Dobinsons 2.0" Lift kit

[AUStricken]

Thanks [MENTION=634456]AUStricken[/MENTION] ! I've got my kit waiting for install. Gotta make some time and space to do the work. Do you have any pics you can share?

Also, did you run into any issues on install? Have any tips or tricks you can share? Thanks again.

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No issues. Install was straightforward. The rear sits slightly higher due to no weight in the back, but once the rear bumper w/ swing-out, and drawer system are installed it will sit pretty level which is what I was hoping for. I will take some photos tomorrow and post them.

 

[raty4R]

After one week of riding on these. I'll give my review...
I replaced my old coils (Performance Products 2" lift coils and Bilstien 4600 shocks) because the ride had deteriorated to the point my truck drove like an empty 1ton P/U. They were over 10years and 100,000 miles old. These felt really good when newer, nice and firm but not harsh.
So I went with Dobinson C59-131 and C59-276 coils (10% firmer than stock) and Bilstein 5100 shocks.
My truck drives the same as with my old set up plus the truck seems to roll more on turns. The ride is very stiff, not firm. I can feel a wet toothpick on the road and every rut or bump. I was hoping they would be a little softer with new shocks and 'light' duty coil springs. Not happy with them.
Pictures cuz every one wants pictures.

Frt~23.5" frt hub center to bottom of fender. Rear ~25" hub center to bottom of fender

This is lift setup I had prior to installing the new coils and springs. center of hub to bottom of fender was ~23.7" front and rear.

 

[Ashura]

After one week of riding on these. I'll give my review...
I replaced my old coils (Performance Products 2" lift coils and Bilstien 4600 shocks) because the ride had deteriorated to the point my truck drove like an empty 1ton P/U. They were over 10years and 100,000 miles old. These felt really good when newer, nice and firm but not harsh.
So I went with Dobinson C59-131 and C59-276 coils (10% firmer than stock) and Bilstein 5100 shocks.
My truck drives the same as with my old set up plus the truck seems to roll more on turns. The ride is very stiff, not firm. I can feel a wet toothpick on the road and every rut or bump. I was hoping they would be a little softer with new shocks and 'light' duty coil springs. Not happy with them.
Pictures cuz every one wants pictures.

Thanks for the heads up. These were my first choice primarily for the mild lift and expected nice ride capability. Back to square one...:rain:

 

[raty4R]

So... a quick update.
Emailed Exit Off Road with my concerns. Mike said the coils need around 500 miles to break in, I only have about 200 miles on the coils so far. He also said the issues I am describing sound more like a shock absorber problem than a coil spring problem.
I'll give another update at about 700 miles.

 

[3bears]

will be interested in results too. I will have an ARB bumper and a winch, so hope that system handles the weight.
I was real happy with my last set up, but had not yet installed bumper. Only had about 200 miles on that set up when I trashed the rig I liked the ride better than the 99 talls and kyb's on had on it.

 

[cheezPoof_4x]

So... a quick update.

Emailed Exit Off Road with my concerns. Mike said the coils need around 500 miles to break in, I only have about 200 miles on the coils so far. He also said the issues I am describing sound more like a shock absorber problem than a coil spring problem.

I'll give another update at about 700 miles.[/QUOTE [MENTION=87527]raty4R[/MENTION] Did your front pair of Dobinson's come with a Driver and Passenger designation?

Mine only said it on the box in a black Sharpie. Started install yesterday and the bottom shock eyelet/bushing doesn't seem to line up with the lower a-arm eyelets. I'm wondering if my "driver/passenger" were incorrectly labeled OR if they were pre-assembled off rotation.

First thing this morning I'm going to check fitment if I switch them from their labeling. Is there actually a difference in the front driver vs the passenger side in aftermarket applications?

If you get this message before long, any info will help! Thank you.

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[cheezPoof_4x]

Update: I just spoke with Dobinson's and there is NO difference between the front driver/passenger components. Only difference is the assembly orientation.

I may have to lossen the top hat and rotate slightly for fitment. Good thing my buddy has a quality spring compressor.

I'll update here after fitment with pics!

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[raty4R]

Update: I just spoke with Dobinson's and there is NO difference between the front driver/passenger components. Only difference is the assembly orientation.

I may have to lossen the top hat and rotate slightly for fitment. Good thing my buddy has a quality spring compressor.

I'll update here after fitment with pics!

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What do you mean by assembly orientation? I was told by Dobinsons there is no difference in sides and my truck might need a right side spacer to compensate for the extra weight on the driver side. My truck did not need one, it sits level. But they didn't say anything about spring orientation.

Here's my driver's side.

My passenger side.

 

[cheezPoof_4x]

Interesting, mine were labeled Passenger and Driver written on the box. I had to call this morning and tell them about the top hat/lower shock eyelet being out of alignment to fit into vehicle. Dobinson's assured me that the components are the same on each. But they were off in assembly.

Ended up going to a shop to use there soring compressor and rotate correctly to fit into vehicle. Turned a few hour project into a day and a half. [emoji2363]

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[174bpm]

Was gonna go with the Tundra TRD coils/Bilsteins for a 2 inch lift on my truck but might have to give this a looks as well.

 

[cheezPoof_4x]

Welp, after some "minor" problems on install(please ask if you would like me to elaborate), I got the Dobinson's setup complete!

Night and day difference in ride quality. Just the thing I was looking for in on/off road performance. TBH, haven't had much offroad testing, but will ASAP.

After hearing about EMU and Billstein/EMU setups, I had to take what I saw as a gamble on the Dobinson's. Being less popular and therefore less feedback avaialble, I considered it a risk. But after 400miles of driving, initial impression is [emoji1419].

The 4Runner feels far tighter and not sloppy at all. Feels like front/back and left/right move together and it's not the old "clunky" feel I had from the 99 tall springs and brand new 4600 Billies.

No front compression during braking, little to no body roll in turns, feels really nice. I finished last minute on Monday and hit the road right after alignment. Nearly 300 mile drive to my folks place for the Holiday. Noticeably smoother on the freeway. First thing Tuesday morning, took a short drive to the back country(albeit, no real offroading) and found a couple small hills I could attempt to get some flex on. Pictures below, DEF taking it out to the mountains next weekend!

I went with the 2.5" setup in the front(my thoughts were to level out the stock rake) and C59-131 2" in the rear. I'll be upgrading the front bumper/winch before doing the rear, so I also hoped the additional "Medium" duty 2.5" springs in the front would better accept the weight and worst case scenario, go back to some sort of OEM rake. Currently it measures jut 1/8" taller in the front. But you can't tell just by looking. I'm also SUPER pleased with the negation of the "Toyota Lean". In the front, left to right it sits level. In the rear, the driver side sits just 1/4" lower than the passenger side with full gas tank. Gotta say, really pleased with the look.

Feel free to ask any questions you may have. I'll be giving another review over the next 500-1k miles to include some actual offroading.

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[da_dre]

Welp, after some "minor" problems on install(please ask if you would like me to elaborate), I got the Dobinson's setup complete!

Hi all, long time listener and first time caller. Can you please elaborate, curious to know as the info could be helpful.

Secondly, why did you have to rotate slightly for fitment? Were they assembled or installed wrong? Is there a certain orientation the springs have to sit/mount?

I know you said you went with 2.5in coils in the front, so did you use 134s or 238s?

Lastly, sweet rig!

Thank you in advance.

 

[da_dre]

No issues. Install was straightforward. The rear sits slightly higher due to no weight in the back, but once the rear bumper w/ swing-out, and drawer system are installed it will sit pretty level which is what I was hoping for. I will take some photos tomorrow and post them.

Thanks for the info. Any pics of the rig to serve as a reference for us on the fence?

 

[3bears]

so some of the threads above say that the boxes do not specify left or right, some threads say they do. Also the web site lists a trim packer for makig the rig level yet dont see that listed in threads above.

Just curious how they are holding up. Trying to make up my mind for my new rig. Will have an ARB and a winch in front. Looking at doing only a 2 inch lift as from what Ive read with 2 inch I dont need a panhard correcction or a diff drop. True ?

 

[cheezPoof_4x]

Hi all, long time listener and first time caller. Can you please elaborate, curious to know as the info could be helpful.

Secondly, why did you have to rotate slightly for fitment? Where they assembled or installed wrongs? Is there a certain orientation the springs have to sit/mount?

I know you said you went with 2.5in coils in the front, so did you use 134s or 238s?

Lastly, sweet rig!

Thank you in advance.

I will have to double check, but 99% sure it's 238s up front. They weren’t listed on their website, I stumbled upon them on another site(3rd party seller), then I called Dobinson's for the order.

I had to rotate the top hats even though I paid for assembly. At that point I should have just saved the money and assembled myself. Both driver and passenger were off by the same amount. Maybe a 1/4" to 3/8" rotated along the radius. As far as I could tell, there's no difference in the driver/passenger parts, just the orientation of the top hats during assembly.

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[cheezPoof_4x]

I'm nearly 2500 miles on them in a month, lol. Putting in work on and off road. I'm really happy with the product. One of my biggest concerns was how they felt/handled on washboards. Night and day difference! Even at higher tire psi. I am curious though, how much more flex/travel/articulation I may get out of longer sway bar end links and/or panhard bar drop bracket. I've read, up to another 1" of travel, but I haven't been convinced yet either way.

As far as needing the strut packer or whatever it's called to fix the "Toyota lean", I opted not to and it's flush even in front. My first measurement was nearly 1/2" lower in the rear driver side compared to the passenger rear, but that could've been on a full tank gas. As far as I'm concerned it sits pretty damn level, or negligible to the eye. I'll post some pics on/offroad, but I don't like how some appear to show up and others don't on this app.

Feel free to ask any more questions you may have. I wish Dobinson's would credit me something on future purposes for their mistake on assembly, but I was told that it's "normal" to have to make some adjustments. They should state that online and/or upon ordering.

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[da_dre]

Very nice rig [MENTION=609620]cheezPoof_4x[/MENTION]. Love those wheels too, something about the old school design. What size tires? Ever considered spacers spacers (1.25s/+)?

 

[cheezPoof_4x]

I really do like the wheels! I know the 5 spoke are desirable and I too wanted them when shopping for the vehicle, but damn these have REALLY grown on me. I'm not in a big rush to upgrade, mostly because of cash that can be averted to some other things higher on my list.

I have actually thought about wheel spacers to give that wider stance(I like the look), but I have a couple concerns:

1) wheel rub on the stock fender flares
2) I'm not sure if the wider stance is better or worse for offroad traversing.
3) quality of the spacers themselves for durability and any effect it may have on ride/tire wear.

I'd consider it more if I could fine a quality set that is less 0.5-1". [emoji2375]

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[cheezPoof_4x]

[MENTION=643737]da_dre[/MENTION] UPDATE...to confirm the front coils are the 238. They are labeled on the box(in Sharpie) "238/222" with "26391" underneath it.

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[da_dre]

[MENTION=643737]da_dre[/MENTION] UPDATE...to confirm the front coils are the 238. They are labeled on the box(in Sharpie) "238/222" with "26391" underneath it.

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Thanks man.. The 222 is the 4runner specific shock #.

What are your center hub to bottom fender measurements on all for corners?