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I've done torn apart my rear end... let me tell you somethin; Taco Bell sounds good drunk and at midnight but the next day... j/k =P Actually no, not kidding... don't eat Taco Bell. Your butthole will regret it.
Anyways, it's all out and I'm looking to ship it somewhere to have a pro rebuild it all (both trailing arms, differential, new u-joints, etc.).
I'm leaning towards Gary at Vtech (bit confused, is he the owner... does he still work there? Their site doesn't mention him). Anyone use them recently? Would like to know change of owners hasn't happened and the place went to **** recently.
Anyone got any other recommendations? Preferably near Tampa Florida. Would love to save on shipping, this is going to cost an arm and a leg as it is.
If he sold it to a long time employee I would say they are still doing good work. If it was sold to an outsider with limited training from Gary then I would question the quality of the work.
Mike Dwyer, tracdogg2, on the forum. He's in suburban Dallas. Did a great job on my differential and many others on the Forum have recommended him. PM me if you need a phone number.
I bought rebuilt rear bearings from Van Steel. I believe they have a lifetime warranty. Gary and Mike have been mentioned numerous times as the experts on differentials.
I don't know if Van Steel rebuilds differentials. I didn't find this crack until after I bought everything from VS otherwise I might have looked into it.
Mine was sent to a company that maybe operating under a new name now .
Or out of business.
They were in Florida , Im thinking the business was called Florida Brake and Caliper. They also did a lot of diffs.
That was in 1991 ......so who ever they were knew what they were doing.
I've had Bairs rebuild a few trailing arms and rears for me. No complaints.
Bob K.
I live within driving distance and have been to their shop many times . A family business with many years of experience working on Corvettes only , so the work gets done right the first time . Call Brian Bair ( owner ) at 1-800-421-9644 or 316 Franklin Street P.O. Box 278 Linesville , Pa. 16424 www.bairs.com
No doubt Mike and Gary are the go to guys, but unless someone can tell me to not go with Van Steel, I'm going with them. Shipping and handling isn't going to be cheap both ways (Mike's in Dallas, and Gary's up in Illinois somewhere right?) and if Van Steel is comparable, then that's my ticket.
Like I said, anyone have any input on these guys and quality? Do they not work on 81' diff's (site only states 63-79 diff rebuilds)?
No doubt Mike and Gary are the go to guys, but unless someone can tell me to not go with Van Steel, I'm going with them. Shipping and handling isn't going to be cheap both ways (Mike's in Dallas, and Gary's up in Illinois somewhere right?) and if Van Steel is comparable, then that's my ticket.
Like I said, anyone have any input on these guys and quality? Do they not work on 81' diff's (site only states 63-79 diff rebuilds)?
GTR1999 Gary is from CT, Gary former owner of V-Tech is from IL
10-19-2016, 09:55 PM
Who To Choose For Rear End Rebuild?
I live within driving distance and have been to their shop many times . A family business with many years of experience working on Corvettes only , so the work gets done right the first time . Call Brian Bair ( owner ) at 1-800-421-9644 or 316 Franklin Street P.O. Box 278 Linesville , Pa. 16424 www.bairs.com
