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Originally Posted by 70rs
I only ask this for my own information and NOT to question Hotchkis or DSE quality. But why are you only considering these two companies? I have a second gen too and I will be doing the front uppers and lowers like you are and this whole thread is great info for me. I was just curious why the Speedtech arms are not mentioned. I have heard great things about the product and I know from first hand experience that the customer service is outstanding. Not to mention the pricing is also great. Is there any particular issue or reason you are only looking at Hotchkis and DSE? Is there a performance difference I am not aware of? Ease of install? Bushing materials?
I have decided to go with Speedtech for the reasons listed above. Nothing at all against the other two at all, they all have great products.
Thanks for any input on this. 
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I had not considered speedtech but after reading your post I called them for some info and am waiting for a call back to ask them some questions about their control arms. The things I'm looking for in a control arm kit are: strength of the arms, no change in ride height, no fouling on the other front end components, latitude to change the alignment specs to something more aggressive for track use but still allowing me to dial it back for street driving, and technical support if needed. There are a couple of issues with second gens starting with GM changing the bolt size between 70-81 on the lower control arms. Not sure how many control arm manufacturers are taking this into account with their kits? Where the spring cup is located in the lower control arm will affect ride height. Some companies offer spring seats/shims while some do not. Also are the manufacturers pivoting the whole steering knuckle to increase caster or just pulling the top of the knuckle farther backwards which will affect how the wheel/tire looks sitting in the wheel well? Will the control arms affect track width? These are all things I'm trying to get sorted before making a purchase.
Thanks for your input and good luck with your project
Paul