I think what most people equate as "better handling" with the independent is the steering. The feel of rack and pinion is far better than the vega box.

My new roadster has the Uni-Steer on it, with a mono leaf spring, solid front panard bar, and the car has a big sway bar on the rear. I anticipate the "handling" to be very good. We shall see in a few weeks. It is apart for paint at the moment.

We do not drive these cars anywhere near the edge of the traction circle, or even come close to pushing the slip angles.

This leads me to believe people's term of "handling" must simply mean the feel of car on the road. That is unless you are ripping your buggy-sprung 5w highboy around Laguna Seca on the weekends.