Shock absorbers Dobinsons or Sachs

Sachs Shock absorbers
Tomytom99
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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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Sachs Shock absorbers
Yankee1965
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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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Sachs Shock absorbers
VW-MB-AMC
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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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Dobinsons Shock absorbers
UniqueLoginID
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Rating 4.0

Personally I went Dobinson MRAs which have handled outback travel and tough tracks. Some prefer them revalved but mine is heavy enough to work well with them. Unlike their springs it seems to be a decent product.

Pros: handled outback travel
Vehicle: Nissan
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Dobinsons Shock absorbers
Worldly_Platform8614
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Rating 5.0

I ripped them out the same week and went for Dobinsons MRR. Honestly? Night and day. The ride is smoother on-road, planted in corners, and off-road they just eat up washboards and corrugations. I’ve hammered them through tracks that would’ve rattled the Bilsteins to death, and they haven’t skipped a beat.

Pros: smoother ride, planted in corners
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Sachs Shock absorbers

It is quite a hassle to change the fronts (the rear shocks however are a joke to change) so I would personally just go with the OEM = Sachs--as I did two months ago--if you can afford it and/or save up for it.

Pros: OEM quality, easy rear installation
Cons: hassle to change fronts
Vehicle: BMW
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Sachs Shock absorbers

cuando compré mi 330i tenía el amortiguador trasero del lado del conductor cagado. Más allá de que acá te matan con el precio de cazoletas y amortiguadores (hablamos de OE, o sea Sachs, etc.) no se consiguen los guardapolvos ni los topes superiores.

Cons: no se consiguen guardapolvos
Vehicle: BMW
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Sachs Shock absorbers
Bulbameatsalad
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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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