It will also kill any shock absorbing properties your chassis may have. You hit a wall, and you are going to take the shock, not your car.

 

the doctor. har har har

 

In other words, you eliminate crumple zones.

Reduction in flex increases handling, but it also increases wear on components.

 

We at Driven Concepts do stitch welding. Attached are some pictures of our work. As people have mentioned, it's not an easy job, there's a lot involved, the actual welding isn't hard, but paint removal etc, are what takes an extended amount of time. This would be a great project to take on when and if the motor's out. While the motor's out, you can get the welding completed and also paint the engine bay at the same time.

 

Point well made, I actually never looked at it in that perspective, it's so very true.

 

very interesting points of pros and cons.....I still feel the best course of action to stiffen any chassis is a good 10-12 point cage. Attaching the body to the cage is several spots will also help a bunch. Stitch welding is EXTREMELY labor intensive, and doenst add that much strength to the car overall. I know someone that can intstall a awesome cage for about the same time and money it would be to stitch weld your car.