swapped89

I say.It just depends on what sticker you want and how much your willing to pay for that sticker.I have both companies products on my truck and have no complaints with either. I mostly lean towards TG because of there price and shipping is free to the local 4wd shop. but when i get mmy 4.7 tcase gears i will probably go with the marlin set due to the "all spline technology"

It depends on what parts your gettin and how much you wanna pay. Both IMHO are great companies.

86Toyrunna

im a fan of both.. i was going to purchase a mc rear bumper for my 4runner but when i hit checkout the shiping was dang near half the cost of the bumper and im just a state away.. so i went to trail-gear and saw that they had a new rear bumper out and guess what, i bought it and the shiping was literaly 25 bucks. i love the marlin clutch kits and have run them in both my 85 pu and now my 86 runner. they all will have there quirks and from what iv heard online and in person is that mc is kinda droppin the ball on shiping correct parts and correct quanity of parts. iv had excilent service when dealing with trailgear, if there is an issue i call them up and no questions asked they fix what ever is wrong.

Volcom

I've got a mixture of Marlin & TG products on my 4Runner. I've never had any issues with either. Both companies have been easy to order from and work with.

Marlin Dual case adapter & 4.7 gears
Marlin billet steering arms
Marlin HREW sliders
Marlin front axle rebuild kit

Basically a full TG F&R suspension kit minus the arms & rebuild kit

Addicted Off Road front bumper

934rnr

Steel is steel no matter if it forged in china or the usa.
Most likely the steel is stuff your buying back from a us car that was crushed and recycled.
I've had both trail-gear and marlin on my trucks quality is the same.
I have also had products from bud-built and sky-manufacturing on my trucks too all support their products well.

tc

As a metallurgist who worked in a steel mill, I can GUARANTEE you this is not true. If you compete only on cost and have all that extra shipping cost in there, you gotta cut corners somewhere - and quality, safety, and environmental responsibility are those areas in China.

RobD

X2...don't forget human rights issues, too. Money > ethics in some places.

bigarms23

the only complaint i have with allpro,marlin,and trail gear is that they dont offer a full width sas kits

KODE

i like TG, MC and Allpro. i noticed that TG has a more complete SAS kit with the knuckle rebuild kit, and trail armor. I also noticed that TG is always coming out with new products. MC is by far the best company to go to for Drivetrain components like transfer cases and transmissions. I still like allpro but they havent really developed anything new since a year or two ago.