Hi everyone thought I would share my experiences driving the Cortex / Jri setup on the streets of Dearborn.
Ordered mine from Filip back in February finally got them installed last weekend. I have the two way fronts and one way rears. These come with MM CC plates and they have a unique brace on the top of the plate - very similar to the MM one but with the Cortex logo stamped in. I opted for the super stiff track setup 500 lbs/in front and 300 lbs/in rear so my street review is not what these babies were meant for.
Here are some pics. I have not aligned it yet or finished leveling it and setting up the cross weight.
If you expect these to ride just a little firmer than factory Boss you are wrong. These ride like racecar springs don't even think about using for a full daily driver or street car. Massively stiffer than Steeda sports. You can get the same shocks in lower rates for street if you want just tell Filip. I also changed to an 18mm rear stabar I think its from a 2007 V6.
Once these are installed you can adjust the spring collars through the wheel or on top of the wheel if you jack up that corner.
They will clunk slightly over certain nasty Michigan destroyed roads usually when you are hitting fast sharp holes its quickly at max rebound length over and over. I'm running a high ride height so these are closer to rebound already so when you hit a sharp deep pothole and then repeat you get the idea.
Everywhere else its smooth as butter and quiet that's 99% of the time even in Michigan.
I can feel the road so much more especially through the steering wheel. The steering is more precise somehow. its also a lot higher effort not due to stiction or anything, mostly I think because I cranked in near max caster.
the smooth turning is such a nice change from the stock GT strut bearings. The steering finally feels like my buddy's 1990 911 Targa its manual and takes effort but feels the same that's saying a lot.
Using factory settings there is perfect robust body motion control and damping its not bouncy at all. Going over high speed dips and level changes common in Michigan its under full control and so much quicker. like the suspension had a quad espresso it reacts and settles instantly that was my worst compliant about Steeda / Eibach those were still wallowing in high load bottom of hill rough patches at high speeds.
more rear end grip was a nice surprise, probably from the smaller stabar too. I thought with the stiff ride I would loose rear end grip but even over rough pot hole segments where you can hear the suspension slamming hard it still has more grip than before w the Eibach struts/steeda sports or stock GT.
Do not get these rates if you want a daily driver. but the control in mid / high speed corners is so much more than I even expected. I hope to get out this year to my first real HPDE.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGdKvrkngqI
I think my car finally handles like these Mustangs. There is also the quick twitchy nature at high speeds. you now have to be aware and looking where you are going, the slightest steering input and the car goes in that direction without delay.
Rehagen is going to align it Thursday.
thanks for a great product Cortex. A+
Ordered mine from Filip back in February finally got them installed last weekend. I have the two way fronts and one way rears. These come with MM CC plates and they have a unique brace on the top of the plate - very similar to the MM one but with the Cortex logo stamped in. I opted for the super stiff track setup 500 lbs/in front and 300 lbs/in rear so my street review is not what these babies were meant for.
Here are some pics. I have not aligned it yet or finished leveling it and setting up the cross weight.
If you expect these to ride just a little firmer than factory Boss you are wrong. These ride like racecar springs don't even think about using for a full daily driver or street car. Massively stiffer than Steeda sports. You can get the same shocks in lower rates for street if you want just tell Filip. I also changed to an 18mm rear stabar I think its from a 2007 V6.
Once these are installed you can adjust the spring collars through the wheel or on top of the wheel if you jack up that corner.
They will clunk slightly over certain nasty Michigan destroyed roads usually when you are hitting fast sharp holes its quickly at max rebound length over and over. I'm running a high ride height so these are closer to rebound already so when you hit a sharp deep pothole and then repeat you get the idea.
Everywhere else its smooth as butter and quiet that's 99% of the time even in Michigan.
I can feel the road so much more especially through the steering wheel. The steering is more precise somehow. its also a lot higher effort not due to stiction or anything, mostly I think because I cranked in near max caster.
the smooth turning is such a nice change from the stock GT strut bearings. The steering finally feels like my buddy's 1990 911 Targa its manual and takes effort but feels the same that's saying a lot.
Using factory settings there is perfect robust body motion control and damping its not bouncy at all. Going over high speed dips and level changes common in Michigan its under full control and so much quicker. like the suspension had a quad espresso it reacts and settles instantly that was my worst compliant about Steeda / Eibach those were still wallowing in high load bottom of hill rough patches at high speeds.
more rear end grip was a nice surprise, probably from the smaller stabar too. I thought with the stiff ride I would loose rear end grip but even over rough pot hole segments where you can hear the suspension slamming hard it still has more grip than before w the Eibach struts/steeda sports or stock GT.
Do not get these rates if you want a daily driver. but the control in mid / high speed corners is so much more than I even expected. I hope to get out this year to my first real HPDE.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGdKvrkngqI
I think my car finally handles like these Mustangs. There is also the quick twitchy nature at high speeds. you now have to be aware and looking where you are going, the slightest steering input and the car goes in that direction without delay.
Rehagen is going to align it Thursday.
thanks for a great product Cortex. A+
