Goonie's Garage

07/22/2026

JLU we installed a Clayton Off Road Suspension 2.5 Overland kit with Falcon Shocks a few weeks ago.

07/10/2026

Just another day as a shop owners dealing with other shops poor work.

07/03/2026

It’s gettin hot in here, so take off….
Nobody wants to see that. We will be closing early to get a jumpstart on the holiday. See you all next Tuesday.

07/02/2026

That extra ten minutes to do it right will bankrupt them I guess. We aren’t special here at Goonie’s. I tell all my customers that what we do is not rocket science. Yes it takes skill and experience. But in the end it’s about doing 110%. Not 90%. We just put in the extra effort that apparently is too much for other shops.

06/25/2026

Jeep Comanche in for a stock Dana 35 rebuild. Original gear set lasted 330k miles. Now it’s good for another 330.

06/25/2026

JKUR with a new 2.5 inch TeraFlex kit and 35 inch Sailun Tire North America Terramax RTs.

06/11/2026

Not too often you see a JK with 28k miles anymore. In for some general repairs and to fix the really badly installed TeraFlex kit installed by the dealer. One of the easiest kits to install and the dealer still messed up most of it. We also geared it to 5:13s so that 3.8 liter can push around those 35s.

06/05/2026

Guess it's time for our regular reminder to please read our policies pinned at the top of our page and listed on our website under "policies".

https://gooniesgarageli.com/policies

We do not install customer supplied parts.
This has been a policy for many, many years.
We have this policy for many reasons.

#1: You likely will not find parts cheaper than we sell them. If you do, we can likely price match.

#2: We can not warranty customer supplied parts. Why invest in your Jeep and have no warranty?

#3: We have spent over a decade hunting down the best parts for your Jeep. We have more quality parts in stock for your Jeep than most local parts warehouses. We have invested hundreds of thousands of dollars stocking the best quality parts money can buy. We stock OEM Mopar, Dana / Spicer, Timken, NTK, NGK, Felpro, etc. We stock just about every component for your Jeeps brake system from pads, rotors, calipers, hoses, hardware kits etc. Gaskets, suspension parts, steering. We also stock Teraflex, Clayton Offroad, Rough Country, RPM Steering, Currie, JKS, etc.

#4: We don't want to install your cheap parts. Why? They often fail prematurely and cheap parts are often a pain in the ass to install which adds time and costs you more. So any savings you think you had will be eaten up by added labor costs.

#5: We are a business. A small business. Any small business has small margins and every penny counts. So I'm gonna say what many shops are afraid to say. We make money on parts. Its' true and we are not afraid to say it. As a business we can not survive on labor charges alone. So when we are routinely 3-4 weeks booked in advance, why should we make exceptions to these rules to cater to you so we can make less money? We won't, we will just have more time to catch up and shorten that 3-4 week backlog to allow other customers to make appointments.

I hope this little post will help make some future customers understand. But I have little faith this will curb the 1 in 10 requests to supply their own parts we get.

P.S. there are some exceptions to this rule.
We stock a lot but can't stock it all.
There are companies out there selling parts that make no sense for us to make the investment to buy in and stock their products.
There are many brands we know and love but are not profitable enough to stock. In those small instances we will allow customers to supply these parts. But please ask before buying. We don't enjoy telling customers no. But we will.

Thanks, John & Greg
Goonie's Garage
631 307 9500

Long Islands only JEEP Specialty Shop 711 Furrows Road Holtsville, NY 11742 (Right side of Building) [email protected]

05/31/2026

Yeah it’s been a while since I posted last. We’ve been hustlin non stop. And when it rains it pours. We’ve picked up 3 JKs in the last 3 months. They are getting to that age where some people want to pass them on to someone new. Guess we are those someone’s. This is the latest. Customer repairs and upgrades are rockin and rollin. Some fun customers builds in the shop as well. Spring and summer are insane but we keep movin.

05/19/2026