New IMS and MRA shocks arriving now

Hello again, and thanks for spending some time on my site. This is Mike and I want to throw a bit of info together here to bring attention to the new line of Dobinsons shocks that have started hitting the market here in the USA in February and March. Dobinsons have spent years developing and upgrading their line of monotube shocks, and they are finally as developed as they need to be for a full scale release here in the USA.

First we have the Dobinsons IMS shocks and struts. IMS stands for Internal reservoir Monotube Shocks. These are large body and piston shocks and struts with a small internal reservoir, resulting in simple installation since there is no hose or reservoir to worry about while also using the full range of Dobinsons coils. The front struts have a fully threaded body, which is incredibly rare these days. Most companies choose the cheaper method of using clips with multiple grooves cut into the body, and while that can work well, it’s still limited in fine tuning the height, and also tuning out a lean that can be quite common in Toyota IFS vehicles such as Tacomas and older 4Runners. These use a double adjuster nut like their big brother the MRR’s, even though they only really need one. The top nut sets right below the coil seat and sets the ride height, while the 2nd adjuster nut is set right below it and locked in so that the height doesn’t change at all. As coils move up and down in standard suspension movement, they can try to rotate and rotating an adjustable height collar is not what we won’t, so the 2nd nut locks it in place.

I’ve put together this instruction sheet for more info on how to set and adjust the height of these. See the link here: https://exitoffroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ExitOffroad.com-IMS_MRA-adjustment.pdf

Full specs of the IMS shocks can be found here: https://exitoffroad.com/brochure-ims-shocks/

And the MRA shocks? Monotube Remote Adjustable. Those are 3-way adjustable versions of the IMS with external reservoir. With dual speed compression (DSC) adjusters on the reservoir and rebound adjustment on the shock/strut shaft itself, these shocks and struts offer as much adjustment that you could possibly need. You can set them as soft or hard as you want, which brings great versatility for those who go from empty to fully loaded for a trip, or for those who tow and need better support when towing, but then they can adjust it back softer when not towing. Dobinsons are bringing MRA’s for the best selling SUV’s in the USA including Tacoma, 4Runner, GX470, GX460, Land Cruiser, and more others to come in the future!!

For full information on the MRA’s, check out the brochure here: https://exitoffroad.com/brochure-mrr-adjustable-shocks/

Feel free to shoot me an email, mike@exitoffroad.com for any questions you have regarding these new shocks. I’m constantly updating the site with ETA’s and any new products that come up also, so please check back often.

Thanks for reading,

-Mike