Reviews of Sachs shock absorbers

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Based on 43 reviews and 133 votes

133 votes

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4.2

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2.4

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4.4

Body bounce:

4.2

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Sachs

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Sachs › Shock absorbers

MZSC98 18 Jun 2023, 18:55

Rating 5.0

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Back in May I replaced my rear shock absorbers with Sachs ones from a Mk7 Golf, as others on this forum had suggested. This actually made the rear suspension a little firmer but made a night and day difference to the ride quality at any speed. It made the car a bit more composed and settled at speed as well. Overall it's so much better.

Pros: improved ride quality, more composed

Cons: slightly firmer suspension

Vehicle: Skoda Octavia

Mileage: 4800 km

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Racer-X- 17 Nov 2022, 20:38

Rating 4.0

Bottoming:

VW/Audi uses Sachs on some of the base models of their cars and SUVs. Those will be closer to original specifications, with longer service life and better performance than the KYBs.

Pros: longer service life

Sachs › Shock absorbers

OB1182 23 May 2022, 16:28

Rating 4.5

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Oem sachs if you want them to last for a good amount of years.

Pros: long lasting

Vehicle: Saab

Sachs › Shock absorbers

Arne 25 Jan 2021, 20:35

Rating 5.0

La única otra marca que consideraría seriamente sería Sachs, pero solo las cargadas con gas, diseñadas para reemplazar las unidades GTI originales.

Pros: diseñadas para unidades GTI

Vehicle: Volkswagen

Sachs › Shock absorbers

squelchy451 20 May 2020, 18:38

Rating 4.0

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These rode very well for smooth roads and could absorb minor shocks very well and handled like a dream. The rears are tuned pretty stiff, but not too bad from the driver's side of things. The passengers wouldn't like it too much, but still it's more stiff than harsh.

Pros: smooth roads, handles well

Cons: stiff rear

Mileage: 10000 km

Sachs › Shock absorbers

PoliceInterceptor 1 Jun 2019, 12:20

Rating 5.0

Rear springs. ZCU 5QM 511 121 E Shocks are SACHS.

Vehicle: Volkswagen Jetta

Part number: ZCU 5QM 511 121 E

Sachs › Shock absorbers

chickenfriend 15 Oct 2018, 18:39

Rating 1.0

Leaks:

Now I have discovered something interesting. I have twice had to remove one of the Sachs shocks because the stop clip came out of the groove in the piston. I figured I must have overtightened the nut on top and pushed it off, so I only finger tightened it the second time. It slipped again. I looked at the clip groove on the Sachs piston and was shocked to see that instead of being square cut like the Bilstein, it was taper cut which obviously stupid. There is no way this clip is going to stay put unless I am able to modify the groove to give it a ledge for the clip to rest on.

Cons: stop clip came out

Vehicle: Volkswagen

Sachs › Shock absorbers

celco217 14 Oct 2018, 16:41

Rating 5.0

New Sachs F&R Dampers -H\u00d6R 201V Scirocco Lower Springs -New Meyle Lower Control Arms -Delrin Lower Control Arm Bushings F&R -HD Strut Mounts (Poly Filled with WindowWeld) -Poly Rear Shock Mount Bushings -New Ball Joints -New Tie Rods

Vehicle: Volkswagen