Might do good work, but Mark volunteered bogus information over the phone. I wanted to install a Detroit-Eaon Trutrac limited slip differential on my T100. The Internet reviews and videos are universally positive on Trutrac: http://www.offroaders.com/reviewbox/showproduct.php?product=252 http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f249/detroit-truetrac-771841/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uwpNpvsshQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LiKCjHG59g The only negative is that if one wheel is in the air, it won't get traction until you hit the brakes. Otherwise EVERYONE loves it. Mark told me that Trutrac would not work for my application (going up a steep dirt driveway) , because it would spin, and that it WAS NOT in fact a limited slip differential but instead a torque-sensing differential, same as a Gleason Torsen only good for street racing. When I pointed to the Utube videos and reviews and Eaton info that contradicted this, Mark hung up on me. Mark is equating the Torsen to the Trutrac , but thy are slightly different. Typical Trutrac review: I run a truetrac in my 04 4x4, it's an awesome unit, just grabs and goes, great street manners. The slipping wheel doesn't even make a full revolution before it gets in. I had the no-slip for a week, couldn't stand the harshness and noise. When I tried to power in and out of turns, it would bark the tires and jerk. I like thr truetrac much better. SD Gear installed it in 1 hr and it works perfectly. read more

These guys are awesome, I won't go to another shop. The work is hella quality, and they stand by their work. They shoot straight and told me exactly what to expect, no BS. Pricing is was more than fair too. In short, I'd recommend Pro Gear to anyone and everyone. To me, they are #1 in SD! read more

Installed the tranny today and went for a test drive. I was happy the tranny didn't exhibit the bearing noise noticed before and it operated much more quietly. In fact, it felt like a new tranny, which I'm very happy to report. Thanks, Kraig, for a smile whenever I drive my car! read more

I ended up having work done at another shop. Pro gear the guy was professional and gave me a quote right away. I heard about Pro Gear from our mechanics at work as they came highly recommended but I decided to go with another shop. read more

I dealt with Kraig and Justin, and these guys were awesome, knowledgeable and educated me on the process and how the new differentials will work. Great guys, incredibly friendly. Honestly one of the best experiences I've had within the automotive world. My truck runs great, and I will recommend to anyone to come here. If I have to do the same thing on another vehicle, I'll surely be back!! Thanks guys! read more

I have never had a better experience at a Mechanics shop. Period. I was directed to Pro Gear because I first went to the Pit Stop (which I yelped to make sure it had decent reviews. It did.) The boys at the Pit Stop put my 4runner up on the lift, tapped and clinked around the driveshaft and differential to find out what was making my baby hum, and determined that it was something in the differential. Rear ends were not their expertise, so John sent me over to Pro Gear to get a "High-end" estimate on a rebuild. Upon arriving to Pro Gear, Mark was quick to greet me and see what the problem is. He then jumped into the car, found out what I was complaining about, and brought it back to put up on the lift. While the mechanic started to examine everything, I sat down in the front and gave Mark my info. He is SUPER personable. Sit down and talk to him for a few seconds. The man has an infinite amount of stories. Also, he's a former professor at some colleges in Washington. I'm not sure how many auto mechanics are former professors, but I've never run into one. To top everything off, Nick (mechanic) found that it was just a U-Joint, and they swapped it out for a hundred bucks out the door (was quoted 200+ at other mechanics). Personality, Value, Quality rolled all into one. Go here. read more

Just picked up my Mustang had them do a re-gear as it came with 2.73s changed it to 3.55s They did the job just as they said for the price they quoted! I may have them do my Toyota Tacoma next... Quoted $1100.00 Parts and labor.. Used: Ford Racing Gears This is a reasonable price for San Diego.... Car HALLS A$$ :) read more

i highly do NOT reccomend this place owner Craig and wife are rude ,crooks,they quote you a price then when it is pay time its a completely different price for the same work.When they were the ones that installed the seal that leaked in the 1st place after 3 months.even another customer commented on how rude they both were,when my wife pointed out a scratch on the bumper that wasnt there on a new car read more

I found my 2003 BMW 330i started to leak from one of the bolt holes in the differential. Obviously the gasket was no good anymore but what I found was that the 17 year old spring washers were brittle and and two of the lower bolts were loose. One of the washers split in my hand and I replaced it with a hardware store washer temporarily. I had already bought all the dealer supplies to do it myself but got after a friend's recommendation I got a quote from Justin at Pro Gear. The $600 quote seemed very fair and since I had already bought the dealer parts and were OK using them I decided to go that route. I explained to Justin that the spring washers needed replacing and I could go get some at the dealer. He said no worry we have plenty of hardware and can replace them for you. We set up and appointment and everything was awesome. I showed up on time but Justin was out to lunch. I spoke with his backup and again I told him the diff washers were brittle and Justin had said they would replace them. I dropped off the car and got a call to pick them up. I asked about the washers and no they were not replaced. One was not even the right one, it was one I bought at the hardware store as a temporary fix. So now $765 in parts and labor on the diff already back in, I had the same $5 worth of brittle washers back in the diff. So everything else had been great but now I have brittle washers again that will fail soon. I was disappointed and Justin said they looked ok and they will be fine. So I said, OK can you please put it in writing. He said sure an and put a note on the invoice but I was only wearing my regular glasses not my reading glasses and took his word. I get home and put my reading glasses on and read his note on the invoice and he says that if the washers fail during the 12 month warranty they will replace them. So now if those washers fail after 12 months I'm back to square one where the diff has to be pulled off to replace $5 worth of washers. Told two people and still got missed. I was thinking of giving two stars but moved it up to 3 to try to be fair. I was missing one clip and they picked it up at the nearby dealer instead of closing it up with an old one and that deserves mention and a move up to 3 stars. I don't know what else you can do. I asked both the people that took the car in except maybe telling the mechanic myself, please replace the old brittle washers? read more

Great experience with pro gear. Been in the car biz for 20 years. They are professionals

Learning how to set up gears in a Dana 60 and messed some parts up. Went in to get some replacement parts and talk shop and I felt so comfortable in there and they were so nice to me and I didn't even buy much from them. They instantly made me want to go back to them for any future business. Thank you for answering all my questions and for the support, I genuinely appreciate it. read more

Great place!! Took my truck in for some front axle work, both Mark and Charles were super friendly. The work was done quickly, and for a price I'm happy with. It's one of those things where I don't want anything to go wrong with the truck, but can't wait to have a reason to go back. Stoked! read more

I don't know how these guys got 4 1/2 stars when it should be 5. Straight up honest people that saved me a lot of money. I had people look over my 91 fj80 and quoted me over $4000. Pro gear got it done little less than $2500. If you want your ride done right. You better go to Pro Gear. read more

Nick and Charles at pro gear did an amazing job with my 2003 Yukon Denali. my vehicle needed a new CV boot on the driver side which they replaced for a very reasonable price. Nick also work with me to purchase a few parts at a lower cost and made sure that I was kept in the loop throughout the process. I highly recommend this shop for an honest and high-quality job. I've since had great success with continuing to drive and enjoy my vehicle and will without a doubt go back to them if I need anything else done. read more

Top notch place. Have had my jeep here several times for gears and suspension issues. The guys in the back really know what they are doing. They just installed a locker in my jeep and the work is very professional. When it comes to gears, do not waste your time with 4 wheel parts or any of the other places. Because I went to 4 wheel parts is why my gears needed to be rebuilt by Pro Gear. Get it right the first time and take your vehicle here... read more

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This is the second time I have come here to get one of my vehicle's worked on. Both times I was treated great and I saved money. They were very honest about the work and were more than fair on how much they charged me. They could have totally taken advantage of my situation, but quite the contrary they were very nice, honest, and fair. I just wish more shop's were this good, customer service wise. read more

Very knowledgeable and honest. I really appreciated how Charles took the time to explain the issue with my car.

Wow!. I could not be happier with the service that I received on my 2003 GM Yukon, The team were very friendly and extremely knowledgeable. They explained every step to me, and gave me a 101 on differentials when I came to collect the car. They are honest and the price is very reasonable. Absolutely no shocks and even gave me options to save money if I so wished. I'd give them 6 stars if I could. Steve M read more

Great work and good guys at pro gear. The Ford Dealership actually recommended them for my 97 Ford F-150 as it needed the rear dif regeared from a 3:55 to a 4:10 after putting larger wheels on it. Although not their fault, waited for the delivery of parts to arrive, they were ready to install the new diff and spent a lot of meticulous time to get this gear set perfect as the shims have to be right, immediately when the gears arrived. After doing the 500 mile break in period, I couldn't be happier with their work. I'm coming back for any gear work needed in San Diego area. Trust these guys with this kind of work. They came highly recommended, and delivered as promised. Road tested, time tested review read more

Took my 2005 Lincoln Town Car to a repair shop and was told that the problem was in the rear of my car, a type of work that they don't do but they recommended I take it to Pro Gear as soon as possible as the problem was very serious and I shouldn't be driving the car. I called Pro Gear and they where very nice on the phone and told me to bring my car in the next day. I did, and, after inspection, was told the problem was two fold in my differentials. They did the work quickly and efficiently and showed me the worn parts when I returned to get my car. Most of all they gave me, what I feel, is a very fair price for the parts and labor. I am so pleased with this company and highly recommend it to anyone needing this type of service. Thanks to everyone at Pro Gear for caring about my safety and doing a great job. read more

PRO GEAR ROCKS ! ! ! ! ! I can't say enough good things about Mark and Pro Gear!!!!!!! I initially stopped in a few weeks ago after walking by the shop waiting for an oil change to get finished down the road. Mark was super personable and friendly - we talked about cars and what not until I had to get going. He invited me back anytime with more information/parts we had spoken about putting on my car. Finally today I had time to stop by and have these guys install a new diff bushing for me on my ctsv. They squeezed me right in and put it on the lift. The whole crew here is great! Just watching Mark interact with people who came in and out of his shop - I realized he's not the typical grouchy guy behind the counter - quite the opposite actually! Anyways, I cant wait for my differential to take a dump so I can come back!! (well not really, but you get the idea) Bottomline: I would recommend this place all day long! Great customer service, and very fair pricing. Kudos Mark and Pro Gear! read more

I had a bad experience with another shop, and Pro Gear assisted me in correcting the issue. Justin and the team provided great communication throughout the time my vehicle was down for maintenance. Up to date my car is running great and sincerely would recommend Pro Gear to those seeking mechanical work! CS read more

Hello to ALL, I have been using Pro Gear for years on my commercial fleet of 35 vehicles and 12 personal vehicles and have come to depend on them for straight forward and honest service. These guys are the best, in fact, what you as a consumer might not know is "other" so called specialty shops send them work and use them to diagnose the harder and more difficult problems. You can trust Pro Gear! I am a BBB Torch Award Recipient and do not give my recommendation lightly. read more

The Pro Gear folks were awesome they received my 2002 Suburban via my phone call and a tow truck. They were able to look at the truck within 2 days and reported to me what they had found... they quoted me a cost and a time frame for the rear end rebuild and over delivered on both. The actual price was a few hundred less than they quoted because they were able to value engineer the repair, i.e. truly determine what needed to be replaced and what didn't. I was very happy with the service provided and would absolutely take my vehicle back. Thanks for the great service, keep up the great work and customer service. read more

Took my differential and carrier here to have all brand new parts swapped over to a new carrier. They found my ring & pinion to be bad so they sourced me a ring & pinion from Weir Performance which I explained I was hesitant about because of bad reviews I had read online but they told me they haven't had any complaints so I gave the okay to order and install that part. After all the work was finished, I installed everything back into my car only to find my car whines and now has this jet engine-like ringing. I take the car back to Pro Gear for a test drive and they explained this is normal for Weir parts and my car was the quietest Weir install they had ever heard. They did say if I would like, I can pull the part out of the car so they can have a look at it which yes sounds nice of them but is alot of work that I shouldn't have to go through again if everything was handled properly. I give Weir a call and they said their part shouldn't whine and I should take the car back to the shop immediately. Now I have no clue who is lying to me but I wish Pro Gear had told me that Weir parts do typically have a whining sound before I gave the okay for the part order. Now I'm pretty much stuck with a whining differential and out $350 in labor and $350 in a possibly crappy part. read more

These guys are great. I decided to try my hand at shortening a 8.8 rear end and rebuilding it. Things didn't go so well. I took it to pro gear where they straitened the axle housings, reassembled the rear end and even re-welded the mounting brackets for me. They went so far as to paint the rear end where the welding took place to match the painting I had already done. All of this at a very fair price and with a ridiculously fast turn around time. I'll definitely go there again. read more

Well, what can I say...just the best to Mark and his crew. I have a modified 57 Chevy pickup with a late model gear train that needed a pinon seal...made the appointment....took the truck in...they took it right in on time....fixed it the right way...price a bit below the estimate...nice folks that made me feel like they wanted my business. The tech noticed an issue that had nothing to do with what I was there for and pointed it out to me...I asked Mark if he knew who I might contact about the situation..he gave me a name and the referral turned out to be right on the money and I got that issue corrected as well. It's nice to have folks that treat your prized vehicle as if it were their own. Thanks, Gents!! Bob K read more

About a year and a half ago, I had taken my Jeep to Pro Gear to fix a re-gearing job that had been done at another shop. When I noticed some leakage around the rear pinion seal, I took it back to Pro Gear to inspect. Even though their original repair work was out of warranty, they replaced the rear pinion seal at no charge. The new owner explained to me that I should get a lot more than the 8,000 miles I had on the leaky seal. It's hard to find that kind of honesty in any repair shop. Will definitely be recommending them to the guys (and gals) that I wheel with. read more

My dad has had work done here a few times as have I. There work is always good and they stand by what they do. They are very easy to work with and talk to on the phone. They recently built a Ford Mustang 8.8 for my cobra and it came out great. Unrelated to their work there was a brake bracket mount that was bent and cause brake install issues. They quickly stood by their work and offered to fix it for free if I provided the part. Great customer service!! read more

The guys at Pro Gear are awesome; knowledgeable, reasonable, friendly, etc. They truly are a 5 Star establishment. They may not be the cheapest around town but who would expect to pay the cheapest when you are going to the EXPERTS for differentials? While my truck was in the shop, Justin kept me informed throughout the entire process and I even ended up paying less than I was quoted. Highly recommended! read more

I've had them do work several times on my rigs. The work as always held up well, and they've taken good care of me everytime I've been in there. Tom read more

These guys are honest and efficient. I recommend them highly. I am a retired ASE certified master auto mechanic. I rebuild automatic transmissions and carburetors for fun, and have even written technical articles on carburetors. I've never been good at rearends...it takes special tools and art to get rearend gears set up so they don't make noise. I lack that skill, so I had to find someone to work on my 1999 Dodge motorhome's noisy rearend. The first place I took it to in El Cajon wanted to charge me an extra $170 because they didn't have a lift large enough for my motorhome, and they'd have to crawl underneath it. Well, their lack of investment in equipment shouldn't be my problem. I decided to shop further. I found Pro Gear in Kearny Mesa, and they have an outdoor lift that will take pretty much any vehicle size. I talked to the owner, and was impressed by his knowledge and kindness. The day of my appointment was a rare windy and rainy San Diego day, and the main technician who worked on my motorhome outside in the weather didn't complain a bit. He took the rearend apart, and the left carrier bearing was wiped out. Luckily, the axle bearings were good, and the ring and pinion looked good. Now, since I'm not a good rearend mechanic myself, they COULD have easily sold me a new gearset, but they cleaned it all up, and were able to re-use my gears, saving me about $300. I put 2000 miles on the motorhome right after that rebuild, and all is well. Job well done! read more

Let me tell you these guys are amazing! I wish I would have found them months ago. And Amazing customer service! I have a 2009 Ford F-150 4x4 with a horrible grinding noise. I had taken it to multiple shops and they had no idea what it was. So i did my own research and learned that the F-150 has crappy IWE set-ups and fail constantly, making the annoying noise I was having. So i went to other shops and told them what exactly to check, and no dice, they acted like I was an idiot. So finally I found Pro Gear, wrote them on yelp about my issue and right away was told to call for an appointment because he could help. Called the front desk an talked to a lady about making an appointment. They were booked 5-days out. I explained I was in the military and leaving out of country for 2 weeks. They worked with me and allowed me to drop my truck off a week in advance while out of country. Long story short, he communicated greatly through email and when i got back early called me immediately saying he found the issue, going to replace the parts and test drive to make sure all was good. Picked my truck up the same day it was worked on, amazing! And he said he's worked on F-150s multiple times with this issue. Dude was smart and communicative and huge help, a life saver. That noise was annoying the heck out of me and I spent so much money on other shops which didn't fix the issue. Smh....... GO TO THESE GUYS!!!!! I PROMISE YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED........ read more

Nick saved me $$ by providing excellent advice for re-gearing the diffs on my 04 wrangler LJ. The work was finished a day early and he provided good communications during the process. I had the opportunity to speak with the tech who performed the work and he gave details of a job that went as planned. I do most of the work on my Jeep and I was reluctant to take it to a shop but based on the tools and level of expertise required to perform this maintenance I decided that I had to take it to an expert shop. This is the first time I took my jeep to a mechanic and I would recommend this shop to friends and family. Thanks Pro Gear for the outstanding work. read more

Great work at a reasonable price. Very honest and even overestimated a little so it was a pleasant surprise paying less once the work was done. read more

I'd been to two mechanics and already had overpaid for a simple diagnosis before trying ProGear. I have a 1997 Isuzu Rodeo with 200k miles on it but is in really good condition. Anyway, it began making a whirring noise from the rear that got louder over a week or two. I took it to my usual mechanic who, at first, claimed he couldn't hear the noise (impossible!) then charged me almost $300 for an inspection and "diagnosis" that I ought to just junk it and buy something newer. They rear differential had normal wear and there was nothing they could do. I checked out Planetisuzu.com as a last resort and found a good reference to ProGear. I made the 60 mile drive to give Big Red one last chance for resurrection. Mark (the owner) took me for a test drive in the vehicle and new in less than a block that it truly WAS the rear differential and he'd inspect it for free. He warned me it might be an expensive repair but he'd let me know for sure. Mark called the SAME day to let me know the good and the bad: the rear bearings were fried but the rest of the components were fine; cost to repair was going to be $800. I took a shot and had them make the repair. It was ready THE NEXT DAY! Sure, I hated to part with $800 to repair such and old vehicle but, man, it was worth it to keep avoiding car payments!! My Isuzu runs better, now, than it probably has in YEARS. THANKS PROGEAR!!! read more

I hired these guys to remove the herbs from the axles of my CJ 7. They did a great job and gave me a very reasonable price. I recommend them. read more

Good honest work on my VW Touareg. Got the work done on time and within the right price range!

I was doing my own differential work but needed a few parts and some pieces worked on that I couldn't do my self. Brought them in and they helped me out quickly. Really nice guys and even taught me a few things while I was there. Great service and help. read more

I have been in and around the custom car world for awhile now and must say that Mark and the guys at Pro Gear are top notch. They got the job done right for a good price and even got it done ahead of schedule. I would definitely recommend these guys to anyone... read more