Reviews of Sachs shock absorbers

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43 reviews and 133 votes

133 votes

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4.2
Leaks:
2.4
Bottoming:
4.4
Body bounce:
4.2
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43 reviews

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Sachs
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Sachs Shock absorbers

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

Pros: firmer, no crashyness
Cons: still feel bumps
Vehicle: BMW
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Sachs 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

Pros: improved handling, better ride
Vehicle: BMW
Part number: 556834
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Sachs Shock absorbers

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.

Pros: silent on sunny days
Cons: creaking noise, bad quality
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Sachs Shock absorbers

I have a Lexus and just paid 350$ just for the Sachs shocks and replacement items, and still have to do the work myself.

Pros: Sachs shocks, replacement items
Vehicle: Lexus
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Sachs Shock absorbers
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Rating 5.0

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).

Pros: huge improvement
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Rating 5.0

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.

Pros: biggest impact on ride
Cons: cheap brand bad quality
Vehicle: BMW
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Rating 4.0

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.

Pros: marked improvement over OEM
Cons: quite firm
Mileage: 1000 km
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Rating 5.0

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.

Pros: work very good
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Rating 1.5

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

Cons: rough ride, weak front struts
Vehicle: Subaru BRZ
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Reviews of Sachs shock absorbers

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.

Users also evaluated the qualities of Sachs shock absorbers:

  1. Body bounce - car continues to bounce after bumps - rated positively. 4.2 points out of 5.
  2. Bottoming - sharp knocks on potholes - rated positively. 4.4 points out of 5.
  3. Leaks - oil traces on the shock body - rated negatively. 2.4 points out of 5.

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See which car brands and models owners choose Sachs shock absorbers for. Below are car-specific ratings where this part is in the Top-3:

  1. Sachs ranked #1 in shock absorbers ratings for: Audi A4 .

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