Sam's Offroad Equipment
Where: Tulsa OK
Jp Reader Says: "After having all this work done, I was reassigned to Virginia and drove the Jeep from Kansas to Virginia in two days without problems."
Contact: 800/446-5503, samsoffroad.com
Custom Shop: Shields Auto and Off Road Performance
Where: Longview, TX
Jp Reader Says: "Built and installed a double triangulated four-link suspension front and rear for my '82 CJ...I picked the rig up at the shop, went straight to Johnson Valley and then back to Las Cruces."
Contact: 800/411-1760
Custom Shop: Tennessee Off-Road
Where: Lebanon, TN
Jp Reader Says: "I love this shop. They are very family-oriented. Even named their children after Jeeps: CJ and TJ."
Contact: 615/443-7126, tenneseeoffroad.com
Midwest
Custom Shop: Axle Boy Offroad Performance
Where: St. Peters, MO
Jp Reader Says: "I wish there were more businesses with this kind of technical knowledge about their products."
Contact: 877/295-3269, axleboy.com
Custom Shop: Buck's 4x4
Where: Boise, ID
Jp Reader Says: "They installed an...adjustable track bar, which sheared off. I called and they instantly sent out a tow truck, replaced it...free of charge!"
Contact: 208/343-2061, bucks4x4.com
Custom Shop: Snake River Truck
Where: Meridian, ID
Jp Reader Says: "I have had all my trucks and Jeeps in SRT for all kinds of work, from computer tuning to lifts and 4x4 modifications."
Contact: 208/888-1420, snakerivertruck.com
Custom Shop: Thoroughbred Jeep
Where: Lagrange, OH
Jp Reader Says: "He likes working on Jeeps, he drives a Jeep, he is in Jeepskool and he will help anyone."
Contact: 440/213-7234
Custom Shop: Twisted Customs
Where: Box Elder, SD
Jp Reader Says: "Mostly does full-tube buggies, but they can make suspensions and cages for Jeeps that are beautiful and functional."
Contact: 605/923-7288, twistedcustoms.biz
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