I was in at my dealer today and my sales rep told me that the RA suspension is actually the same used on the GSR specifically. I find this hard to believe but i can't prove it wrong as I"ve not seen a GSR set up. I would imagine its the coil and strut set up being the same and not the aluminum pieces on the Evo.
The Mitsu rep was in to train all the sales staff on the RA and that was one of the things learned according to the Sales guy. Could it be that its similar and it may differ in sway bar diameters? as the RA leans an awful lot in any corner. The sales guy didn't elaborate too much so I'm left asking any members and vendors here. This would be great info for suspension upgrading.

 

Certainly different control arms. Shocks and struts may be similar, but tuned differently. Most certainly bigger sway bars. It's just a sales rep being a typical sales rep douche.

 

It is not the same. The cars platform is basically a GTS modified to accept the AWD's rear differential, so different rear lower control arms but basically, it's a GTS suspension. It's closer to a GTS than an Evo. The steering is different, but again, not the same as the Evos.

If you want an Evo suspension you buy an Evo.

 

If you take the wheels off of both the cars. It looks COMPLETELY different.

 

Struts/springs are different, control arms, mounting, sway bars etc.. it's nothing like an evo, tell the sales rep to go back to school.

 

Actually, they must be taught in sales rep school to make stuff up to fill in any gaps, because there are very few sales guys out there who won't start spouting nonsense and even outright lies, when you push them past what they know.

 

One guy told me the evo was derived from an F1 car.

 

He had it backwards.

 

Mitsu sales woman told me that the right paddleshift is for acceleration and the left paddleshift is for brake...........

 

Hey my sales rep told me the EVO X has twin-turbo, I do remember just bursting out laughing...I never told him why I am laughing, he must have thought I was happy to get my new Lancer Evolution twin-turbo...

 

I recall reading an article where it said the RA has the evo 9 suspension. Maybe I'm wrong though.

 

Is the rear cradle completely different?

 

yep

 

Evo IX drivetrain as in ACD with no AYC.

 

He probably meant to say it has a twin scroll turbo