Getting a new transmission. New Clutch? Flywheel? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Wolfkiller · 02-22-2016, 06:04 PM

The dealer is giving me a new transmission and my friend that works there says they will install a new clutch on the car for free since the tranny is already out, I just need to buy the parts.

I only have 40 thousand miles on the clutch and always rev match for smooth shifts so I'm sure my old clutch is still good.

Any reason to go aftermarket? I could get a lighter flywheel but I'm completely stock, no turbo, nothing.

I can go stock clutch kit and have a brand new clutch installed for free since they're doing the transmission anyway. I'd just pay for the clutch parts.

Or, I can just leave it alone and wait for the clutch to go bad, probably sometime after 100k miles.

Thoughts?

Thanks guys

Tcoat · 02-22-2016, 06:11 PM

With the spotty history on the throw out bearings on these cars I would at least get that done. If the rest is good just leave it.

fumanchu1 · 02-22-2016, 06:14 PM

Definitely get the TOB changed, I'd suggest you try the ACT heavy duty one they make for our cars, haven't done so myself but they can't be worst than the oem one

Muaddib · 02-22-2016, 06:47 PM

I would recommend getting the Exedy stage 1 kit.

weederr33 · 02-22-2016, 07:33 PM

Exedy does make an "oem" clutch for our cars.

Vracer111 · 02-22-2016, 09:28 PM

Lighter weight with less MOI flywheel is more useful on a stock motor than a heavily modified/turbo one...it will give you better engine/throttle response and make the car more tossible/precisely controllably. There is a OEM TRD (Japan) lightweight flywheel - 40% lighter than stock with a much lower MOI due to having mass removed from the outermost region near the gear ring, like the Toda one.

https://www.japanparts.com/parts/detail/42820

86kahl · 02-22-2016, 09:50 PM

I'd second the recommendation on the Exedy stage 1. Pedal feels like stock with a lot more bite/clamping force. Plus the kit comes with a better TOB.
At 60k my clutch disc looked fine but the TOB seized up and I didn't wanna drop the transmission twice by chancing it with the stock clutch. I'd take advantage of not paying labor on dropping the trans and throw either the Exedy stg1 or ACT streetlite 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 trust you won't regret it

Gear_One_Performance · 02-23-2016, 01:13 AM

if you're interested in going turbo/super later this would be a great time to get a clutch with plenty of buffer room in there. Even the stiffer pressure plates aren't that bad in these cars.

02-22-2016, 06:11 PM	#2
Tcoat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Drives: 2020 Hakone Location: London, Ont Posts: 69,841 Thanks: 61,656 Thanked 108,295 Times in 46,456 Posts Mentioned: 2499 Post(s) Tagged: 50 Thread(s)	With the spotty history on the throw out bearings on these cars I would at least get that done. If the rest is good just leave it. __________________ Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar, because Racecar.

02-22-2016, 07:33 PM	#5
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fumanchu1 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Drives: 2013 Brz C38 (bought not built :P) Location: Gatineau, Qc, Canada Posts: 1,914 Thanks: 422 Thanked 1,249 Times in 802 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 6 Thread(s)	Definitely get the TOB changed, I'd suggest you try the ACT heavy duty one they make for our cars, haven't done so myself but they can't be worst than the oem one

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Muaddib Mentat Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: 2013 Scion FRS 6MT Location: Vancouver Posts: 542 Thanks: 666 Thanked 358 Times in 198 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I would recommend getting the Exedy stage 1 kit.

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86kahl Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Drives: whiteout, dark tint Location: SOCAL Posts: 308 Thanks: 2,453 Thanked 335 Times in 133 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'd second the recommendation on the Exedy stage 1. Pedal feels like stock with a lot more bite/clamping force. Plus the kit comes with a better TOB. At 60k my clutch disc looked fine but the TOB seized up and I didn't wanna drop the transmission twice by chancing it with the stock clutch. I'd take advantage of not paying labor on dropping the trans and throw either the Exedy stg1 or ACT streetlite 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 trust you won't regret it

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Gear_One_Performance Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Drives: 2014 BRZ SCCA STU endurance car Location: West Chester, Pennsylvania Posts: 199 Thanks: 2 Thanked 142 Times in 82 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	if you're interested in going turbo/super later this would be a great time to get a clutch with plenty of buffer room in there. Even the stiffer pressure plates aren't that bad in these cars.

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