ok guys i believe the 4 speed i have resting at the shop is a newer model 4 speed toploader, i'll bring it home monday and snap a few pics of it for you guys, i was wonder what are my clutch setup options for that trans? what about flywheel and pressure plate? with the driveshaft i have now work with it or am i going to have to get a new one?
There are a ton of options with the small spline toploader. You can go with a long style, a diaphram or multi-disk units. As for the disks themselves you can get sintered bronze, organic, combinations of the two both with and without springs. And for flywheels...where to start?! Iron, aluminum, and steel. There are a ton of options. What are you planning on using the car for?
And add to that, flywheel size. 157 or 164 tooth ? Want grip with the 10.5" 157 tooth ? Centerforce Dual Friction. It'll handle the torque of a 331 in a 3800 lb Ranger.
well infront of it is going to sit my 347 stroker, it will be small flywheel so 157 tooth, i'm planning to spray the car later on but would like to have a clutch thats somewhat drivable on the street as i like to take it out once in a while
I run the 11" Centerforce DF and Hays 164T flywheel. Then I used the FMS roller crank bushing with Hays HD TO bearing. The 11" clutch holds better, but you must use the larger flywheel and bellhousing. My bell came from a 351c... Has to be a 'car' bell and 351c/351w/B302 all used the larger bell. If you use the small (289/302) bell, they came set up for 10" clutch, but the 'right' flywheel will give you a 10.5" option. The small bell is aluminum. Light, but not much protection from parts failure. The big bell is iron. Heavier, but gotta be a little better for safety. If you race, and go fast, you will be required to have a steel housing. They can use either flywheel, so I would use the 164 myself. One day I hope to go aluminum flywheel. If you got the short tail toploader, it is setup as a direct swap for the C4. So your driveshaft and crossmember will fit fine. The long tail was setup as a C6 swapper, so you don't want to have that one.
