I don't think that powered by ford was saying that the Whiteline is not adjustable at all. I think he just meant that the Cortex has more adjustability than the Whiteline.
That's exactly the way I read it.
Whew glad people understood that. Yes the whiteline is adjustable, but does not have the adjustability of the cortex.
Griggs and Cortex both have more adj but their are a lot of parts especially with the Griggs. Like I said before adjustable can be good but it can also be bad. The thing that turned me on about Whiteline is ease of adjustable, Easy install and not a ton of parts. I researched them quite a bit and talked to some guys running Fays and others and the biggest thing that appealed to me was the Whiteline is compact, user friendly and quiet.
I disagree, why for instance 4 adjustable roll center locations bad compared to 2. I do not understand this argument. I agree all you need is one roll center once you have tuned for it (and your driving style).
I have the street Cortex watts link which has the poly on the body/chassis side and I hear no difference in NVH. I plan on changing the body side to rod ends to see if that makes any noise difference. From two of my friends gmitch and 908ssp they are running rod ends on both sides and I can't hear any difference in noise over OEM. Rod end noise can mean one of two things: worn out (cheap) or incorrect offset.
What about the Griggs watts compared with the Whiteline or Cortex?
Another very good one, but it definitely falls out of the OPs price range.
Right now there are only two tracks around me, they are 3 and 5 hrs away so not too much road tracking will go on. I'll be moving in a year and there are tracks all over so I'll be on 'em prolly every other weekend. My end goal is (fantasy probably) make it handle like/better than a BMW. Don't care to drive fast in straight line but want to carve it up with the best of them, which I know rely's heavily on driving ability. Want a well balanced 'stang that is responsive to slight wheel turn and isn't always trying to throw the rear end out from behind me. too much to ask??
All it takes is money. If I were you I would approach this with double or your current budget (take time and save up the coin) and go right to the "big boy" toys. I wish I would have. I would have been much happier and wouldn't have wasted time messing around with other setups. But in the end I am glad that I did because I learned from it. OP I do not know your desires, but with handling like or better than a BMW is very user dependent...
I had a Fays2 at one point. I even started installing it. I never finished the installation. It is an absolute kludge of a system with worthless installation instructions. There is no exact method to install it; rather you have to make a "guess" at how things are to be aligned and keep screwing around with it via trial and error. Furthermore, it is ludicrously heavy and LOUD due to its use of rod ends.
I sold it and currently run a panhard rod.
I have never liked the jungle gym design that fays2 and steeda use for their watts link. I understand its for bolt simplicity, but for the price you are losing performance and gaining weight with unnecessary bracketry.
Also I have a big gripe with axle clamps. Maybe that works great in a parking lot dance, but I would not trust them on a road course/HDPE. Before I get flamed about PROOF in regards to the fays2 or steeda, but they are prone to backing out in other applications. Its simply my opinion and judgement.
