Dobinsons 2nd Gen Tacoma Suspension Options

That’s pretty sweet, I guess exit offroad is your new Dobinsons store. Look forward to sending some business your way hopefully

 

Bit of cross-promotion here for you Dobinsons fans. I'm running a sale on all Dobinsons fridges, fridge slides, and awnings right now.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/fridges-slides-and-awnings-tax-return-sale.647571/

 

Hey Everyone. Just updated post #1 with the new Dobinsons MRA 3-way adjustable struts and shocks that are coming out soon.

MRA59-A220 - 3-way adjustable MRA struts w/resi - For 0-3.5" Front lift - longer travel
MRA59-A940 - 3-way adjustable MRA shocks w/resi - For 0-3" lift - Rears are not a piggyback style. Resi mounts on frame


**Product shipping date ETA is March 2020, available to preorder now**

The time has come everyone, time to list the features and details of the long awaited Dobinsons MRA.

Now first up, are they called MRR, MRA, or what?
Well here's the thing - Dobinsons MRR's have been sold out of Australia for many years now, and they have been going thru a constant evolution of upgrades. First they had no valving adjustment at all, and the standard MRR's still do not but they are being phased out, which is also why they weren't ever fully stocked in the USA. So the new

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3-way adjustable versions have been nicknamed "MRA" in part numbering for "MRR Adjustable" essentially and so that it's easy to keep track of. So you can call them MRR Adjustable, MRA's, or whatever you like, but for ease of keeping a separation between the regular MRR's and the new adjustable ones, I'll call them MRA's.

3-Way Adjustable - what does that mean?
First, on the external reservoir, it has high speed and low speed compression adjustability. 10 High Speed Compression Adjustments and 20 Low Speed Compression Adjustments.

On struts, the rebound is adjusted at the very top of the strut, via a shaft that goes all the way down inside the strut thru the piston rod. This is done by hand, turning a

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small knob. On the shocks, the rebound is adjusted at the base of the shock, via a shaft that goes up thru the piston rod. 15 Rebound adjustments. This is done with a small adjuster tool that's basically like a

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flat head screw driver to reach into the shallow recess to adjust them.

On the reservoir, the high and low speed compression can be adjusted by hand, however the "all-in-one adjuster tool" that comes with the shocks and struts has cut outs to adjust them too if it's hard to reach inside there.

Also, all MRA front struts have a fully threaded body for height adjustment. This isn't included as part of the "3-way" method, but a standard feature of the monotube lineup that Dobinsons has.

More from the engineers:

Built on the Back of the Race Winning Monotube Remote Reservoir (MRR) Shock Absorbers, Dobinsons new range of MRR Adjustable Shock Absorbers combine the best in high performance race-bred Monotube Technology, with an all new 3-way dampening adjustment system to turn your 4×4 into the ultimate off-road machine. Each component of the MRR Shock Absorber has been refined and improved to offer a higher level of ride quality, vehicle control and shock absorber performance.

The new 6063 honed Aluminum reservoir, revised light-weight floating piston, Carbon Fiber / PTFE / Disulphide composite wear band, improved 3 stage sealing system, and the ability to run lower gas pressure with the addition of the reservoir

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compression adjuster; have combined to provide massive reductions in shock absorber friction, resulting in an improved vehicle ride and dampening performance. The revised sealing design now provides a 3 stage FKM-HNBR shaft seal system that, when combined with the reduced operating frictions, provides a vastly increased service life with reduced wear.

The Micro Polished, Hard Chromed and Heat Treated shock shaft, revised CNC aluminum high flow race piston, and DOM seamless tubing body provides the ultimate in performance and off-road durability. The 3 Way adjustment design reduces the main piston working load, distributing heat more evenly between the main piston and the reservoir piston for reduced operating temperatures, and allows quick and easy damping changes for the ultimate in shock tunability in varying terrain and vehicle loads, to keep you controlled and comfortable.

Attached is the component sheet showing the main features of the MRA's, however here are some quick main points I want to pull out of there.

• 3mm DOM (steel) thick main body
• 6061
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  Aluminum spring seat and reservoir
• Fully rebuildable design (No set rebuild mileage or timeframe!!)
• Uses existing range of Dobinsons coils and top mounts
• Direct bolt on design, no vehicle mods required for strut and shock fitment
• Maintains rubber lower and upper bushings for maximum NVH dampening

As far as resi mounts, we're waiting for the struts and rear shocks to arrive to verify resi placement on the 2nd and 3rd Gen Tacomas, to determine if our vehicle specific mounts for the Hilux will suit them, or if it will be necessary to run the standard universal resi mounts that will come with the struts and shocks. Just be aware - it's best to have a professional with the correct tools on hand to mount reservoir suspension. Drilling, trimming, adding nutserts, and hose routing all need to be taken into consideration for proper resi fitment.

 

Hey Guys

For the month of February 2020, Dobinsons is running a free Air Compressor deal with a full suspension kit purchase. While stock lasts. Here are the details.

Purchase a full Dobinsons suspension with twin tube struts and shocks, and receive an AC80-3808 Air Compressor free with your order. $145 value
https://exitoffroad.com/product/dob...ressor-kit-with-bag-hose-and-gauge-ac80-3808/

Purchase a full Dobinsons suspension with new Monotube (resi or non-resi IMS) struts and shocks, and receive an AC80-3846 Dobinsons Zenith Air Compressor. $325 value
https://exitoffroad.com/product/dob...ressor-kit-with-bag-hose-and-gauge-ac80-3846/

The free item will automatically be added to your order, no coupons or anything required.

Regarding the IMS (non-resi) and MRA (3-way adjustabl w/resi), ETA's are variable on those products, so your order won't ship right away, but you'll still get the deal. You will be emailed an ETA when the order is placed, or can ask up front.

 

Just updated the full kit pages so that you can select from Twin Tube, IMS (internal reservoir, no adjustment monotubes) or MRA (3-way adjustable with external reservoir) in the drop down menus. Not long until these come in!!

Full suspension with quick ride rear (blocks instead of leaf pack): https://exitoffroad.com/product/dob...toyota-tacoma-2005-2015-with-quick-ride-rear/

Full suspension with choice of rear leaf pack: https://exitoffroad.com/product/dob...-kit-for-2005-to-2020-tacoma-4x4-double-cabs/

 

Hey Mike, the 'full with leaf' link specifies DC's. For the AC, do the springs simply give a little more lift than listed? I don't know the actual weight difference between the DCSB and ACLB. I've got no extra weight on a ACLB and want to go the w/leaf route...

 

Sorry, I haven't figured out a good way to specify the difference on the page there. Yes, the front will lift just a little bit more. The rear though with a long bed will lift less, so it's suggested to go up one spring level for a long bed to achieve the 2" of rear lift. For example, the standard rear L59-110-R only give about 1" lift on a long bed, but the L59-111-R give 2" with stock/mild weight.

 

Understood. Thanks.

 

so for an ACLB no extra weight and 2" of lift:

302/221/111R/940

Sound about right?

And you even get to pick your colors. Damn, son.

 

Yep, that would be my suggestion.

Yeah, choice of coil colors and strut/shock colors too. Very hard to keep all the options in stock, but nice to be able to offer them.

 

So I'm pretty much looking to buy an entire kit, I need everything besides the leaf springs is there any way I could get the struts built if I am ordering all of the parts on their own?

 

Yep. I can manually add that to the order before you pay. It's $90 for strut assembly. Once you've got the cart fully loaded, click the pay now via PayPal button, but don't pay. Send me a message and I can add in the assembly and email you the link to complete the order

 

Here's a good example of the different color combinations of teal, black or red coils with the yellow or black struts.

 

Throwing out some deals here. New 100 series arms just arrived so I figured I'd give free shipping on those and some others too

https://www.instagram.com/p/B-AXszAHkW0/?igshid=1fpxp1if6amvf

 

New 30mm (1.2") rear quick ride kits just arrived. Not everyone wanted a full 2" rear lift with the standard quick ride kit that Dobinsons offered, so they just made a shorter option as well.

QR59-552K - https://exitoffroad.com/product/dob...-quick-ride-kit-tacoma-tundra-hilux-frontier/

 

Great deal going for May, save $180!!!

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$60 + $20 shipping for 4 bolts???

 

Yes. Or you can pick it up for free.

They ship by 2 day air Fedex

 

For those of you who have installed a Dobs lift kit on your Taco, how do you like it? If you have prior experience with OME, how does it compare? @C7mb, @FishingInSand, @Wixo, @TigerTacoma, and anyone else...

 

New 3-way adjustable MRA's installed on a 3rd Gen. Same front parts, so I figured I'd share it here.