I've read the few threads available here about the new chassis available from Schwartz...they seem to be mostly favorable other than of course the price. I've been mulling over getting one since I first learned about them last year. I have a few things to price out up here still, but I was looking to get some info from those with more knowledge in the area. My questions are as follows:
- For someone like myself that would have to get the frame professionally welded...boxing the frame, fixing poor factory welds, welding in braces, etc...and then powder coated, will that wind up costing considerably less than the Schwartz chassis? And will it be as good/not as good/better when all is said and done?
- In a response to one of their chassis flex videos on YouTube, Dale Schwartz commented "If you add up the best bolt-ons to a stock chassis you're at $10k." True or False?
- Early comments here when the chassis was first revealed indicated people thought it would be quite a bit heavier than stock. Schwartz consistently claims "119lbs less than stock, roller-to-roller (with identical wheels/tires)." Does anyone doubt this? Does anyone have any idea what sort of weight reduction is possible boxing a stock frame and adding aftermarket parts?
- I had another question, but it eludes me at the moment.