difference between sprung and unsprung clutches?
 

Yeah So I'm lookin for a new clutch and I see the kits and there are the two types...

whats the difference between sprung and unsprung?

nathan

Re:difference between sprung and unsprung clutches?
 

basically the only noticeable difference is the engagment feeling. a sprung hub will make it feel a little less ON/OFF then a unsprung hub

Re:difference between sprung and unsprung clutches?
 

I have been told, on a unsprung cluth, the clutch is either engauged or it isnt. so daily driving becomes a real bitch. especially if you have alot of traffic or stop lights/signs.

get a sprung clutch.

Re:difference between sprung and unsprung clutches?
 

This is how i always understood it: the springs themselves arent what makes the difference between having that on/off feeling and a normal feeling clutch, thats the type of disc itself. It just so happens that no one (that i know of) makes a full-faced (street-style) unsprung disc. Anyway, a pucked-style clutch isnt that bad for driving on the street, even in traffic imo. Anyway, as far as i know, having a sprung disc just gets rid of clutch chatter and makes it a bit smoother to engage

Re:difference between sprung and unsprung clutches?
 

ive been running a unsprund 4 puck in my street car for awhile now its not bad at all.

Beau

Re:difference between sprung and unsprung clutches?
 

Alright well my setup is:

dohc zc
zc/ex hybrid tranny
i/h/e

and my stock clutch w/ less than 1k miles slips when i really get on it.

my turbo setup is
log manifold
t3 .42/.48
dsm 450cc's
2.5" dp
intercooled
dsm 1g bov
turboedit

delta 272 cams

lookin for about 180-200whp on stock internals. I will be upgrading to some better pistons/rods and then lookin for 250-300whp.

now once ig et the kit finsihed i know my stock clutch is going to bite the dust. The car is for daily driving but I dont really mind a stiffer clutch...

one thing i'd like to do is break the tires lose from like a 40-50mph roll. So i'm assuming being in like 2nd gear and then dropping the clutch at about 7k will break the tires lose w/ a unsprung better than a sprung right?

nathan

Re:difference between sprung and unsprung clutches?
 

btw, i dont plan on making the 250-300whp on the t3 .42/.48.

so you dont need to flame

nathan

Re:difference between sprung and unsprung clutches?
 

why would you want to rev it upt to 7k from a roll and drop it just to spin the tires?...just make some real power and spinning the tires wont be so much work ;) anyway, i dont think being sprung/unsprung really effects the clutch's grip other then the fact that the unsprung disc will be lighter

Re:difference between sprung and unsprung clutches?
 

it is just a wet dream that i need to fullfill(sp)?

A lot people are here like to come up next to you when you're just driving and rev the ---- out of there domestic rice (cavys/sunfires/neons) and act like they wnat to go from a roll on. i just want to lite my tires up from a roll like that just to show them that i ain't ------ around. becuase even if you smoke them by like 10 cars they are still like, i almost had you...if i didn't do.....[insert bullshit excuse here] blah blah blah....

nathan

Re:difference between sprung and unsprung clutches?
 

well dont be dropping the clutch at 7k to spin the tires...just up the boost ;)