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Originally Posted by 66corvetteater
Hi Matt@BOS,
I had a few questions hopefully you could answer. I am between the dse and cortex racing stuff. I have a coyote that is waiting for me in the garage. I was wondering how you would compare the cortex racing set up vs the alumaframe set up from dse.
Dse seems to have a higher quality feel but I am mostly concerned about ride quality in the street and all out performance. I do autocross and road race. The car is mostly a street cruiser but I love to race and plan to race alot more now that the kids are older now.
Any input would be greatly appreciated
Thank you
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It’s hard to pick between the two! The part of me that races likes the adjustable control arms from the Cortex setup, which allows for more practical camber and caster adjustment, not to mention track width as well! The Cortex kit might require a little more DIY fab, like boxing out the area above the frame rails and below the shock tower stands (easier to show and explain in photos), however the DSE front end requires an equal amount of fab skill, and possibly a few more tools if you’re going to mill the upper control arm mount to fit a factory alternator.
Ride quality on the street is probably going to come down to shocks. I would run JRi shocks valved from JJ at Ultimate Performance on either setup, which have enough range of adjustment for street or track driving! Performance is also really good for both of them!
I could go back and forth forever comparing the two, it’s a bit of “six of one, half dozen of the other.” But there are lots of little differences between the two. If you want to chat over the phone I can help steer you in the right direction for what you want to build!