[jhautz]

A totally new chassis offers a few benfits the way I see it. It allows you to slightly move some of the standard components around to achieve a more optimal weight balance in the truck. (ie. center diff off to the side rather than directly on the center line allowing the heavy battery to be moved closer to the center line of the truck, or the chassis brace mount holes shifted a bit from ones side to the other to allow motor clearance or what ever that particular chassis needs for a more optimized layout.. Second is there aren't a ton of extra holes that are all over the place and it looks cleaner. 3rd, the stock chassis are designed to work with setiups that include servo tray and radio box that run front to back on the chassis. This acts as a stiffening member and removing it allows more chassis flex in alot of cases. Making a electric specific chassis allows it to be "tuned" for use with a battery box on the other side or whatever. Not really sure how much effect this has, but it is something to consider IMO.