Here's a suspension that consists of VW McPherson strut lower control arms and anti-roll bar and custom upper A-arms. So win—win!
You might do well to review
Autospeed Issue: 587...Section: Technical Features...14 December, 2010
One Very Stiff Body! [Designing for body stiffness] by Julian Edgar
The Austin 1800 uses a transverse tube to carry the stresses from the front suspension:
IIRC VW designed passive rear steer into their rear suspension. Didn't help with parking, though. Oh, and torque steer:
