You guys are the best for Dobinsons, this is a great overview of the MRAs. Super happy with my MRA/MRR whatever they are called now... for my Gen2 Tacoma. It takes a bit of experimentation to understand the relationship between high and low compression and rebound but ounce you get it right the ability to adjust for different loads and road conditions (freeway vs heavy rock crawling vs corrugated firetrails) is awesome. Particularly if you have a daily driver that has heavy loads on trips but less for normal in town the MRAs let you dial in for each situation.
They installed them for me in a way that the rebound knob is facing toward the inside of the vehicle (not outward). And they told me I should not change if I need to change it for whatever reason they will do it for me which makes no sense to me.
@Edio47 depends on the vehicle, but on a Toyota rear, you wouldn't be able to reach the rebound knob if it faced the wheel instead of facing inward to the middle of the vehicle
@@ExitOffroad thanks for the reply, I just came from the workshop. They told me the front shocks have no rebound adjustment! Can you confirm that? I don't think it is true. Anyways, the shocks are amazing and exceeded my expectations.
@@ExitOffroad Ok, my car is Mitsubishi Pajero. Because it is hard to reach the rebound adjustment they told me it is not available in my car. This is how things work in a third world country. Thanks for your time. 🤝
I got the MRA for a 2020 4runner but it came with a long hose which I do not like it. In addition, I the generic mounting hardware for the reservoir sucks for both, front and back. The reservoirs mount on different points on the driver side vs the passanger side and it does not look professional. I ordered the front brakets used the the Tacoma thinking it would work but now I have to relocate the wiper fluid reservoir on the passanger side to get the bracket to work. If I would known how poorly designed the reservoir mounting is, I would I would have gone with the IMS or gone with another brand. Why Dobinson does not design some brackets that works in a similar way as the brakets King has for the reservoirs? That is a simple and elegant solution. Those aluminum inserts that go inside the chasis to put the bolts on look horrible with their tails sticking out thru the chasis holes. This is a very poor design. I am not happy about this issue.
Haha you're welcome! The MRR has evolved into the MRA with the 3 levels of adjustability and all the other upgrades. I call them MRA to differentiate from the MRR since they were also sold for a long time. The A being adjustable.
Unfortunately not, I haven't made one yet. I have them on my 4runner and should make a video. Let me know what you'd like to see and I can make a quick dirty video about it
@@ExitOffroad Just a easy view on say " turn the dial this way for comfort ,this way for carrying a load" etc, rebound adjustments and such. Id recommend anyone buying these to buy the sway bar relocation kit if ones available for your vehicle, with the wider diameter over most stock shocks your sway bar will impact the lower area of the shock. Icon makes a good kit for this. Love my Dobinsons MRA but id like a better explanation on what does what and why.
the front MRA has the resi connected to it on the bottom. any fear of it tearing off when the front droop to far down? i feel more comfortable with it connected to the top.
I've never seen one fail so far from that. The only way I've seen them fail is when people don't mount the reservoir properly and it falls off and rips the line. When setting it up, you leave room in the line so that at full extension the hose is still not tight.
MRR were the original monotube remote resevoir shocks and had no valving adjustments. They were labeled as MRA several years back when they went through a full redesign and became Monotube Remote Adjustable shocks so as to decipher the difference between the 2.
The IMS and MRA are great monotube options, but it really depends how you're gonna drive the Patrol and what sort of terrain you'll be on. You can't go wrong with the IMS, but if you need adjustability due to varying loads or terrain, the 3 way adjustable MRA would be the best to be able to tune it in to how you want it to ride.
I'm not personally familiar with those specific struts, but rebound adjusters are normally at the top and go down through the center of the strut mount.
We can ship anywhere in the USA. Maybe if you have a freight forwarder in the USA that we could ship to, then they can ship the parts to where you are.
I have a question about the front rebound hex nut. Do i need to remove the allen grub screw inside before putting it on or just srew it in together onto the grub screw? The hex nut comes with spring and ball bearing too.
It goes onto the top of the grub screw. The other pieces are spares because people lose them all the time when removing the screw to hold the shaft for assembly and removal of the top mount
Hey brother! These look great! I would love to purchase, do you have a US phone number I can call? I would love to get a kit together for my 2009 toyota tacoma!
You guys are the best for Dobinsons, this is a great overview of the MRAs. Super happy with my MRA/MRR whatever they are called now... for my Gen2 Tacoma. It takes a bit of experimentation to understand the relationship between high and low compression and rebound but ounce you get it right the ability to adjust for different loads and road conditions (freeway vs heavy rock crawling vs corrugated firetrails) is awesome. Particularly if you have a daily driver that has heavy loads on trips but less for normal in town the MRAs let you dial in for each situation.
They installed them for me in a way that the rebound knob is facing toward the inside of the vehicle (not outward). And they told me I should not change if I need to change it for whatever reason they will do it for me which makes no sense to me.
@Edio47 depends on the vehicle, but on a Toyota rear, you wouldn't be able to reach the rebound knob if it faced the wheel instead of facing inward to the middle of the vehicle
@@ExitOffroad thanks for the reply,
I just came from the workshop. They told me the front shocks have no rebound adjustment! Can you confirm that?
I don't think it is true.
Anyways, the shocks are amazing and exceeded my expectations.
Front struts adjust at the top in the center
@@ExitOffroad Ok, my car is Mitsubishi Pajero. Because it is hard to reach the rebound adjustment they told me it is not available in my car. This is how things work in a third world country.
Thanks for your time. 🤝
I got the MRA for a 2020 4runner but it came with a long hose which I do not like it.
In addition, I the generic mounting hardware for the reservoir sucks for both, front and back.
The reservoirs mount on different points on the driver side vs the passanger side and it does not look professional.
I ordered the front brakets used the the Tacoma thinking it would work but now I have to relocate the wiper fluid reservoir on the passanger side to get the bracket to work.
If I would known how poorly designed the reservoir mounting is, I would I would have gone with the IMS or gone with another brand.
Why Dobinson does not design some brackets that works in a similar way as the brakets King has for the reservoirs? That is a simple and elegant solution.
Those aluminum inserts that go inside the chasis to put the bolts on look horrible with their tails sticking out thru the chasis holes. This is a very poor design.
I am not happy about this issue.
I can't wait for mine to arrive for my Tacoma
I like how this guy isn't facing the coilover toward himself.
Thanks for showing an Australian a product from Australia. These must ne the strongest shocks with the specs they have. Is the MRA different to MRR?
Haha you're welcome! The MRR has evolved into the MRA with the 3 levels of adjustability and all the other upgrades. I call them MRA to differentiate from the MRR since they were also sold for a long time. The A being adjustable.
I like the features, but I just can't stomach the Dobinsons colors. If they would offer them in maybe a black and silver mix I'd buy.
The coils are offered in teal (standard), red or black. Check out the website to see those options. www.exitoffroad.com
@@ExitOffroad Thanks for the info. Now I'm really interested!
Agreed. Teal purple is horrible. I think Red black. Or blue black, black silver blue silver, red silver anything except teal purple
Are there any videos on the valve adjustments , dummies course?
Unfortunately not, I haven't made one yet. I have them on my 4runner and should make a video. Let me know what you'd like to see and I can make a quick dirty video about it
@@ExitOffroad Just a easy view on say " turn the dial this way for comfort ,this way for carrying a load" etc, rebound adjustments and such. Id recommend anyone buying these to buy the sway bar relocation kit if ones available for your vehicle, with the wider diameter over most stock shocks your sway bar will impact the lower area of the shock. Icon makes a good kit for this. Love my Dobinsons MRA but id like a better explanation on what does what and why.
called a banjo bolt mate
the front MRA has the resi connected to it on the bottom. any fear of it tearing off when the front droop to far down? i feel more comfortable with it connected to the top.
I've never seen one fail so far from that. The only way I've seen them fail is when people don't mount the reservoir properly and it falls off and rips the line. When setting it up, you leave room in the line so that at full extension the hose is still not tight.
How do you like the MRAs on your 4runner?
What is the difference between MRR and MRA’s
MRR were the original monotube remote resevoir shocks and had no valving adjustments. They were labeled as MRA several years back when they went through a full redesign and became Monotube Remote Adjustable shocks so as to decipher the difference between the 2.
I have a 2019 patrol and I’m not sure what to go with mono or twin tube what do you recommend
The IMS and MRA are great monotube options, but it really depends how you're gonna drive the Patrol and what sort of terrain you'll be on. You can't go wrong with the IMS, but if you need adjustability due to varying loads or terrain, the 3 way adjustable MRA would be the best to be able to tune it in to how you want it to ride.
I installed the MRA on my SWB Pajero, is it possible to change the rebound on the struts?
I'm not personally familiar with those specific struts, but rebound adjusters are normally at the top and go down through the center of the strut mount.
What would be the length/stroke of the Long travel MRR rear shocks for a 5th gen 4Runner? Thank you
That's on our website. It's 730mm extended, 443mm compressed
@@ExitOffroad so roughly a 12” stroke length shock of I’m doing my math right extension - compression = stroke?
Reservoir looks small. What is the size?
60mm
Does the adjustors for the front rebound stay on?
Yes
Am looking for settings for MRR on the Road for Patrol y61
The manual that comes with them should show that information
How heavy this set is. Pounds.?
Those are standard rate coils
Does dobinsons make uca for 02 tundra
No, they don't.
Do spring comes with it and what weight?
As part of a full kit, yes, and it depends what height you want and what weight you carry. There are a lot of options.
@@ExitOffroad They're called a coil over strut basically. The coil is not on all vehicle applications of MRA, maybe just the IFS ones me thinks...
That's called a Banjo fitting 2:50
How can I get it when I am from Iraq
We can ship anywhere in the USA. Maybe if you have a freight forwarder in the USA that we could ship to, then they can ship the parts to where you are.
I have a question about the front rebound hex nut. Do i need to remove the allen grub screw inside before putting it on or just srew it in together onto the grub screw? The hex nut comes with spring and ball bearing too.
It goes onto the top of the grub screw. The other pieces are spares because people lose them all the time when removing the screw to hold the shaft for assembly and removal of the top mount
Your accent sounds like chad reed.
Hey brother! These look great! I would love to purchase, do you have a US phone number I can call? I would love to get a kit together for my 2009 toyota tacoma!
Hey bud, it's listed on my website www.exitoffroad.com
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