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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Engine/Drivetrain => Topic started by: shadowz_21232 on March 23, 2014, 12:07:57 am

Title: looking for a good clutch
Post by: shadowz_21232 on March 23, 2014, 12:07:57 am

I'm replacing the clutch in my 76 c30 car hauler trying to.decide what kind of clutch to go with ceramic or oem. I changed the bell housing went away from the mechanical linkage

Title: Re: looking for a good clutch
Post by: Irish_Alley on March 23, 2014, 12:24:14 am

i dont know if i been lucky with my clutch but i got one from autozone, its turning 40s and goes mudding. even spinning the 38s on pavement and shes held up its getting close to 6 years now

Title: Re: looking for a good clutch
Post by: shadowz_21232 on March 23, 2014, 12:53:47 am

is yours a ceramic or oem style

Title: Re: looking for a good clutch
Post by: Irish_Alley on March 23, 2014, 04:30:17 am

its been so long idk. but it was one they had in stock. and the only one they carry now in stock is http://www.autozone.com/autozone/parts/Duralast-Clutch-Set/1979-Chevrolet-K20-3-4-ton-P-U-4WD/_/N-img42Z6o243?itemIdentifier=213942_448756_6061_&vehicleIdForService=402956162
and its oem

Title: Re: looking for a good clutch
Post by: bake74 on March 23, 2014, 11:02:16 am

     I have not used a ceramic clutch before, but mine are not oem exactly either.  When I replace a clutch I never get anything less than a stage 2 clutch like this (http://kspecracing.com/i-172153.aspx) one.
     The can handle up to 620 lbs of torque.

Title: Re: looking for a good clutch
Post by: Captkaos on March 24, 2014, 09:25:43 pm

I have used Zoom Clutches for years with no issues.

Title: Re: looking for a good clutch
Post by: Irish_Alley on March 25, 2014, 11:43:11 pm

bake not bashing your clutch or decision or saying the 620 lbs isnt good. but when you weakest link is the 10 spline input shaft on a transmission that can only handle something like 465 flt lbs. the 620 clutch is a little over kill. imo you want something thats cheap and easy to fix to be the weakest link.

Title: Re: looking for a good clutch
Post by: bake74 on March 26, 2014, 07:58:28 pm

Quote from: Irish_Alley on March 25, 2014, 11:43:11 pm

bake not bashing your clutch or decision or saying the 620 lbs isnt good. but when you weakest link is the 10 spline input shaft on a transmission that can only handle something like 465 flt lbs. the 620 clutch is a little over kill. imo you want something thats cheap and easy to fix to be the weakest link.

      Funny you mentioned that, in all the years of mudding personally and competition rock crawling, I have never broke a input shaft.  Burned out several clutches though.

Title: Re: looking for a good clutch
Post by: Irish_Alley on March 26, 2014, 11:14:26 pm

ive never dont either also. i just break the axle shaft