Took my 63 Nova here a few years ago for new more "streetable" gears and these guys did an amazing job. They got it in and out within a few days and the car has never given me any gear related problems ever since. I also brought in my 84 CJ7 in to get looked at to make sure there are no issues and once again they got me in the next day and within a few hours I was on my way. Im glad I found an honest place to bring my vehicles. I highly recommend Oceanside Driveline. read more

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As a shop owner I know the importance of having a quality driveline. All the HP, suspension and braking are worthless without a dependable driveline. All local shops and fabricators know this well . Oceanside Driveline has been doing this for 40 years. That alone tells you something. Expect high quality work & experience at fair price when having your street or off-road vehs. diveline work handled at this place. Eazy 5 star buisness. read more

The service is spot on! What a fantastic locally owned business. If you need anything driveline for your vehicle taken care of be sure to remember this place! read more

I took my vehicle to Paul and Jeff with a vibration issue. My car had been to a different shop for a differential and drive shaft build. Oceanside Driveline has been extremely helpful with my strange issue. They are knowledgeable and incredibly honest and fair with pricing. I would recommend them to anyone looking for good, honest repairs. It's no wonder they have been around as long as they have. read more

These guys know their business. I had my 05 Jeep Wrangler gone through from front to back and I'm confident that it is safe and in good working order. read more

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Paul and Jeff were very helpful. Delivered on schedule and gave me a lot of insight as they repaired poor work done by another shop (Firestone on Hacienda, Vista, CA). I'll be going back to Oceanside Driveline next time I need driveline servicing. read more

These guys are awesome. I found major damage on my driveshaft and realized it was out of my realm of DIY. So I took my truck in to Oceanside Driveline. I dealt with Jeff who was upfront, communicative, friendly, and very reasonable. Truck is fixed and drives better than it has in the last year or two. I will use Oceanside Driveline in the future. read more

Excellent customer , honest shop reliable hard to find places like this right away they found the problem three other mechanics couldn't find it 100% recommend this place I live in Escondido it's worth the drive read more

These guys are the best and very honest about the work. I have 17 tundra and the drive shaft needed replace because of the leveling kit I added to balance out the height. Jeff is extremely knowledgeable and with 30 years experience you can't go wrong. I highly recommend them. read more

Very professional shop. These guys really care about their work and taking care of their customers. Solid work on my truck and very fast and efficient. read more

I'm so glad my mechanic at Allen's Wrench recommended this place!!! A previous shop quoted me 3 times as much for the same service!!! So happy and they did a great job. read more

Oceanside Driveline is a great shop. The people there are not only very knowledgable with race vehicles of both off-road and street, but they don't try the "upsale" that you get with other shops. In fact, I was told by another shop that my Mustang GT 2008 needed a new rear axle because it was leaking. I took it to Oceanside Driveline for a second opinion. They told me the axle is in good working condition and the leak was from running the engine at high revs for a long time at the track last weekend. I suggest everyone get a second opinion at this shop should you have any driveline issues for your car/truck. read more

Took in a '64 Cadillac driveshaft that was absolutely shot. Was told even the rebuild parts are no longer made but the guys at Oceanside drive line came up with a creative solution and got me back on the road. Now she's running just like new. read more

Great group of guys. Super friendly and knowledgeable. Special thanks to Paul and Jeff for taking care of me! Took my truck in to get re geared and it drives amazing. They recommend getting a two piece drive shaft to account for the travel in the rear which I am probably going to do. Pricing, customer service, and overall turn around time is second to none! Thank you read more

Had a great experience with Jeff. He was straight forward with explaining things to me with the repairs that was needed For Tundra's drive shaft. Got the repair done in a timely manner and pricing was fair. Thanks a lot guys! Truck is running great! read more

My 2012 Toyota pickup had a loud vibration when driving on the freeway between 60-80. I had taken it to 2 other mechanics and still not able to solve the problem. After 3 months of worrying I finally took it in to Oceanside Driveline yesterday afternoon. They called me back this morning and said the truck was fixed, and at a much lower price than I was expecting. I just drove it home and it runs like new. These guys are the best! read more

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I have to say first of all that it's refreshing to know there's still people that are masters of their trade and this is true with Paul and Jeff at Oceanside Driveline. I have had several of my vehicles worked on by them with differential and driveshaft issues and every time they nailed it! The quality of work is amazing and there pricing is spot on and they always manage to get it done in a very reasonable amount of time. I highly recommend these guys if you have any driveline or differential issues. Keep up the good work gentleman you are very appreciated. read more

My truck was involved in a rear end. After the accident coincidentally the rear end started making a clunk in my 2002 Chevy Duramax diesel 2500. Every time I came to a stop and took off it sounded like a bowling ball was rolling around in the rear end. I went into their shop left it there for the day they pulled the driveline out greased it up lubed all the fittings and the bowling ball problem was gone. People have spent thousands of dollars to fix this thinking it's other issues such as the rear end transmission etc. These guys knew exactly what the problem was is soon as I explained it to him problem solved. Great group of guys honest dependable and they absolutely have my business. read more

I am very happy with the service provided by Paul and the team there at Oceanside Driveline. I brought in my 78 Chevy c20 to get the rea diff re-geared to compensate for my 700r4 transmission ration, and boy am I glad I got help from these guys. My truck is performing better then before there ratio, and feel the power lol! Thanks Paul and everyone there at Oside Driveline!!! read more

Quality work and fair price one of only drive line shops that take out and fix differentials themselves around most Shops out source I needed job done right so brought to them thanks again read more

This has to be one of the most reputable shops in Southern California. They are truly experts in there space. If you need work done on your differential or driveline this is the place to go. read more

These guys were great! Knowledgeable and worked with my schedule to make sure I didn't end up having to get a hotel and spend more money. Extremely friendly staff and from what I can tell, I got a good price. Highly recommend them. I have a 1991 Dodge Ram van and they did some differential work and some work on the yoke and u-joints. read more

This place is amazing. The fixed my driveshaft very quickly and with the highest level of expertise and professionalism. Money well spent.

Paul and his staff are great at what they do. They are all really knowledgeable. I wanted to get the rear end on my Silverado shortened to accommodate for bigger wheels I bought. No one else locally was willing to do it. They went ahead and took on the job and gave me a warranty with it. A few years later and a few thousand miles and no issues what's so ever. Will be going back for upgrades on my gears. read more

The highest priced in the area and don't hold to appointment made over 2 weeks in advance. Lucky for me I found another competitor near by that did the work for over $400 less on a $1000 job. I highly recommend your driveline needs with Driveline Vista. They are also open until 12 noon on Saturday's for your convenience. read more

my 2006 lincoln lt the rear end was making ext reme noise in cab. paul evaluated noise so made an appointment. sorry we can't do it until 20 dec. when opened found oil had much metal which wiped out all bearings and seals they ordered parts and notified me that order subject to delays due to covid and slow supply. received parts afternoon 23 dec, worked overtime, they knew i needed the truck for transportation to drive for dav the next day, picked up truck @ 1630. thank you , thank you, thank you!! truck has never run this quite! tom h. read more

First and last time i have been there. Pep boys told me to go there to get my rear bearing fixed, they told me that it would take 3 days and wanted a large amount of money from me. I got a second opinion and that saved me 3/4 of the bill and it took about 45 min to get the job done. Highly disappointing in that kind of service. Don't go there or make sure you get a second opinion to compare prices/service. read more

First and last time I'll ever go there. I needed my truck by a particular Friday for a road trip the following Monday (Oceanside Driveline is closed on the weekend). I visited the shop almost two weeks in advance to schedule the work to install a limited-slip differential; something they have done thousands of times in the past. That's what they do. I told them I had a wad of hundred dollar bills in my pocket and would pay them cash (this was the truth). They made an appointment for me to drop it off the following Monday before my departure deadline of close of business that Friday. I let them know I needed the truck by that Friday and if they couldn't do the work in time, I'd consider other options. I dropped the truck off Monday morning as planned. I stopped by Wednesday to see how things were going and because they failed to call with the estimate upon inspection as promised. When I arrived, I found the truck in front of the shop, windows open with all my electronic James Bond gadgets on the dashboard and a warm hood. They had time to drive it around, but no time to work on it? Hmmmmm...... One of those gadgets is a video camera/cockpit voice/GPS location recorder hard-wired to the ignition circuit. I look forward to watching that video when I finally get possession of my truck. Now it is departure Friday, and they eventually get around to opening my truck up to discover it requires additional parts. At least they're not charging me storage fees for the four days before finally working on it. I wondered how long they would have stored it had I not made the appointment the prior week. I gave them the OK to proceed and indicated money is not the concern; time is. They said they should be able to finish the job by late afternoon and that they will call when it's done. I received a one-ring phone call from them Friday afternoon at 3:57pm. I assume that's the call to pick it up even though they had blocked caller ID and left no message. Prior calls from them were blocked ID, so this appeared to be Oceanside Driveline calling. If that wasn't them calling, then why did they not call? I returned the call three minutes later at precisely 4:00...... No answer. I called again and again. Still no answer. Now that really screws up the road trip I had planned for first light on Monday plus the packing and logistics I planned to do over the weekend. I'm meeting someone coming from Canada in Oklahoma, so it screws up his schedule as well. That's why I walked in your door nearly two weeks ago to schedule an all-cash deal for the kind of work you do on a daily basis..... So you could get it done on time, without any last-minute surprises. Thanks for blowing me off! It must be nice having so many customers coming in the door that you can afford to conduct business like indifferent bureaucrats: Calling at 3:57, not bothering to leave a message, then refusing to pick up the phone 5 seconds past your 4:00 closing time? I expect that level of service from the DMV; I didn't expect that from Oceanside Driveline based on the reviews I read. Obviously, I was wrong. I won't make that mistake a second time. I give them one star for being knowledgeable, and presumably doing acceptable work. I deduct four stars for failure to communicate and being deceptively clueless when it comes to customer service. I'll update this scathing review after I watch (and listen to) the dash-cam video. Update: When I reviewed my dash-cam video, it showed that they drove my truck to Carlsbad for lunch at the French Cafe on Tuesday (joy riding in my truck???), then drove it to Vista on Wednesday to pick someone up (more joyriding on my fuel???). It was finished on Friday, but they kept it over the weekend to "test drive" it a mile or two on Monday. I had to go back for the required 1000 mile oil replacement, and when I presented them with the concrete evidence of them joyriding in my truck without my permission, they did have the decency to not charge me for that work. That's the only reason I give them one star I'll never go there again! read more

These guys were great at explaining what was wrong and never talked down to me, which means a lot when you are a female going into a shop. It was a little expensive, but they really do take care of their customers! Thank you guys!!! read more

I usually do most work on my truck myself and I'm always very hesitant to take it to shops I don't know but I was recommended this place to get my driveline overhauled and they did an amazing job, even went the extra mile to paint it and make it look pretty! Fixed all my vibrations and for a very fair price! 100% recommend and would go to them again! Talk to Jeff! read more

Jeff was great! Called them at 7:30 Am. Had my 99 4 Runner up to their shop by 8:45 AM. They replaced my driveshaft and I was driving away happy by 9:15 Am. Super fast turnaround, they even took time to show me the beat up u joints and whimpy stock driveshaft and the shiny new beefy one that was replacing it. It feels like a whole new truck. Very fair price for what you get with these guys. Definitely experts! Thanks Oceanside Driveline! read more

My husband took in his 71 Olds 442 classic muscle car in for a gear ratio change on the rear end. He supplied his own parts and Jeff and Paul were both extremely accommodating. During the change, his car was found to have additional problems in the rear end limited slip differential as well as a twisted drive shaft due to the big block power in our hotrod. The car was dropped off at 8:00 am and by 10:00 am was completely disassembled and they were able to show my husband the additional problems and work required. A new high performance drive shaft was constructed and an Auburn limited slip differential unit was replaced with in stock parts. By 3:00 pm in the afternoon we were already back on the road with our completely repaired drive shaft and differential. Jeff and Paul were extremely knowledgeable and helpful and so was the mechanic on the vehicle. Prices were very reasonable and same day service remarkable. Thanks guys for a job well done. read more

this is by far the best auto shop I've ever dealt with. my old truck hasn't run in over 2 years.. I had it towed to Oceanside Driveline and these guys had it running and out the door the next day !! extremely professional and unbelievably fair prices I highly recommend this place read more

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It's tough to find a reputable shop that pumps out great work at the same time. Look no further. These guys are easy to deal with professional and do great work. Can't wait to build my own business with their help and experience. Thanks again Paul my nova is like a whole new driving experience. read more

Extremely fast, and well made driveshafts. Never going anywhere else, and will only be telling people to go here

They worked on my 1999 Jeep Cherokee. I always like it when the shop will let you see the parts and explain why the differential needed replacing. They gave me some options on new or used. I've been driving the jeep now 6 weeks later and i am super happy with the service here. read more

I was very impressed with the service from this company. They were knowledgeable and efficient. A very quick turn around for a custom axle and good service to match. read more

Impressed with the results of this teams work, my 55 truck is a completely different ride, I would absolutely recommend this company. and the cost was very realistic :) read more

Oceanside Driveline - Rave review here, just picked up my truck and I can't believe the quality of the ride, compared to when I dropped it off. HUGE difference. - Auto Parts & Supplies Near Me - Oceanside, California

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These guys are awesome. Took in my Blue CJ 5 for drive shaft work and they went above and beyond to make sure I was good to go. Very professional, friendly and extremely knowledgeable on what they do. I won't go anywhere else for any drive line work! Thanks guys!! read more

To say these guys are awesome would be an understatement. I needed to modify my trucks driveshaft for a transmission swap I did. They had the yoke I needed in stock and took the time to make sure I knew how to correctly measure for the new shaft length. Dropped my driveshaft off at 1130 today and it was done by 4! The quality is top notch and the driveshaft fits perfect. And their price was very reasonable. read more