16 best manufacturers of stabilizer struts

Do you know what mileage brand stabilizer is oriented to? Do you know how often they have to be changed when mixed (road / off-road) car operation? Do you know which companies are the best in this segment of the auto parts market?

Surely the problem of acquiring racks at least once touched you and your car, and an important indicator in their selection was the answer to the phrase: “How long will they stretch?”. So: the pledged resource of high-quality rack for operation on smooth roads and highways is (on average) about 100-150 thousand kilometers. It is rather difficult to believe in it, especially in the conditions of the domestic situation with roads. After all, here most of them hardly roll back and the full season, not to mention the cherished 30 or 50 thousand kilometers, which look like the number simply unattainable.

With such indicators, every car owner wants to find the most "comfortable" manufacturer, whose product would have both high quality and price, much lower than in official service centers. Having researched the market together with a group of full-time and independent experts, expert.bigbadmole.com/en/en/ magazine has compiled its own rating of the best manufacturing companies, for convenience, divided into three price categories. As the main criterion for the selection of nominees used user feedback and the opinion of competent experts in the field of parts for the chassis of the car.

Rating of the best manufacturers of stabilizer struts

Nomination	a place	Name of product	Rating
The best manufacturers of premium stabilizer struts	1	Lemforder	4.9
	2	ABS	4.8
	3	TRW	4. 7
	4	MOOG	4. 6
	5	Ruville	4.5
The best manufacturers of stabilizer struts in the middle price segment	1	CTR	4.9
	2	Delphi	4.8
	3	Sidem	4.7
	4	MAPCO	4.6
	5	Meyle	4.5
	6	NK	4.4
	7	Fenox	4.3
The best manufacturers of budget stabilizer struts	1	Febi	4.6
	2	Swag	4.5
	3	Rts	4.2
	4	Optimal	4.1

The best manufacturers of premium stabilizer struts

Lemforder

Rating: 4.9

The level manufacturer of auto parts for cars of a wide range, having in its assortment products for all three price segments. Currently, Lemforder is a so-called packaging company selling products manufactured by other companies under its own label. In the case of stabilizer stands for brand packaging, spare parts come directly from several companies:

firstly, from the friendly company BOGE, part of the corporation ZF Friedrichshafen AG. These racks are considered original;

Secondly, spare parts are supplied from a more budgetary, but no less reliable, Korean brand CTR. Very often in the original boxes with the Lemforder logo there are racks under the name of an Asian company.

Thus, having earned himself the fame of an elite manufacturer, the German Grand has radically changed the model of work, but is still trying to keep the brand of reliability and its own image. Excellent work and unconditional first place ranking.

ABS

Rating: 4.8

All Brake System is a large European manufacturer of premium auto parts, headquartered in the Netherlands. The company has been actively developing its activities since 1978, and today is a recognized leader in the manufacture and production of parts for automotive brake systems.

Among other things, under the ABS department there is a small unit responsible for the creation of stabilizer struts. And, despite the small number, absolutely all the goods of this niche undergo mandatory quality certification by the standards of leading international standards, presenting the world with an increasingly original and reliable product. According to experts, racks designed specifically for domestic cars of the new generation are capable of withstanding up to 40 thousand kilometers - and this, given the not always good condition of the roads. A similar situation (but with an orientation on the use of flat roads and autobahns) is observed in the development class for foreign car brands: in the assortment of a Dutch company you can find consumables for Japanese (Toyota, Honda, Subaru, Mazda, etc.), Korean Hyundai) and American (Chevrolet) cars.

TRW

Rating: 4.7

The Michigan corporation TRW began its activity since 1901, specializing in the production of industrial equipment. At that time, even a small company, due to competent personnel selection, was able to settle in the aerospace industry, where, after merging with United Carr in 1965, it moved to a more “cash” automotive segment. Constantly increasing the pace of production, new branches of activity gradually appeared in TRW, and at some stage of development, the engineers decided to switch to creating parts of the stabilization system.

Today, TRW's original stands are practically impossible to find on the secondary or retail markets - the consequences of the trade embargo, political debate and, last of all, the exclusivity of parts supply for automakers assembly lines. According to experts, the main difference between their products from other companies lies in the constant introduction of exclusive developments derived from the company's operating laboratories. They allowed to allocate racks with a high working resource (for Russian-made cars - for 30 thousand kilometers), and also to release a special series of enhanced dampers for off-road trips.

MOOG

Rating: 4.6

A division specializing in the manufacture of racks and other spare parts for the undercarriage of a car, owned by the US Federal Mogul Corporation. The latter, in turn, is a major importer of goods for cars around the world - parts for Europe are delivered from a single warehouse located in Belgium.

As for the official and trusting issues of cooperation, Moog (and FM) is quite conservative in this respect: agreements on the exclusive supply of parts to the conveyor were signed only with American companies Ford and General Motors. The rest of the manufactured product goes to the network of service centers and the retail market, and already in this variety of stabilizer struts you can find analogues to popular Japanese (Toyota, Honda, Lexus), and European (Vlokswagen, Peugeot, Audi, Mercedes), and even Russian (new VAZ series) cars.

Ruville

Rating: 4.5

Another representative of Germany in the category dealing with the packaging of the stabilizer of foreign production. Ruville, as a true expert in the production of parts for running gears, very much values ​​its own reputation, and therefore possesses selectivity in terms of collaborative relationships. The only thing that can be said with a high degree of certainty: the company has a lot of such mutually beneficial cooperation, and mainly with Asian (non-Chinese) firms.

The entire line of racks from Ruville is available only on the secondary market, but thanks to the total quality control it is impossible to call them substandard. The main feature of the products of the German company, consumers call the mass, low price and good performance of products in all their diversity. The latter, by the way, is the derivative of the number of manufacturers supplying spare parts under this trademark. In the end, here you can find racks for any car of Russian and foreign production, the working life of which can greatly vary from 20 to 50 thousand kilometers.

The best manufacturers of stabilizer struts in the middle price segment

CTR

Rating: 4.9

The undisputed leader of the rating becomes a Korean manufacturing company specializing in the creation of exclusively car suspension parts. At the same time, CTR is not engaged in deliveries to the conveyor, preferring to them open trade through the secondary market.

Thanks to the focus on such local objects, Koreans manage to withstand the highest quality products, and thereby increase the service life to an enormous 80 thousand kilometers, even on standard series models. CTR deals are so good that, in addition to selling racks under their own label, they actively ship part of the goods to other suppliers: such connections are realized with the same German Lemforder. In addition to the achievements of the marketing and technical plan, there should be noted a whole collection of international standards and tolerances that were strictly followed and under which the product fit into the framework of conformity (ISO 9001 and ISO 9002, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001). In general, the CTR showed itself from the faerie side, which naturally attracted the attention of buyers from around the world.

Delphi

Rating: 4.8

A step from the leader stopped the American project Delphi, which has more than 140 of its own and 42 cooperative factories around the world. The largest corporation, which is actively involved in the manufacture of spare parts for everything and everyone (more than 14 thousand items), is the main actor in the segment of stabilizer struts.Approximately 14% of the total volume of products coming down from the production lines of enterprises go to the orders of General Motors and PCA for further installation on conveyor cars of the Renault, Citroen, Chevrolet and Opel brands. Everything else goes on deliveries under other contracts and on the secondary market.

According to experts, independent tests from professionals in the field reveal the excellent adaptability of Delphi racks to the perception of shock loads, which makes them suitable for use on roads and off-road in Russia. Despite the multi-billion-dollar turnover, the American company carefully monitors the quality of its products, trying to please users and new developments from its own research centers. It is noteworthy that even the trade embargo against the backdrop of political strife did not become a pretext for Delphi to leave the domestic market, which speaks of the company's loyalty to Russian consumers.

Sidem

Rating: 4.7

Like most of the representatives of this rating, Sidem can be called a multi-disciplinary firm - the Belgians have taken on a lot of activities. Which, by chance, by about 10% are packers of lesser-known, promoted protege companies - however, this is weakly expressed in the operating parameters (the brand keeps track of its prestige). The remaining 90% is a product developed directly at its own enterprises and factories, which goes to support more than 100 models of cars. The same ratio is maintained in the transition from the general to the specific stabilizer posts.

Another important fact: with such an “exquisite” quality, spare parts from Sidem are, for the most part, an elite product. This is due to unreasonably low popularity at retail and a bit high prices relative to competitors. But the level of forgery is extremely low - such activity is unprofitable for falsifying companies. And the other notable features can be distinguished stepwise quality control, permeating the entire technological process in order to avoid marriage, as well as very high operating conditions of stabilizer struts, which often withstand much more than regular consumables.

MAPCO

Rating: 4.6

And again, the line of the rating departs to the German company, which gained great popularity within the retail market. MAPCO is an independent project with French “roots”, which received worldwide recognition in 1995, when the first 3000 official parts of the official range were presented to the automotive companies. In general, this brand is obliged by its success and recognizability to spare parts for the braking system, on which, in fact, it was based until recently. But the growing needs and desire to impose competition forced the German engineers to move on.

In the end, MAPCO achieved local success in the middle hodovka parts segment. In particular, it was caused by a series of pillars of the Standard stabilizer, which guaranteed up to 15-20 thousand kilometers without the need for replacement or maintenance. The last significant step of the company was the production of the HPS series with an increased operating interval and a reduced propensity to wear. Users, for the most part, are very loyal to the appearance in the sale of consumables from MAPCO, noting confident handling and the absence of any negative manifestations from the use.

Meyle

Rating: 4.5

The official trademark of the joint stock company Wulf Gaertner Autoparts AG, which ranked fifth in the rating for developing undercarriage parts for four separate classes:

1. passenger cars;
2. vans;
3. commercial vehicles;
4. Reinforced HD marking parts.

And if the first three classes are a reflection of the traditional component of the development, the latter has absorbed all the latest innovations and innovative solutions, in connection with which it is actively expanding to this day. Despite the fact that Meyle is owned by a company aimed at active entrepreneurship, the brand’s business is slowly but surely going upwards. The unique tandem of the subsidiary, which produces magnificent parts of the chassis (including the stabilizer), and the main structure, which is interested in business growth, led to a significant expansion of the sales network and increased sales activity. The official representative offices of WGA AG are located in 9 countries of the world, and the network of partners allows the tandem to sell goods in 120 countries. All this has a positive effect on the growth of technical and operational characteristics of products, since it allows for research at higher levels. Thus, the latest achievements of the developers allowed creating a rack of the middle price segment with a resource reserve of 70-80 thousand kilometers, and taking into account possible unevenness of the path.

NK

Rating: 4.4

Not the most popular manufacturer of stabilizer struts in the domestic market, with more than 80 years of successful activity. Nordjysk Kobling (this is the full name of the company) is engaged in the development of spare parts not for conveyors, but purposefully, for the needs of service centers and for the secondary market. This is to say: because of the mediocre popularity, they can not always be found, but only in their original form - the issues of falsification are not raised here at all.

Perhaps the most important advantage of the NK stabilizer struts is the manufacturability parameter, because their engineers often introduce new principles into the work processes, or make pinpoint structural changes. At the same time, it cannot be said that the product is adapted to Russian conditions, and this, in our opinion, is the only significant drawback. In other words, with a 50 thousand-kilometer resource-oriented resource, one rack can “live” a year, or (when oriented on a mileage) “die” after 10 thousand conventional. Such an uneven resource reserve and causes indirect demand for products. But, in fairness, we note that for traveling within the boundaries of an industrial city (with more or less flat roads) NK can come in handy.

Fenox

Rating: 4.3

Nominally the Belarusian company, which has become the main operating manufacturer of the stabilizer struts and other parts of the chassis in the post-Soviet space. Fenox is a rather rare phenomenon in the practice of manufacturing parts.The company is lobbied by prestigious German employees who open the way for it not only to the CIS market, but also to the European Union. Proves this and the fact of obtaining certificates of conformity to the main standards in force within the organization.

As for the products themselves, the most popular in the Fenox lineup are the front stabilizer bars, purchased for the LADA and Renault cars. In addition, the sets of the Belarusian grants are distributed to service centers of more than 50 well-known automakers from around the world, which indicates compliance with corporate quality conditions for these models. The average mileage of a consumable here is approximately 26 thousand kilometers, subject to use on the order of "dead" roads. Actually, the brand has done a titanic job and put a lot of effort into reaching a competitive level in the middle segment, however, he will have to climb to the top for quite a long time.

The best manufacturers of budget stabilizer struts

Febi

Rating: 4.6

The company whose full name is Ferdinand Bilstein jr. GmbH & Co. KG is a real victim of falsification in the domestic market, but like no one else deserves support and the first place of our rating. Enthusiastic consumer reviews regarding Febi are often replaced by negative ones, all of which relate to a very low working resource. This situation took place until 2017, but later German engineers managed to solve such an urgent issue, which was reflected in the brand image.

Like Swag, Febi took the path of preserving traditions, and did not organize factories in other countries, limiting herself to the location of her native land. In many ways, this is what allowed them to maintain a high quality brand of products, among which there are invariably stabilizer racks. From the point of view of statistics, these consumables are practically the same as those produced by a competitor in the face of Swag, but they are much higher in quantity than they are. On average, the development of the resource here happens every 22-24 thousand kilometers, subject to the originality of the purchased part. Actually, the problem with fakes was the most urgent and intrusive against such an old market grandeur. Everything was decided quite simply: the restyling of the box allowed additional holography and quality marks to be applied, by which one can easily distinguish the original from a fake.

Swag

Rating: 4.5

In the second place in the ranking is the title supplier of shock absorbers and dampers to the conveyor lines of leading German automakers (Porsche, Mercedes, BMW). Swag company was founded in 1954, but still remains true to the traditions of preserving the company holistically, in Germany. This approach to the business, coupled with the thoroughness inherent in the Germans, and the qualifications of the staff allowed her to become the main operating force within the budget segment.

According to experts, the share of stabilizer struts accounts for about 35% of the total number of products (more than 16,000 parts) developed at the current stage of Swag operation. This causes the fact that many car owners can choose a consumables for your car, regardless of its ownership (Asian, American, Russian).The stock of a working resource of racks here lasts on average for 20 thousand kilometers - such figure most often appears in reviews.

Rts

Rating: 4.2

The eminent Spanish company, all of whose branches and enterprises are located in Europe. It actively cooperates with the secondary market of Russia, where their products (mainly stabilizer racks) are practically not forged and bought up by fans of budget spare parts.

The main advantage of racks from RTS is the excellent condition of steel, which plays a big role in the endurance of models on Russian roads. All of them comply with the ISO 9000 and ISO 9001 quality certificates, passing through controls on the acceptance of raw materials, as well as processing and assembly. However, the racks do not reach the ideal, which is due to strange assembly “phenomena”. The fact is that users periodically share information about breakthroughs of cuffs and glands - in other words, the state of rubber products in the body of the finished (and unused) rack. What is the reason for such a gross violation of the integrity of products - one can only guess. However, it is possible to determine the presence of damage at the acquisition stage, so we advise you to take a closer look at this company, but be especially careful during the inspection.

Optimal

Rating: 4.1

The fourth line of the rating goes to the German company Optimal, which has been developing undercarriage parts since 1972. Its main characteristics: low price and the accompanying acceptable quality that meets all accepted international standards.

Speaking of stabilizer bars, it is necessary to indicate the following: production facilities sometimes play against Optimal itself. Yes, for more than 45 years, the company managed to gain popularity in the budget segment, and with increasing demand, it was forced to launch enterprises in other parts of the globe. Thus, it turned out that products mass-produced by factories in Germany and neighboring Poland undergo strict control at all stages of production. However, the same cannot be said about the Chinese branch - the quality here is rather of a situational nature. And if you are the owner of a foreign car or a domestic car, who loves to buy budget parts, then we strongly advise you to pay attention to Optimal. But before that, be sure to check with which factories the part you are buying is released - this is extremely easy to do according to the information on the box.

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Attention! This rating is subjective, is not advertising and does not serve as a guide to the purchase. Before buying, you should consult with a specialist.