99 GT needs a clutch. which one?

[fiveoho]

im assuming it needs a clutch. 77,000 miles and the car is completely bone stock. im sure its probably the the one that came in it. i can rest my foot on the clutch pedal in neutral and hear a constant squeal/chip, lift my foot off and it stops . throwout bearing im guessing. the car shifts great, very smooth but when taking off it seems to want to vibrate ( clutch chatter? . i have a centerforce II in my 95 and i love it but it was pricey. i want a clutch that will not wear my leg out and thats no stiffer than stock. how about a king cobra kit?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...e=STRK:MEWA:IT&viewitem=&item=7996622963&rd=1

other suggestions?


thanks guys :SNSign:

 

[Killa]

im assuming it needs a clutch. 77,000 miles and the car is completely bone stock. im sure its probably the the one that came in it. i can rest my foot on the clutch pedal in neutral and hear a constant squeal/chip, lift my foot off and it stops . throwout bearing im guessing. the car shifts great, very smooth but when taking off it seems to want to vibrate ( clutch chatter? . i have a centerforce II in my 95 and i love it but it was pricey. i want a clutch that will not wear my leg out and thats no stiffer than stock. how about a king cobra kit?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...e=STRK:MEWA:IT&viewitem=&item=7996622963&rd=1

other suggestions?


thanks guys :SNSign:

that what I get.

 

[fiveoho]

i suppose it would be a good idea to do a flywheel as well. does a 99 GT have a 21 lb or 27 lb flywheel?

 

[Zoie_daGT]

You could look at any of the entry level clutches if you are just looking to keep the car stock. I have a Spec clutch and like it. King Cobra and Centerforce are two other good brands to look at. As far as the flywheel, you could just get it resurfaced too.

 

[Killa]

You could look at any of the entry level clutches if you are just looking to keep the car stock. I have a Spec clutch and like it. King Cobra and Centerforce are two other good brands to look at. As far as the flywheel, you could just get it resurfaced too.

I just wonder how much for new flywheel cost ? if it cheap might as well get a new one.

 

[fiveoho]

i had a bad experience with a resurfaced flywheel. i think id rather just buy a new one. not sure which i need tho

if a 99 uses a 21lb , its $ 133.88
a 27lb is $251.95

both are ford racing and from summit. i just dont know which one i need

 

[fiveoho]

this work?

Ford Racing M-6375-D46 - Ford Racing Flywheels - summitracing.com

 

[blueink]

this work?

Ford Racing M-6375-D46 - Ford Racing Flywheels - summitracing.com

yup I just picked that one up for my 2000 this past friday. You said something about not wanted a stiff leg, well I would stay away from the king cobra. Everybody locally that has one told me that they are considerably stiffer than stock. Honestly I dont know what they ment by stiffer, but from the amount of peeps saying it was pretty stiff I stayed away from it. I did however orders a Findanza 1.0 clutch from americanmuscle. My car, aside from exhaust, and intake is prettyy much stock and will stay like that for a while.

 

[fiveoho]

yup I just picked that one up for my 2000 this past friday. You said something about not wanted a stiff leg, well I would stay away from the king cobra. Everybody locally that has one told me that they are considerably stiffer than stock. Honestly I dont know what they ment by stiffer, but from the amount of peeps saying it was pretty stiff I stayed away from it. I did however orders a Findanza 1.0 clutch from americanmuscle. My car, aside from exhaust, and intake is prettyy much stock and will stay like that for a while.

ive heard that as well. but i dont understand why they advertise the pedel feel as 10-15% less/lighter than stock.

 

[blueink]

MY MISTAKE@! that flywheel will not work with your car because you need an 8 bolt, someone correct me if I am wrong. The reaons I got that one for mine i because it has an 03 engine in it, which uses a 6bolt flywheel. Save yourself some money and get this
Ford Racing M-7060-C46 - Ford Racing Clutch Kits - summitracing.com
It already comes with a flywheel and for that price! its a nice deal, wish I could have been able to get it
it says for cobras, but since u need an 8 bolt fly, it should work. Only reason I didnt get this was cause mine needed 6 bolt flywheel. either way good luck man, and yes the softer than stock pedal is most likely bs when it comes to the king cobra clutch.

 

[Ryan441]

maybe get a fidenza light wheight flywheel. i herd there good improvment, and less work for the motor.

 

[cooper]

The reason people say the kc they have is stiff is just like the e-bay seller said. its not a real ford kc clutch , its another brand thats equlivent in gripping power. And their always about 20-40 bucks cheaper, Ive been down this road. Go with a real "FORD KING COBRA" , youll love it. Do yourself a favor and call 3or4 ford dealers and ask for the part number, i say 3-4 because you still can get different #'s from a lazy parts guy. Now look in your mustang mags at all those other kc part #'s and compare. I put a real kc in my car bout 3 years ago , cant tell you its lighter than stock because my last one was a hard bs kc. As for the fly wheel i go with how you drive and how it looks, if you drive it hard and it looks like poo then replace , if its driven ok and looks ok leave it alone. If you feel it looks soso resurface it. But have this all planed out WELL BEFORE you or a shop tears into it, because(im speaking from experiance) you could have a car on stands or in the shop for a couple days. Good luck and don't learn a fairly expensive lesson the hard way , or even better "dude this is what all my friends think"

 

[jayrw]

I recently had the stock clutch replaced (due to chattering) with a Centerforce Dual friction plus had the flywheel resurfaced and I absolutely love it.. Its very smooth with zero chatter.

Everything else on the car is stock at the moment, 2000 GT w/ 65k miles.

 

[BannonJr]

Im down with the Centerforce also...no change in street drivability, but a neck snapper at the track...its tough...

I put one in at the beginning of last year, dragged it for the season, this year, I put a TKO 600 in, so that clutch disk didnt fit with the spline, so I bought a new centerforce disk...when I took the other one out, it looked brand new, with alot....alot...of hard launches on it...I sold it and when the guy bought it he was happy he was getting a like new disk....

Now I absolutely recommend Centerforce Clutches...

 

[fiveoho]

i love my centerforce in my 95 but just didnt want to spend that kind of cash right now on the 99. its gonna stay mostly stock anyway. i called my local ford dealership and i can get a ford replacement clutch, pp, tob and pb for $253. i can also get a oem flywheel for $142. i think i may go this way that way i know how the pedel feel will be. i just hate to order a king cobra clutch ( or a suppose'ed kc clutch ) and be very unhappy.

just for kicks, anyone have a partnumber on a centerforce for a 99 just for price comparison?

 

[topless98gt]

My vote is for CenterForce Dual Friction. I love mine.

 

[BannonJr]

420 canadian about....so six bucks USD

 

[cooper]

what about Mcleod from maximum motorsports?? a few years ago thas all people would talk about. starting at $284
Price for centerforce dual friction $369.99 #cendf021057 (out of my 5.0 mustang mag)
Price for Ford king cobra #185.00 #m-7560-c302n from my 2007 Frod racing performance parts book.

 

[blacksheep-1]

I wouldn't replace the flywheel, I would just have it resurfaced. However, it might be the time to switch to an aluminum wheel if there are more plans in the future.