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I'll likely be placing an order for a 17 limited in white with performance package this week. I was just curious if anyone believes that the Sach's dampers will stiffen the ride quality?
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This is the same question I have. I'm still on the fence about ordering it
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"The following changes have been made to all models following use of the SACHS dampers: Increased thickness of the V-shaped strut tower bar mounting bracket on the middle of the dash panel. Increased thickness of the transmission cross-member reinforcing plate and changed shape of cross-member. Added reinforcement to outside of rear wheel housing Reinforcement has been added to the outside of the rear wheel housing to improve durability following use the SACHS dampers. The shape of the mudguard has been changed following addition of reinforcement." So it seems that they are actually adding rigidity to the frame for the performance pack which is interesting... They also stated the following as a characteristic of the Sachs dampers: "The use of SACHS dampers has increased energy transmitted to the chassis, and reinforcement has been added or reinforcing plate thickness increased to maintain chassis durability." This is all found on page 96 from the booklet Edit: so I would assume that it will indeed increase ride stiffness. With that said, I placed an order for mine with performance pack yesterday. I figured I will end up with coilovers in the future regardless. I received an estimated delivery date of February so far. |
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If the Sachs dampers are anything like in the MK6 and MK7 GTI. Everyone will be happy with how they ride and perform. Autocrossing and tracking my friend's MK6 with just a stage 2 tune and super sports surprised me on how capable the car is performing while being tame on the streets.
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I wonder what Toyota have in store for the 86 this winter. Will the Toyota get a Performance package as well??? I been trying to search everywhere for info but nothing...
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this could mean that, or the EXACT opposite. It is most likely true that Subaru was attempting to make the suspension more sporty by adding Sachs ZF. After doing this, like many tuners do, they notice not a great difference. What does add to the suspension is the structure of the car and the rigidity. I read it as a bunch of crap that's poorly written for no audience, actually. It could be that they needed to also put more structure on the car for it to make fancy Sach dampers be truly useful.
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[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLIzz4QXHKA"]ZF SDC Sensitive Damping Control Animation - YouTube[/ame] So I guess it depends on what you prefer. For me, this is what I want from a damper but some might prefer more body roll or they are planning to go with coilovers so it does not matter to them.
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The best shocks with best technology stop jarring bumps and put more pressure on cornering. Every person I talked who has a R53 mini cooper S as a multipurpose car (2006 and earlier) changed to Koni FSD kits. They provided better cornering and also better on bumps. There really are terrible shocks out there that manufacturers use. My thought was that the Sachs might be like that: better cornering and better ride. That is my only guess, but i have no idea what the stock shock/struts are yet. Looking for that info as well.
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That was like a sensual experience. Thank you for that. I see now that Sachs is some fancy dancy shock absorber company. I wonder the longevity of them, I guess pretty decent for that level I would expect. |
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Yeah, Sachs is an OEM for every German automotive company and many other European car companies. So they should be just as reliable or better compared to other OEM shocks. I noticed that the strut mounts on the Sachs looked beefier than the stock Showa's too. And yes, this technology has the same principle as Koni FSD (but different implementation).
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