Cheers Rich for mentioning our Beam!!

As has been stated the rear suspension geometry is a long way from optimum. The standard setup suffers from a huge amount of camber change and bump steer (toe change) when the rear wheels move up and down. This basically results in the rear wheels steering slightly in the same direction as the fronts when you turn a corner. The result is understeer. Plus when a cossie launches the back drops and the car pulls away with only the inside edges of the tyres on the tarmac.

Our beam has completly revised pickup points that eradicate these problems.

Both the inner and outer joints are fully adjustable and rose jointed. We use the rose joints from a NASCAR, so they are big and bloody strong. As has been covered above, if a good quality joint is used (with or without boots) they will last for years. I have run a completely rose jointed front end for over two years and 10,000 miles with absolutly no wear in the joints what so ever and I did not bother with the boots. We do however supply boots with our rear beams if you require them and they are a worth while procortion. Hiwever if you don't look after the boots, water gets in and is held against the joint and the result is obviously corrosion. This doesn't happen with out the boots as the joint has a better chance to dry out.

The main reason I would say for rose joints is there ability to stay bloody put. as has been stated a rubber bush gives and throws your geometry right out, in any accelerating / brakeing or turning scenario.

For example the main reason a standard car has slight toe in from the factory is to allow for the give in the bushes as you are driving along. The manufacturer is taking into account the amount of flex in the bush so that the wheels become parallel under normal driving. Obviously with a rose jointed setup, everything stays put. You set your geometry and it bloody stays where it should under all conditions.

Our beams are £750 by the way.

Sean..