Fordyce Axle & Fabrication

We are a family owned & operated, State-licensed business that has enjoyed 9-years of success building custom axles and installing gears for customers and other auto shops in the Sacramento area. We still provide service for many of our customers there, however, in 2014, we moved our business to Cottonwood, CA to be closer to friends & family. In 2015, we changed our name from J4 Axle & Gear to Fordyce Axle & Fabrication in honor of our favorite trail.

We install gears, lockers, steering, suspensions, disk brakes, etc., and we build custom axles for primarily for 4x4s; however, we occasionally build them for hot-rods, daily drivers and even the occasional heavy-equipment axle. We do everything axle: narrow housing widths, axle truing, differential shaves, cut & turns, disk brake upgrades, and the absolute best ring & pinion installs physically/mathematically possible.

We use a number of specialized, and often custom made, axle-specific tools that allow us to set up gears to 0.001" of specs. We never use the old shims to guess at pinion depth; we measure. We don't set pinion rotating torque "by feel"; we measure. We don't guess at backlash; we measure. And we don't depend solely on a gear tooth pattern in paint; we confirm a perfect gear tooth contact between the ring and pinion using a fiber-optic camera.

Sure, we could install gears much faster if we cut corners, but we pride ourselves on taking the time to make sure your axle is set up to the tighter end of specs. "Good enough" is never something you'll hear from one of our employees. We also document your axle's specs so you'll know just how well it is set up. Because we keep our overhead low, we are not driven by quantity. When your vehicle is on our lift, or your axle is on our rack, it is the only job on our mind.

We also install both retail and custom suspension systems, steering components, bumpers, rock rails, roll cages, exhaust routing, etc. We have the ability to fabricate many parts as well.

We are an authorized dealer for Rubicon Express, Fabtech, RockKrawler, Skyjacker, ARB, Eaton (Detroit), E-Locker, OX, Alloy USA, Superior, Nitro, G2, Revolution, Nitro, Sierra Gear, Yukon, Ruffstuff Specialties, WFO Concepts, Poison Spyder Customs, PSC Steering, JKS, ARTEC, and many, many more.

We keep our prices low by not having a showroom full of parts; however, our distributors usually have your parts here within days of your order, often the next day. Even better, the only profit we charge on parts is 5% above our wholesale cost for everyone, 3% for local club members, and no markup for members of Cal-4Wheel and the Blue Ribbon Coalition (because they do so much to keep our trails open), which insures that you'll get the best prices available. For the parts we don't sell and the work we don't perform, we are happy to recommend local businesses that have proven themselves to do quality work with great customer service.

Our labor cost is significantly less than our competitors'. We have no shop rent, as our shop is located at our house. Our secret is simple: We make our living by charging our customers a fair price for labor and very little markup on parts; all while providing the highest-quality work available. You can pay more, but it is simply not possible to get a better install. We encourage you to shop around for prices and ask questions about what tools other companies use during gear installs and why (or more importantly, why not). Please feel free to contact our customers as well, to see what they have say about our work. Our business has been built over the years on the complete satisfaction of one customer at a time.

We love to talk about 4-wheeling and off-road vehicles. Give us a call and let's discuss your project vehicle, whether it is already on the rocks, if it's just in the dreaming or planning stage, or if you're new to the sport and just want some help getting started. If we can help guide you in the right direction, we will. We are open to the public Thursday-Saturday, and anytime via phone to discuss your needs.

Thanks for visiting and please tell your friends about us and "Like" us on Facebook. Word of mouth is critical to our business and we appreciate your referrals.

Thanks!

-Kevin & Tasha Johnston