I also put MK2 Scirocco sway bars on her car, front and rear, and with Sachs struts all the way around, it handled and rode fantastic.
Pros: fantastic handling, fantastic ride
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
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The factory Sachs struts are also pretty good. Not sure if the M-Sport got different shocks from the regular sport, but all that's left anymore from Sachs are sport struts. Unfortunately for those of us without the sport package it makes shock replacement a pain, since their resting position is shorter than stock, and makes them shorter than the spring. I never want to do that repair ever again.
Pros: pretty good
Cons: replacement a pain, shorter than stock
Vehicle:
BMW
Factory struts are now made by Sachs and didn't last.
Cons: didn't last
I bought Sachs once and don't know if I was unlucky, but they seemed underfilled. Hit repetitive bumps and they would immediately fade. Tires would bounce like basketballs. I could hear the oil frothing in them.
Cons: underfilled, fade quickly
Kyb, bilstien or sachs. Everything else just is crap.
Cons: all brands are crap
Almost forgot Sachs, if you have a euro car they are also a great choice.
Pros: great choice
Even the Sachs aftermarket are more harsh than OE
Cons: more harsh than OE
Vehicle:
BMW
IMO, Sachs will restore the factory ride characteristics. I always recommend Sachs because they always seem to ride the closest to stock and have had good luck with their replacement parts.
Pros: restores factory ride, good reliability
Had an 85' Jetta GLI: installed lowering springs (1/5" front, 1" rear, 40% stiffer? Hor brand? Pretty sure I picked them up from Autotech) and used HD standard struts (coilovers were not available and pretty sure I used Sach's struts).
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
I also replaced the front and rear struts. Man, what a difference that made in the ride and handling department.
Pros: difference in ride, handling
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
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What we know about Sachs strut assembly
The brand is registered in Germany. Official website: https://aftermarket.zf.com/ru/ru/sachs/home/.
In March 2026, PartReview users have a mixed opinion of Sachs strut assembly.
PR Score — 69 out of 100, based on 15 reviews and 46 votes. 10 positive reviews, 1 neutral review, 4 negative reviews. Average rating — 3.5 (out of 5). Vote balance: 32 up, 14 down.
In the ranking of the best strut assembly this part is at position 5, behind GABRIEL and KONI , but ahead of Monroe and OEM Toyota.
Users also evaluated the qualities of Sachs strut assembly:
- Clunks - loud knocks over bumps - rated ambivalently. 2.8 points out of 5.
- Bounce - car keeps oscillating after rough roads - rated positively. 3.7 points out of 5.
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- Sachs ranked #2 for: Volkswagen Jetta .
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