Strut assembly Bilstein or Sachs

I don't trust brands like Monroe or Duralast, so I was going to order some Bilstein B4s ($65.00 each) and re-use my old springs.

sachs struts with the OEM rubber bushing not Poly is honestly the best feel.

Consensus on OE replacement, same ride height is OE or Bilstein B4s, about 10% stiffer. Alltrack specific B6 came out, finally, in front struts about 8 months ago, but are sold out

I put h&r sport springs with standard Bilstein struts on my touring a few months ago

Sits mabye a hair lower than a stock non-xi car

Should be a pic in my history if you want to take a look

H&r springs, Bilstein struts & shocks

That’s what I have on my 325xi

Get bilstein struts. Suples springs. Lemforder bushings. Lemforder tie rods and ball joints.

The short answer is that Bilsteins are good for street class, if they are in stock.

Be careful if you buy rebuilt Phaeton struts. I haven't found any that mention rebuilding the dampers (shocks). They check them and repaint them and put new air bags on them. You can buy new air bags and swap them yourself for less money.

Even the Sachs aftermarket are more harsh than OE

In 2018 I installed Bilstein B8 struts/shocks with vogtland springs on my '13. Within the past 2 years, I've started to notice a knocking sound in the front, usually at low speeds and generally when I have passengers, but not all the time.