SmokemS

ok guys i'm gonna buy this southbend clutch for the ol girl who's up for helping me putting it in i'll bring the truck and beer ....let me know

wannadiesel

Which clutch? It better not be the 12" Con-O or I'll have to slap you silly.

SmokemS

well dave you show me what one i should get and i'll get it just cause you said

The Tank

Hey smokem they are not that hard to put in. I put a 3600 double disc in mine with the getrag. Just leave your transfer case and trans together and undo the 4 bolts on the bellhousing. just my 2 cents i wont slap you silly lol

wannadiesel

I think unless you are going to go nuts with the power you should get a fresh Sachs. I think it's a better clutch than the 13" Con-O. The only thing the big Con-O has over the Sachs is that it handles 3rd gear launches a little better. If you want to be sure you have enough clutch for pretty much anything, get the Con-OFE. The OFE will be a little grabby until you get the big injectors in, though.

What I really want to emphasize here is that buying ANY 12" clutch is a mistake. The center on them is not strong enough.

powerrammaster

I gotta do mine soon too.Probably goin w/ the con ofe ,who's got the best price? I would like to have some beers and greasy fingers too! Th e truck stop at the Delaware Gap on 80 could be our meeting point. They won't mind a couple clutch jobs in the Mc D's lot...right? lol

SmokemS

all i plan on doin with the truck is a few truck pulls here and there and a lil messing around.....nothign crazy i plan on puttin that hx 35 on and pod injectors and i'm done
ok maybe watermeth

dieselJon

Pulling? As in sled or trailer? If you are sled pulling, spend the big $$$ and get a dual disk. Nothing worse than wasting $900 on a CON-OFE that won't live up to expectations.

Now the stock 13" Sach's is great! I pulled the sled 3 times in 2 days. Had 160,xxx on it and did a lot of GN trailering before that. Now that I looked at it when I sold the tranny, I thought " THAT thing HELD???!!!"

Exekiel69

I'm confused now, which clutch is the best option for the 250-300hp range? No sled pulling just trailer pulling for many many many long miles of hwy.

SmokemS

ok dave i just got off the phone with a guy out at southbend and he recommended the 13-1.25 con "o" what do you think of that clutch?

dieselJon

Exekiel69, the stock Sachs.

SmokemS, I think the con-o is what he is talking about.

Dave, TWorlines luk pro-gold 12" is holding really fine! I road with him in it and he nearly snapped my neck a couple of times!

Fred Swanson

If your going to the expense of doing the 13inch SBC, go past the O and straight to the OFE.

SmokemS

what did you pay for the ofe?

JD730

I paid $900 back in '06, I don't know if the prices have gone up or not, but I put an OFE in my 2000 and would do it again in a second.

haloman

If you do sled pulling get at least the lowest dual disk "3250" I think it would be awesome in a 1st gen with no plans to get above 400hp. Better to have too much then not enough. Drive your stocker sround a little longer if $$ is an issue.