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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 49.6 mpg (US) ... 21.1 km/L ... 4.7 L/100 km ... 59.5 mpg (Imp)
Thanks Top Fuel. I got the Raybestos 1059PG, which many auto parts stores say fit all 2017 mirage g4 es. They don't. I don't see anywhere that there's 2 different shoes for 2017. As I said, my granddaughter's has the star adjuster and brake shoe hold down springs. As you know, many times the pictures shown when you order online aren't always true illustrations of what the actual part looks like. I tried contacting the Mitsubishi dealer parts dept. where the car was purchased yesterday (Saturday) before noon but got no answer. I'll try tomorrow and see if they can help me find the correct shoes.
I just looked at the Mitsubishi parts website (see image below). I didn't realize this, but Mirages come with 1 of 2 different brake shoes depending on the year of the vehicle...
The Raybestos 1059PG that you have will only fit a 2014-2015 Mirage. For a 2017 or later model, you need Raybestos 778PG (according to RockAuto.com). They also list Wagner Z924 and a couple of other options.
Mirages are a bit odd and the aftermarket support for these cars is a little weak. Sometimes the parts houses just have bad info on these cars. The good news is you don't have to get brake shoes from the dealer.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 52.2 mpg (US) ... 22.2 km/L ... 4.5 L/100 km ... 62.6 mpg (Imp)
Thanks again. I got the shoes from Rockauto. I haven't looked since you replied, but they showed the 1059's as being for a 2017. I'll check the 778s out. Several sites show a couple different shoes and all say for the 2017. But some show a 7" shoe and some a 8" shoe. It's very strange and confusing. At my age and many cars over my life, I've changed many of a brake for my own cars as well as family. Many cars I've seen have different size drums and shoes for the same year (like standard or heavy duty) but nothing showing the 2017 Mirage being one of them.
Let us know what part number you end up going with...and which one actually works! Hopefully the RockAuto numbers are correct now?!? In any case, you know if someone tries to sell you the same part number for a 2017+ that works on a 2014-2015, then it's probably the wrong part.
Be sure to check out this post. The Raybestos 1059PG shoes fit this person's 2015 Mirage...but he still needed to modify them slightly with a file to get the parking brake cable to fit.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 52.2 mpg (US) ... 22.2 km/L ... 4.5 L/100 km ... 62.6 mpg (Imp)
I sure will. That's another odd thing. My brakes are identical to Foama's (a 2014) that are shown above on the right, the other, on the left, a 2015 which are supposed to be the same??? It would seem, if correct, that Mitsubishi went back to the 2014 design which seems to be strange also. I'll let you know want I find out.
My brake guy said if you drive normal those shoes should last 80 to 100k miles considering they dont do much vs the front pads and the Mirage is so light weight. So this might be the last you have to deal with them.
Thanks Dirk Diggler, that's correct. But I usually change all at the same time. I had just done the front pads. No problem with getting the correct pads.
Foama is in Germany...so he has a Europen-spec Mirage. Apparently Mirages built for the European market have always used the rear drum brake setup on the right. Only North American-spec Mirages in 2014-2015 use that setup shown on the left.
So that image should say this to clear up the confusion...
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 52.2 mpg (US) ... 22.2 km/L ... 4.5 L/100 km ... 62.6 mpg (Imp)