4 Wheel Specialties Unlimited

I have been to quite a few shops and quite a few mechanics with my 2010 JK and Ed at 4 Wheel Specialties is the best. He and his young mechanic have regeared me, upgraded the front driveshaft, identified problems that no one else could accurately find and treated me right every time. I’ve had mechanics in the past that just really left me feeling ripped off and abused and it is so nice to finally have someone I can trust.

Find another shop. I came here to get a lift installed on my 2015 4Runner. I brought in all of the parts, bilstein shocks, toytec springs, light racing upper control arms. After being told I’d have my truck ready at the end of the day I get a call saying that the tech fucked something up and that I’d have to wait another day. What? They didn’t offer me any sort of shuttle service or reimbursement on a rental until I questioned them about it.
Anyway, I get my truck back the next day and hear a miserable clunking sound the entire time driving it. Turns out, not only did they fuck up the install the first time by stripping a bolt, but they fucked it up the second time as well. So, I had to take the truck back, fair enough. I’m a reasonable guy, shit happens and the dude I was dealing with was nice.
I take the 4Runner on a trail and still notice a thumping coming from the same area every time the suspension is put under load and then released. My girlfriend can verify that this sound is legit and sounds like someone is dropping a bowling ball in my trunk. I take the truck back a THIRD time and then the guy working the front desk has the nerve to say, «well, maybe its just the lift, dude.» When I assure him that it’s not the lift because the issue is isolated to the rear passenger side, he get’s an attitude and says «I’m not even gonna argue with you because you know.» Who the fuck is arguing?
In addition, my traction light is permanently on. I ask them about it and instead of taking the time to do some quality assurance and fix it themselves they tell me to check with the manufacturer of the parts. Again… what? I’m in the process of fixing that myself after a simple google search.
Anyway, they tell me everything is okay but the issue isn’t fucking fixed.
If you own a Jeep or American car then maybe this place will be fine for you. If you have a japanese 4×4 then take it to a competent shop elsewhere. Fuck this place.

I have used them several times now. First my JK had a leaking front pinion seal. They took care of it and over a year later all is well. I acquired some new high end shocks and needed some customization to the rear upper shock mount and needed the reservoirs mounted. Ed did a superb job on getting that work done. Really happy with Ed’s knowledge and creativeness. this was not a run of the mill job. Ed had to get creative and he did. I will absolutely be using them again.

These guys are great, I took my Dodge Ram to them to put a 6″ inch lift on it, these guys worked feverishly on a Saturday to get it done, and I couldn’t be more happy with the final result, even the owner pitched in to get it done! A cool group of guys, Highly recommended, they’ll get more business from me!

We took our cj5 to Ed at 4 wheel specialties after being recommended from another 4 wheel drive shop. From the moment we spoke to Nick and Ed at Specialties the customer service was outstanding. Not only did they do the work I wanted done but also diagnosed other issues that needed fixing (all at no cost to me). They stayed late after closing to repair a part and again no charge. We have since purchased another jeep and Ed has updated many of the parts needed to get it on the road. I highly recommend this shop. They are courteous, knowledgeable and the prices are beyond fair.

They really hooked me up

The reason I am saying anything here is I came to look up the number to call for status on my 96 jeep cherokee that i dropped off late yesterday and saw some not-​so-​good reps and it bothered me as I made the call. I took the truck here because it is literally right around the corner from me and the shop is always booming with business every day. The trucks and Jeeps are stacked in the driveway and flow out onto the street, so you know everyone takes their stuff there!
Well I just arrived home from picking up my 4X4 and my little front end complaint is fixed. Here is the greatest part of my experience; Ed the owner did not charge me for correcting my front end alignment! I thought i was going to be charged labor and to my surprise he told me to come pick it up, no charge! He did some sway bar and shocks about 6 months prior and I believe he may have been guaranteeing his prior work on my Jeep! Whether this is the case or not, the problem is fixed and my truck feels tight once again! So my advice is to not let the feedback on this place sway your decision to take your business there but rather take a good look at the number of lifted off road vehicles that are being repaired at that shop speak for itself, this place is legit!
And to Ed the owner: if you do happen to see this note, I am so happy it is fixed and thank you for your service as I will be a continued repeat customer! I know your time is valuable and no parts were involved but I still wanted to give you my thanks once again and offer you some of my feedback here~KEEP IT UP~you guys are truly awesome!
–Laura– North Hills, CA

Worst place I have ever gone!!! I spent so much getting the rear end on my titan rebuilt. They tell me it’s an odd size and no one carries the bearings, so they had to machine the rear end for a bigger size. Fine, I even had the parts over-​nighted to them to have the car ready for my trip. Next they don’t get it done in their time frame so I had to pick it up the afternoon before we left, fine. I drove home to Santa Clarita only to have the rear end start clicking again. This is what I brought it in for… Okay I call them and they tell me to bring it back. Fine I do so. They diagnose that as a speed sensor that came loose, seemed fishy but they are the specialists not me. I drive back home, a quarter mile from my house the entire rear end grenades!!! I call them, they say they are bringing a two truck to get it. I waited two hours for this rag tag truck to show up and take my car away. At this point I’m fuming, I call the shop owner and mechanic as I now had his personal cell. They say they would just exchange the diff with one they had on their shelf (previously rebuilt unit)… WTF!!! Why couldn’t we do that to begin with?! And that they would work through the night to have it done. Well morning comes and no one did anything. Truck isn’t ready and now it’s too late to cancel reservations. They didn’t bother calling until 6 hours later and said it’s done now. WTF!!!
I get home from vacation, get my truck, and when I get home the dust covers on the rotors are mangled and bent by some one prying them, the e-​brake isn’t even installed, diff was leaking, and so were the oil seals on the axle shafts.
I will never go back there again. Terrible experience and ended up having to re-​do all the work by a better shop.
I was recommended there by a few other shops who did excellent work for me. I told them my experience Nd everyone agrees that the main mechanic has now lost all competence due to his drinking problem, and that he had his friend who owned a
Sex shop take over as manager now.
I’m sorry but sex shop managers do not know about cars the last time I check.
This place should be called four wheel special-​ed. Not 4 wheel specialties

Short and sweet my experience I spent 12 grand (that’s $ 12,000) and ended up with a crap build. Ed, Mike and Sam work there but no mechanics.
Right after getting the jeep from Ed I went offroading on a fairly gentle trail. Within a few miles I was staring at the side of my tranny and transfer case because Mike had put too short of bolts in my skid pan and they stripped out. It wasn’t a whole lot of fun searching a trail for bolts to put my skidpan back up.
Sam installed all my bead locks… unevenly. He had a ton of excuses of why he couldn’t get them flush all the way around including «torque wrenches are stupid». I finally gave up and just did all the beadlocks flush myself.
One of them burned my passenger seat welding and just removed the seat release cable after he broke it. With a burned and broken passenger seat Ed promised to replace my seats with some cheap aftermarket ones. However once he couldn’t get them to fit and I didn’t make a big fuss about it he had no problem lying for weeks about when he was going to get the parts to fix it. Eventually I just took the seats and sold them for what I could.
You might think Ed just had a rough spot working on stuff he wasn’t used to. He’d be way better at diff locker and hub bearings right? Well, my lockers do work. Half the time, as long as it’s not to hot and the left hub bearing let’s me know the jeep’s looking good by whistling all the way to work.
By the way Ed subs out tranny and exhaust work to the bubba shops. I had to get my exhaust rewelded because it was going to rip out as soon as I articulated the front. I gotta admit I give the 14 year old boy who welded in my exhaust props for learning a trade but I wish he had put in that last critical exhaust hanger instead of just resting it on spacer.
To sum it up, if you’ve got something easy and simple take it someplace else. If you have a jeep avoid this like the plague.

First Off-​I Give these guys 4.5 stars. Ed is extremely knowledgeable and the crews at 4 wheel specialties were quick and thorough on my Diesel Jeep, He installed new gears and a selectable Electric locker a few months back. Ed is also at the moment putting back together an Auburn Limited Slip from my Diesel Military Blazer, there aren’t many guys around who know how to rebuild those.
If you have a challenging build, these are the guys to go to. They just moved to the Nordoff Location from Sepulvida Blvd BTW.

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My son’s friend had work done on his Axel for his Dodge Ram and was very impressed with the workmanship, price and communication and overall professionalism. So now that is it my son’s truck that needs work the only place it is going it to Eddie. I truly believe that our end results will be the same as our friends. Just wish I didn’t have to wait a week to get it to him — but him being busy I guess is a good thing. just don’t want to wait. will update you as we progress in getting our dodge back on the road again…

Eddie does the best work. Very knowledgable and professional. Detail oriented. Thanks for the upgrade to my Sierra.

I went through 5 different shops trying to figure out why my Ranger 4×4 had a hard thud on start and stop. ALL of those wonderful people charged me for diagnosis but fixed NOTHING. I was in for over $ 400 and it still was a major issue.
Enter 4 Wheel Specialties Unlimited!
Ed the owner was under the truck for days but what the Ford Forums claim is the problem was not the problem. Both Ed and Nick assured me «If we can’t fix it there is no charge. We can fix it.»
Ed did what the Ford Forums recommend at no cost. but found the issue and fixed it once and for all! The cost was so reasonable I felt guilty.
The truck rides like a dream and if left in the former state, it would have cost me 1000’s to fix.
They are my Go to #1 from now on

This place is terrific. Great service! Knowledgable! And all around great place. I highly recommend it compared to other 4×4 places in LA area. MUCH MUCH better. I’ve been to them all before finding this place!