Manitou Mara Inline rear shock with Shockcraft Ready Mix Tune
Metric & Imperial Eyelet or Trunnion sizes available

The Mara Inline is light and simple rear shock that fits almost everything and can be rebuilt at home

The Ready Mix Tune is our Pick & Mix Self Tune with the picking, mixing and install already done for you.  With the Ready Mix Tune you will get the right combination of playfulness, poppiness and plantedness.  The shock will be stable, supportive and suck up the bumps.  You'll feel huge changes in feel, speed and confidence.  There is also a choice of Trail or XC feel.

Note on Shock Availability:
Most sizes are in stock with Manitou USA (190 x 40/45 mm are not currently available) with select sizes stocked here at Shockcraft.  Place your order now to reserve a Mara Inline in the next batch of shocks arriving from Manitou USA for Ready Mix Tuning.

Shock Stroke Change
There is no charge for stroke change for stock Mara Inline stroke sizes.  e.g. if we have a 210 x 50 mm shock in stock but you need a 210 x 55 mm shock there is no charge to change the stroke.

Shock Length Modification
We also change shock length of new Mara Inlines at no additional charge.  e.g. we can change a 190 x 50 mm to 185 mm x 45 mm. Learn More

Service & tuning for Manitou Mara Pro rear shocks

Excludes repairs & any additional repair parts
Excludes springs and pivot hardware

Tuning
Send us your rear shock and we will custom tune it to your weight and riding style
Includes calculations, labour, consumables and fluids for rear shocks in good working condition
Tuning of a new Mara Pro only requires the New Rear Shock & Reassemble option, not a service

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Shockcraft Pick & Mix Self Tune kit for Manitou McLeod and Mara Inline rear shocks
Enables technically minded riders and bike shops to install Shockcraft engineered and tested tunes in the Manitou Mcleod and Mara Inline shocks with only normal service tools

Riding a Manitou Mara Inline or McLeod with McMara Pick & Mix Self Tune you'll notice huge changes in feel, speed and confidence. You'll get the right combination of playfulness, poppiness and plantedness, with the shock stable, supportive and sucking up bumps. Our tunes cover the range from lightweight cruisers and low leverage bikes to heavy hitting bruisers and high leverage bikes; from kids to Dadzilla's.  Each kit delivers a target tune for compression and rebound, but also optional softer/firmer compression tunes and stickier/poppier rebound tunes to Pick & Mix if you're feeling curious.  There is a further choice of Trail, Open or XC platform adjustment with every kit.

McMara Self Tune Kits include a specific damper piston, shims & paper drawings with a rack of tunes
Installation instructions are provided in PDF form here
Your tune grade is determined by your weight, suspension leverage, bike geometry and riding style
The Pick & Mix Calculator takes these inputs and determines which grade tune fits you best
The kit allows you to install this tune or to choose firmer, softer, poppier or stickier tunes versions to suit your riding style and preferences

IMPORTANT: Purchase with our Pick & Mix Calculator to receive a voucher code
Use this voucher code in the Pick & Mix Calculator to determine your kit tune grade

We have included a list of recommended and optional items for working on your McLeod or Mara Inline shocks

King Cans
KIng cans are recommended for shocks with a stroke of over 50 mm, especially on progressive suspension linkages.  More linear bikes with shocks of more than 50 mm stroke may be okay without a king can.  Our Mara Inline king cans are listed here, McLeod king cans are listed here.

Our Pick & Mix Self Tune is also available pre-installed by us - check out our Ready Mix Tune options Learn More

Custom damper tuning for Inline rear shocks.

Send us your rear shock and we will custom tune it to your bike, weight, terrain and riding style.  Resulting in suspension with support, compliance and predictability to stay stable in tech riding and still eat bumps at speed.
Highly recommended to pair this with our fork tunes.

Includes calculations, labour, machining, consumables and fluids for rear shocks in good working condition.
Excludes repairs & any additional repair parts.
Air can seals additional (new shocks and coil shocks don't need them). Learn More

Custom damper tuning for Piggy Back rear shocks.

Send us your rear shock and we will custom tune it to your bike, weight, terrain and riding style.  Resulting in suspension with support, compliance and predictability to stay stable in tech riding and still eat bumps at speed.
Highly recommended to pair this with our fork tunes.

Includes calculations, labour, machining, consumables and fluids for rear shocks in good working condition.
Excludes repairs & any additional repair parts.
Air can seals additional (new shocks and coil shocks don't need them). Learn More