The Mirage's suspension has been an issue of debate since day one.
Not surprisingly, Mitsubishi has updated the suspension setup several times to improve upon things. This thread will attempt to document the changes.
2014
- Front and rear springs changed 7/2/14. New springs are assumed to be stiffer.
2015
- New front crossmember support.
- New rear axle beam.
No 2016 model year, see 2017
2017
- New front strut.
- New rear spring and shock.
2018
- ?
PART NUMBERS
Part 2014 - to 7/1/14 2014 - from 7/2/14 2015 2017 2018 Front Spring (manual) 4040A259 4040A411 <---- 4040A411 & 4040A413 Front Spring (CVT) 4040A256 4040A412 <---- 4040A412 & 4040A414 Front Strut 4060A382 <---- <---- 4060A494 & 4060A589 Front Support Cross-Member 4000A230 <---- 4000A388 <---- Front Stabilizer Bar 4056A139 <---- <---- <---- Rear Spring 4140A319 4140A466 <---- 4140A469 Rear Shock 4162A219 <---- <---- 4162A396 Rear Axle Beam 4120A139 <---- 4120A150 <----
Front Suspension
1) Strut
2) Strut bolt
3) Strut nut
4) Spring
5) Dust cover
6) Lower seat
7) Upper seat
8) Seat
9) Bearing
10) Strut mount
11) Insulator
12) Mount plate
13) Mount plate nut
14) Stopper
15) Stopper washer
16) Top nut
17) Top cap
Front Suspension
1) Stabilizer bar
2) Stabilizer bar bushing
3) Stabilizer bar bracket
4) Stabilizer bar bolt
5) Stabilizer link
Front Suspension
1) Support crossmember
2) Support crossmember mount bolt
3) Support crossmember screw
4) Knuckle
5) Lower control arm
6) Lower control arm lock nut
7) Lower control arm bolt
8) Lower control arm nut
Rear Suspension
1) Axle beam
2) Axle beam bolt
3) Shock
4) Shock bolt
5) Spring
6) Upper isolator
7) Lower isolator
8) Dust cover
9) Cup
10) Shock mount upper
11) Shock mount lower
12) Plate
13) Washer
14) Top nut
October 8, 2017: Added/updated 2017 model year part numbers. (Eggman)