An apparatus and methods are provided for a chassis for an off-road vehicle that includes a chassis strut support. The chassis is a welded-tube variety of chassis that includes a front portion and a rear portion that are joined to an intervening passenger cabin portion. The chassis strut support includes one or more front strut braces for distributing loading on a front strut crossmember by front struts to at least a dash bar comprising the passenger cabin portion. In one embodiment, first and second front strut braces are joined to locations of the front strut crossmember that are above the front struts and extend to locations of the dash bar that are joined by first and second windshield braces. The windshield braces comprise a canopy that extends over the passenger cabin portion and contributes to the structural integrity of the entire chassis.