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.
Struts are Koni yellows made in Holland. I am confident they are higher quality than most anything else off the shelf.
Almost forgot Sachs, if you have a euro car they are also a great choice.
I've had several sets on many VW over the years , rocking them on my mk4 tdi now .
If you want to keep the stock ride height, you can probably save the stock springs and run Koni Yellow struts and shocks for a slightly sportier ride.
Something else to consider are Koni Reds. I coupled them with Neuspeed Sport springs. The struts are variable response so they absorb the small bumps, like the expansion joints on freeways, but stay stiff for corners.
I had one fail inside the warranty period and Koni made it an easy exchange. No other issues.
Well I had to get 2 new Koni struts for mine because I blew one out on a giant pothole over the summer, does that count?
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.
Factory struts are now made by Sachs and 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.
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