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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
The DSE stuff just sounds overbuilt to hell and gone.
Like I said, it seems like the Autocross guys swear by the stuff because as you noted - it's heavy duty stuff. You could drive the sucker hard into a corner without working about snapping a rod. And sure, weight matters in those races but when you're now working with 700+ HP, suddenly the trade-off of an extra 15-20 lbs for the added durability seems worthwhile.
If I ever just fell into some money and felt like re-building the suspension, I think I'd probably just go Hotchkis all-around after doing some homework (I'd love to find someone that could do a Guldstrand 'round here but it's almost certainly unnecessary). I will say that you are as vehemently anti DSE as anyone I've seen, but they do some geared towards the hardest driving and I'm just not going that route with it.
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It really is over engineered. Most people don't need something like that and it cuts into your build budget. It's a pain in the ass to install compared to pretty much every other suspension we've used and created problems that other suspensions don't create. Problems that end up costing the customer more money.
Our favorite suspension is made by Gateway Performance Suspensions. It's light, uncomplicated and handles incredibly well. It's a McPherson Strut conversion for the front with a proprietary Power Rack and Pinion (not some rebuilt, remanufactured rack) and a triangulated 3-Link in the rear.