Very solid and easy to customize to your body.
Assembly is tedious but following the tips in the guide and not tightening the bolts immediately goes a long way.
Make sure you have your own tools for assembly. Especially ones that can be used in tight spaces.
I’ll admit, the other comments are somewhat right. The instructions can be a little tricky. I laid out and labeled all of the extrusions. That helped tremendously. The only issue I had with the instructions is you gotta be careful to use the right bolts. Not only not to use too long a bolt and damage the extrusion (less an issue in my experience but possible) but regarding the large adjustable plates. I definitely second guessed myself a few times when imagining the layout and making sure I had enough (typically there was more than enough bolts so I didn’t notice it at first) but I think it’s the ones where you’re supposed to use the washers between the plates and extrusions that I just barely didn’t have enough because I used the wrong type in one case. Few steps back there but nothing major. Repeatedly screwing into the ends of extrusions mounting plates had me nervous I was going to foul out the threading but it worked out. Just think about those a bit before you commit to screwing them together.
Now, with that out of the way. The rig. It’s amazing. So solid and well built. The pedal mount is tricky to adjust but once you get it dialed in, it’s so solid. Admittedly, my electronics are way under powered for this rig but I can see no possibility of needing to upgrade this for a long, long time. If ever. Such a value. Conservatively, and I dug around for a while hemming and hawing about this purchase, but easily $100-$200 less than competing setups, probably even more so.
I also had some issues with FedEx damaging and RTS’ing my extrusion shipment and Marcus was so quick and helpful to get me sorted and everything worked out in the end. Top notch.
The quality is so amazing, I’m sure to be ordering the casters soon. I attempted to shop around to see if I could source the individual parts cheaper and what a joke. The complete kit from RigMetal is very likely cheaper than what I’d pay for probably inferior plates alone and I’d still have to source the actual casters. I’m sold.
This rig is outstanding. The quality and price point really drove it home for me. I had no previous experience with aluminum profile rigs, and I had no problem putting it together. Admittedly, it felt quite daunting when I unboxed everything, and the instructions were a little confusing. Once I understood the layout and organized all of the pieces, it came together very quickly. The Amount of adjustments that can be made to each section is also very convenient. Overall, very satisfied with my purchase!
Nobody likes to talk about how long it takes to build a sim rig but it can be a daunting task. Plan to spend the better part of an entire day assembling the rig, adjusting positioning, etc. But that's no slight towards Rig Metal, that's every 8020 chassis. Now that I have some time behind the wheel, this chassis is incredibly rigid, adjustable, and looks great with the black anodized aluminum. I'm very happy with my purchase and have been recommending it non-stop ever since I put it together. I did a TON of research on different chassis. This is the best deal by far. The shifter arm is super sturdy, and the (optional) keyboard and mouse tray is fantastic too. It was also packed very well and showed up on my doorstep less than a week after ordering. Just do yourself a massive favor, and built it on an elevated surface like a dining table. Your back will thank you.
Rig is amazing but that build holy was insane was very hard to get wheel plate and pedal plate on and caused a lot of scratching plus the screws put into them caused the pieces to not fit and had to buy longer screws to put them in. After that and the build was done this product is amazing no flex at all better than almost all products that foot more than this.
