TLDR - Need a good shop in Houston to do axel and suspension upgrades etc. on 2004 LJ.

Looking for a shop that really knows their stuff about upgrading TJ/LJ Wranglers for rock crawling etc. Tons of shops around that can do pretty mall crawler crap on new Jeeps but know nothing about actual off road capabilities. The LJ's are a little unique in that the extra length allows you to avoid some of the work arounds needed/common to TJ's - drop mounts etc.
Need to re-gear, upgrade lockers, get rid of drop transfer case, and maybe upgrade lift components and do a long arm kit.

Any recommendations in Houston, preferably Katy/West Side area appreciated.

Brave Motorsports

https://www.bravemotorsports.com/

Brave

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I know the guy who just opened Elevation Jeeps right there at 10 and Barker Cypress. Solid dude, went to church with him for a long time. They do some pretty sweet builds and I'm pretty sure they're not all just for looks. It's worth giving them a call to discuss what you're trying to do. Adam is the guy I know.

It's been a few years - I had Javier do some axle swap/gearing/ARB lockers work on my 93 YJ.
Good work at a fair price.
Drove the Jeep for 7+ years with no issues when I sold it.
They know 4WD

Javier's Auto Unlimited / Gulf Coast Crawl Shop

9443 Clay Rd
Houston, TX 77080
(713) 461-5595

Strongwind86 said:

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It's been a few years - I had Javier do some axle swap/gearing/ARB lockers work on my 93 YJ.
Good work at a fair price.
Drove the Jeep for 7+ years with no issues when I sold it.
They know 4WD

Javier's Auto Unlimited / Gulf Coast Crawl Shop

9443 Clay Rd
Houston, TX 77080
(713) 461-5595

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He's worked on my FJ40.

Pretty good guy, shop is super busy, and he'll never call you back, but the work is solid.

Brave Motorsports

Both Dave @ Brave and Javier are great. The last time I called Brave with a daily driver break he actually sent me to Javier for a quicker repair as he was backed up.

You can't go wrong with either,

Wheeled with Dave back in high school all over Houston. Good dude

Strongwind86 said:

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It's been a few years - I had Javier do some axle swap/gearing/ARB lockers work on my 93 YJ.
Good work at a fair price.
Drove the Jeep for 7+ years with no issues when I sold it.
They know 4WD

Javier's Auto Unlimited / Gulf Coast Crawl Shop

9443 Clay Rd
Houston, TX 77080
(713) 461-5595

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Random, but do you still have it? I just bought a 93 Yj with gears and an ARB here in CS

Nope - sold it 2 or 3 years ago.
Green Sahara w tan top/interior on 35's.
Automatic
Dana 44 rear end.

Ok, different YJ. This one is a manual