Rose jointed drop links

[caduceus]

I understand there are two suppliers of the uprated rose jointed drop links for the Cerb. Steve Heath and Leven.
I have heard two opinions so far, in person, that split the suppliers in their merit.

Could the Cerb fraternity give me some feedback/opinion/facts on the performance of the item they fitted, or ones of someone they know had fitted please.

I'm looking to replace mine, and at the moment the decision between the two is split.

Thanks
Cad

[shpub]

caduceus said:

I understand there are two suppliers of the uprated rose jointed drop links for the Cerb. Steve Heath and Leven.

Strictly speaking, this isn't true as the rear Leven ones are the same design as the later TVR originals with a rubber bush at one end and only a single rose joint. The rubber bush still causes a lot of problems as there is no articulation and the ARB still has to compress it before any correction to the wishbone is applied.

John Wilson's racing Cerb has been using mine for a couple of years now.

You might want to see this post in Chimaera land (if you haven't already)

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Edited by shpub on Sunday 20th July 09:42

[JensenA]

I have the SH ones fitted to mine, reasonably easy job to fit. They made a noticeable improvement to the handling of the car, it felt a lot more 'planted' and more responsive to steering input. Well worth it.

[The AJP Griff]

shpub said:

caduceus said:

I understand there are two suppliers of the uprated rose jointed drop links for the Cerb. Steve Heath and Leven.

Strictly speaking, this isn't true as the rear Leven ones are the same design as the later TVR originals with a rubber bush at one end and only a single rose joint. The rubber bush still causes a lot of problems as there is no articulation and the ARB still has to compress it before any correction to the wishbone is applied.

John Wilson's racing Cerb has been using mine for a couple of years now.

You might want to see this post in Chimaera land (if you haven't already)

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Edited by shpub on Sunday 20th July 09:42

Steve,YHM

[shpub]

Got it.... but stopped to watch the Grand Prix...

[caduceus]

shpub said:

caduceus said:

I understand there are two suppliers of the uprated rose jointed drop links for the Cerb. Steve Heath and Leven.

Strictly speaking, this isn't true as the rear Leven ones are the same design as the later TVR originals with a rubber bush at one end and only a single rose joint.

Sorry, I meant other suppliers of drop links other than TVR. Although both yours and levens would be an uprated item compared to mine, as they are the earlier type I have fitted

[JonnyW]

I use Steve Heath's, they are designed for the job anda s they are rose jointed they put a a more progressive feel into the weight shift, I'd say a must for track days, just make sure that when you fit them you use the shims and spacers correctly to avoid any contact between the nut and bolt ends as the full motion of travel is achieved under maximum loads and the respective geometry.

[caduceus]

I take it they're easy enough to fit, and don't require any special tools?

[Byker28i]

I have Steve's and they are a noticeable improvement over the originals.

[GreenV8S]

By the way, you'll get Steve in trouble if you keep calling them Rose joints. That's a trademarked name. They're rod end bearings.

(Actually I doubt anyone will care one way or the other, but it's a bad habit to get into and in theory Steve *could* be in trouble if he slips up and calls them Rose joints.)

Edited by GreenV8S on Monday 21st July 13:56

[shpub]

Actually anyone doing the "Hoover"ing is also in big big trouble as Hoover is a trademarked name as well.

Anyway back to the topic... they don't require any special tools. The biggest problem is usually getting the olds one off. They come with full fitting instructions & if you've got any questions about the fitting, you can call or email me.

Edited by shpub on Monday 21st July 12:37

[Ireland]

The Steve Heath ones are very easy to fit.

My car is handling better with them fitted but it's not fair for me to compare them to the originals as they were broken shortly after I got the car and I've had a set of home-made ones fitted for over a year now.


But I can say for certain that Steve's ones are definitely an improvement over home-made ones.

;)

[gattor]

Thats not to dismiss the Leven equivalent, they are extremely well made and have protection for the bearings

[GreenV8S]

shpub said:

Actually anyone doing the "Hoover"ing is also in big big trouble as Hoover is a trademarked name as well.

That's true, but most people selling vacuum cleaners know better than to call them "Hoovers".




Joking aside, you might want to recheck the wording on your site.

[shpub]

Rose Joint is not a UK registered trademark but Rosejoint is, owned by a Japanese company. All according to the UK trademark register.