133 votes
Well, it's home and boy oh boy does it feel tight as a drum ????????
It's firmer than the Sachs/Eibach combo; but not stupidly - you still feel the bumps, lumps and potholes as I did before, but there's no 'crashyness' over them; it just rides over them now
Sachs and bilstein is good as well. They are the OE brands for shock absorbers
Sachs shocks with Eibach pro-kit springs all round - if your E39 is a petrol straight 6, you need Sachs 556834 front and Sachs 170857 rears with the relevant Eibach pro-kit springs for your engine
I have this creaking noise since I installed new Sachs shocks & top mounts. \nIt's dead silent on sunny days or when the temperature outside is above 15c. \nAny ideas since the mechanic says it's just bad quality rubber on top mounts and the only solution is to go with a Lemforder top mount.
I have a Lexus and just paid 350$ just for the Sachs shocks and replacement items, and still have to do the work myself.
I changed everything in my suspension, including new shocks and front springs. Compared to what it was it was a huge improvement. I used Sachs shocks (m sport).
At an absolute minimum, Sachs shocks are worth the money, they're perhaps the one thing that has the biggest impact on ride quality. Being a more complex part than control arms and such, a cheap brand isn't going to have anywhere near the same ride quality.
I've had them for about 1,000 miles or so. Do they "work miracles?" No, but they are a marked improvement over the OEM Sachs. They are quite firm when cornering and braking, but compliant over rough roads at normal speeds.
We also have really bad roads. Stock ride height and stock shock absorbers work very good. The factory specification is oil in the front and gas in the rear. We usually use Sachs on our cars.
I have a 2020 BRZ with SACHS performance shock absorbers. I’ve been having a rough ride. Subaru service center said the front struts are weak
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The brand is registered in Germany. Official website: https://aftermarket.zf.com/ru/ru/sachs/home/.
In March 2026, PartReview users have a positive opinion of Sachs shock absorbers.
PR Score — 84 out of 100, based on 43 reviews and 133 votes. 35 positive reviews, 4 neutral reviews, 4 negative reviews. Average rating — 4.2 (out of 5). Vote balance: 113 up, 20 down.
In the ranking of the best shock absorbers this part is at position 4, behind KYB and KONI , but ahead of Dobinsons and FOX.
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