Where It Started And Where Its Headed
Rockcrawling is a hobby, lifestyle and still a form of motorsport, and thus it is beneficial to participate in competition to usher in the future of our sport. Much of what is offered these days is easy or lightweight and that simply does not work when it matters- and is why our parts are made with old ideas; in house, heavy, and tough. However, there is still lots of room for improvement in the most extreme. 80Percentoffroad has built and brought to competition the first competitive electric rock crawler- it has been my personal rig and project for years now and will only be improved upon in years to come follow along to see where we are headed!
Welding
I started welding professionally at the age of 17 in a driveshaft shop in Mission Viejo. A few years before that I had been welding (not very well) on John and my trucks.
I even did a junkyard one ton axle swap on my Jeep in my parents driveway at 16. The neighbors loved me!
One problem we always ran into being in highschool and all, virtually no money to build. That forced us to really start to learn the ins and outs of working on trucks.
John went on to join the Marine Corps after highschool, I continued to work my way through a few fabrication shops discovering mostly how not to run a business.
I learned all I could from these shops though. After several years of unsatisfactory work places, 80% Off-Road (formelry Trail-rigs) was born. Birthed from a garage in San Diego county in 2019.
Building the Business
Since 2020, when we moved into our first small shop, our goal has been to provide top-notch welding and work at a price that everyone, including highschoolers, can afford.
We strive to cater exactly to what our customer wants. Our job is to develop parts that do exactly that. I always say we are here to help because we are, we’re not here to sell you stuff you don’t need. We just want you to get out and wheel!
We have happily done everything in house since 2020 by hand to ensure the absolute best quality parts on your rig.
From custom bumpers and suspension to tire carriers and sliders all the way full custom chassis and buggies, our handmade parts will get you out there.