I am going to be ordering the clutch for my nv4500 conversion in the next few days, and i was wondering what you think the best clutch for the price is? i have heard that the luk pro gold is a good clutch and rated to about 450HP, i can get one for $325, i have also heard really good things about south bend, but they are quite a bit more, any other suggestions? thanks.

 

Go with south bend you can order it here from DTR call larry he had it to me in like 3days and southbend's customer service is GREAT!! it is well worth the extra money. but what ever you do stay away from Valair. I just installed my SB con-fe upgrade and I LOVE IT!!!!! but get the upgraded hydrolics also

 

I went with southbend for my conversion...so far its flawless

 

You will slip a Luk Pro Gold with your current mods. I have not slipped my South Bend OFE and I am a bit above it's rating.

 

What's wrong with ValAir, I've heard mixed reviews

 

Cheap imitation of a quality clutch....... Save your money and buy the real thing

 

i currently dont run one in my truck have installed two in friends trucks and no problems yet. one sled pulled many times. nothing wrong with soutbend also. im not a fan of luk pro golds junk from what ive seen. just my .02

 

South Bend is the way to go. Your not going to find better customer service, Peter is the man.

 

I'd say South Bend hands down, great product, and even better customer service. I just recently had a situation where a shop installed my clutch A** Backwards. They took it apart 3 maybe 4 times to find out what was wrong. They said just needed to be broken in. One week later and the clutch was shot. Peter sent me out a new clutch free of charge, all i had to cover was the shipping. The Dual Disk is in and this thing will not slip, no matter how hard I try.

Bryan

 

thanks for all the input, now if i go with a south bend, which one do i need? in time i am going to be getting a super b special turbo. and how much you think i would spend on the clutch? thanks

 

i had problems in previous years with valair but the new design that i have now is awesome. i have the ceramic/Kevlar its good for 450hp. plus they are just right down the road from me.

 

When I did my swap I put in a SB CON FE. I could have gotten a cheaper clutch, but I figured do it this one time and get the best. I used stock hydraulics, from the dealer, cause I could get it cheaper than through SB. My friend put a Con FE in his 3rd gen, and put in the upgraded hydraulics. They looked exactly like my stock stuff wrapped in some pretty silver loom. In fact I've heard the 3rd gen upgrade hydraulics are actually stock 2nd gen stuff.
Later,
Tommy

 

I have about 50K miles on my SB clutch without a single issue. I don't beat the heck out of it but I don't baby it either. It definitely hurt my wallet when I paid for it but in the long run its worth it.

John

 

hey STACKED, how much did you pay for your clutch?