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Hello everyone, I finally got around to replacing my steering damper from Dobinsons after a trip to Autozone and check out the ball joint separator tool. Everything was going smoothly until I got to the right side end of the old damper. I couldn’t get it out and I removed the bracket that is...

Last month I took my faithful 1998 100 series up to North Carolina to my daughter for the summer. I did the Georgia Traverse and explored a few days and came to the conclusion that driving a modern Land Cruiser is much less stressful on long trips than all the old junk I tend to take on these...

Hey everybody Huddexpo here! I was on the phone with David Otero earlier over at Dobinsons and I'm happy to announce a total redesign of their signature Tapered coils for our trucks! This new design will be replacing the existing tapered coil line. As far as I know across the board for all...

Hey guys! My KZJ78 is in need of a suspension upgrade since I still have the old shocks and springs from when I bought it in Japan. I ordered the 2” lift kit from Dobinsons and I have been going around to different shops in my area to see about getting the kit installed. The problem is that...

Price: $1830 - updated / corrected for the initially considered price; As title says, for sale 80 series Dobinsons rear bumper with dual swings - tire carrier and dual jerry cans...

I'm selling a set of Front and Rear Dobinsons Variable Rate Tapered Coil Springs (3" Heavy). I had them installed for less than a week. Unfortunately they posted almost identical numbers as the Slinky Intermediate coils which I already have. So no since in having these around as well. My loss is...

For sale in Tucson, AZ are my Dobinsons medium duty progressive rate long travel rear springs. 1.75" lift. Less than a year old. You don't need long travel shocks to use these. They are buttery smooth for a daily driver. I only replaced them with HD varients due to increased weight load...

Hello, I am currently running an OME setup on my 94 Land Cruiser but thinking of upgrading from 35s to 37s, so a little more lift is in my future. I am looking at the Dobinsons 4" springs and ICON 4-6" lift shocks. Has anyone ran this setup in the past or currently? How was the ride, did you...

I finally got what I thought was all the parts needed for my 3.5:F - 3"R Dobinson's install and 37s, but now having an issue that I need some direction on. The steering arm (I think that's the proper name) is hitting the radius arms on both sides. Can anyone offer a solution? It's severely...

1996 LX450 166k Miles Open diff New 37” Cooper STT Pros New 17” FN bronze wheels New 2.5” Dobinsons lift with Slee front and rear sway bar drops Slee extended stainless braided brake lines all the way around Dobinsons 3 degree caster bushings Fresh birfield rebuild New wheel bearings new...

I just installed the Dobinsons 302 Coils on the front of my 2004. The 302s are for stock weight and a 2" lift. I paired them with Blistein 5100s on the lowest setting (yes, I'm sure) and new Dobinsons top hats. My Question is whether it's normal to get 3" of lift on a 2" setup? I'm...

By way of background, I am less than a year into the world of Toyota 4x4s – but like many, have always admired the iconic look of Land Cruisers and British 4WD vehicles. So, when an opportunity came to pick up this 1994 Cruiser with 225K miles on it, in good shape and at a decent price, I...

80 series coil & shock specs A few years back 80 series suspension was fairly easy to figure out & purchase since there was only a few of options to chose from. Recently there has been a few suppliers stepping up to play in the USA 80 series market offering more options. Now with a plethora of...

In case you missed pt.1 you can view it here Dobinsons 3 inch Progressive / Flexi coil review . This thread will be my thoughts and photos from my most recent trip. This has been long delayed as I've gathered all of the various pics together and had to resize them for uploading. The trip was as...

I figured I will start recording my thoughts here in case anyone else is interested or I need to review later on. This is going to be a straight up comparison, apples to apples of the OME J lift and the Dobinsons lift. Before: Old Man Emu 850J front / 863 rears OME sway bar drops Fox 2.0 shocks...

Hello everyone! two month ago I was looking to upgrade the rear suspension on my 93 80 series and found out that Dobinsons' springs were being sold here in the US. I was very interested in the 4" coils to replace my OME J springs. After talking to David from Dobinsons, I was set on the new 4"...

We get calls from customers asking when they should buy a castor kit, or if they need castor plates, and what they need to do to their sway bars, realigning the front or rear axle, what size coil spacer (or trim packer) to use, and all sorts of suspension related questions that are separate from...