IMHO
Slower than 7.50 and not a headsup car where every pound counts, MS all day everyday with ZERO concerns. preferably TIG'd.
Safety, MS no broken tubes or joints like CM in an impact. Seen too many CM cars with cracked and broken tubes without crashing.
Mine is an older Jerry Bickel MS chassis (TIG'd)) with 3000+ runs and is as straight and square as the day it was built, also has never had a cracked or broken joint/tube. It's been 8.0's and should be 7.50's this year and I have zero concerns with it.
Interesting. Seems like the CM was brittle. Maybe not annealed or somehow work hardened over time? Is this normal for CM? Went on S&W website to check kit prices. CM chassis is $2,400 MS is $1,100. Significant difference. I wonder if they will sell me a welded MS assembly for the price of a CM kit? Does anyone know how much a bare chassis weighs? I know that a MS chassis will weigh 50% more than a CM, but I have no idea how much either weigh.
