Battery Questions

[Culetto]

I have the DESC410 on pre-order but i had a question that i think the dex410 owners may be able to answer.

Does the battery hold down support or reinforce anything else on the chassis?

It seems like with or without it the stiffness of the chassis itself wouldn't change and the center slipper/motor mount would not flex any more or less without it. I ask because being more of a club racer i was going to run the saddle packs i already have which, according to posted documentation, will be 5-6mm too tall. I was planning to not install the stock battery hold down to get the space under the rear drive shaft for the larger batteries and fab a custom hold down.