Replacement Struts and Shocks

[Daox]

Its been brought up a few times now that there are no aftermarket replacement struts and shocks available outside of the Mitsubishi dealer for the Mirage. So, today I sent a message to Monroe, KYB, Gabriel, Sachs, and OSC to see if they have any plans to make struts/shocks for the Mirage. They have all made suspension parts for other/older Mitsubishi's. If you guys can think of any other manufacturers who make such parts, I'd be happy to contact them.

[Marklovski]

FYI, today I sent a message to Monroe, KYB, Gabriel, Sachs, and OSC to see if they have any plans to make struts/shocks for the Mirage. They have all made suspension parts for other/older Mitsubishi's. If you guys can think of any other manufacturers who make such parts, I'd be happy to contact them.

How about Megan?

[IwantaMirage]

FYI, today I sent a message to Monroe, KYB, Gabriel, Sachs, and OSC to see if they have any plans to make struts/shocks for the Mirage. They have all made suspension parts for other/older Mitsubishi's. If you guys can think of any other manufacturers who make such parts, I'd be happy to contact them.

Bilstein and Superlift.

[Eggman]

Why Superlift? Don't they specialize in off-road suspensions?

[Marklovski]

Why Superlift? Don't they specialize in off-road suspensions?

I'd want it because I want to overland.

[Daox]

Gabriel got back to me this morning:

Good morning Tim,
As of today we don’t offer any products for any Mitsubishi as of yet.
No time frame is known at this time.
Regards,

GABRIEL RIDE CONTROL LLC

[Daox]

Monroe also got back to me this morning.

Tim,

Unfortunately, we do not have information on what or if any future plans are in the works for this vehicle application. However, I will make an internal note on our coverage reports to ensure our marketing and engineering team is aware of the demand in the market for units. We apologize for any frustration or inconvenience that this may have caused.

Tenneco Technical Resource Center
Monroe Shocks and Struts

[Daox]

Okay, another issue... The Tokico Catalog OEM numbers do not fully agree with the US Mitsu part numbers.

Tokico says the front struts are: 4060-A345 and 4060-A379
Our own research shows the front struts are: 4060-A382 (2014 & 2015) and 4060-A494 (2017)

Tokico says the rear shocks are: 4162-A199 and 4162-A219
Our own research shows the rear shocks are: 4162-A219 (yay a match for 2014/2015) and 4162A396 (2017)

I assume most of you would want to install the 2017 struts and shocks on yoru Mirages as it reduces body roll a little bit.

[Daox]

A bit more reading here on our own forum shows that Tokico makes the OEM struts and shocks.

http://mirageforum.com/forum/showthr...ll=1#post59102

$200 for shocks does seem a bit steep....

TOKICO (OEM strut/shock mfr) lists the shock @ strut to fit, "lancer/colt/mirage"

http://www.tokico.biz/catalogue/index.html

The part number on the front struts is: B1109
The part number on the rear shocks is: E20041

http://www.hitachi-automotive.co.jp/...catalogue2.pdf

So, we just have to find a better distributor than dealers to get Tokico products from. There are quite a few and I'll be contacting them to see if they can get these. Unfortunately, Tokico US doesn't list these parts.... so it will be interesting to see if they can be acquired.

[Eggman]

Location	Tokico Part #	OEM Part #	Descripton	Bore Size	Length Compressed	Length Extended	Notes
Front strut	B1109	4060-A345 4060-A379	Suspension Strut (Gas type)	1000～4000			Different OEM part numbers?
Front strut	Not listed	4060-A382		?			2014 listing 2015 listing
Rear shocks	E20040	4162-A199	Twin Tube Shock Absorber (Gas type)	1000～4000			13" tires
Rear shocks	E20041	4162-A219	Twin Tube Shock Absorber (Gas type)	1000～4000			14" tires 2014 listing 2015 listing

References:
Hitachi Automotive Application Listing that Daox posted
The online parts catalog of Mitsubishi Parts Warehouse

It sure would be helpful to get the lengths & bore size documented. I think that would help in selecting alternatives.