I bought the Lakewood clutch fork....doesn't fit. So I bought a GM stock replacement. I also bought the Mr. Gasket adjustable pivot ball..which doesn't fit my bellhousing(threads are different). So I bought the stock replacement. Do I need an adjustable pivot ball, or will all of the stock stuff(T-5 included) work with the Centerforce Dual Friction 26-spline clutch and pressure plate?

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Carburated 5-speed
Vortec heads,roller rockers, big cam, 355 4-bolt, 3.73 posi

[This message has been edited by Barry85Iroc (edited March 06, 2001).]

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i used all the stock stuff and didn't jerk around w/all that stuff. Worked fine for me-sorry you got all that stuff.

 

It may work fine but I would stay away from any kind of heavy duty clutch with a T-5 and a 350 engine, the T-5 is not strong enough to handle it. The stock clutch acts as a "weak link" in the drive train allowing a little slippage, and will let the T-5 survive longer.

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92 Camaro RS 5.0 5-Speed
14" Open Air Cleaner
HyperTech Chip
UltraFlo cat-back exhaust

 

Thanks, Guys

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Carburated 5-speed
Vortec heads,1.6 roller rockers, .480 Crane cam,T-5,355 4-bolt, 3.73 posi

 

i dont know about that, i have that same clutch in my 87. got a stock t-5, and a 350. it does fine.... i bought the car with it in it, and it's been going strong for almost a year now.

 

I agree with Sunbound. I'm running a high performance clutch (not the force though) and having no problems.

Barry Izold
89 T/A, GTA
Modified 350/T-5

 

I have 218 miles on a brand new Centerforce Dual Friction setup and the pressure plate has failed, and the result is blowing hydraulic slave cylinders apart! I am so frustrated. Top of the line high dollar parts should not do this. Unfortunately sometimes they do.

 

I've got a McLeod clutch with a 350 T5. No problems here.

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1991 Camaro Z28
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I don't know about the other clutches to compare but I've got the centerforce dual-friction and I wouldn't change for anything. Any high dollar clutch will do you good.

 

Well to add to what I said before, the WC T-5 is a pretty strong trans. and will take a lot of abuse, but I had one in the 91 Camaro I had before and after I added a 350 it held up fine for a long time, but after I added a Centerforce Dual-Friction clutch it didn't take very long before it failed, and I mean it really failed, it broke the front of the case in half where the input shaft enters. I replaced it with a T-56 and it worked great, but then some idiot rear-ended me and totaled it.

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92 Camaro RS 5.0 5-Speed
14" Open Air Cleaner
3.08 Posi-trac
Edelbrock TBI Intake
Crane cam
Ported & polished stock heads 3 angle valve job
HyperTech Chip
SLP Headers (Ceramic Coated)
UltraFlo cat-back exhaust

74 Dodge Dart Sport 360 (11.2 1/4 mile)

2000 Dodge 1500 Ram Sport

 

I'm on the 2nd CF DF clutch behind my roller 400. I shouldn't have even replaced it, but I did just because I had the car apart. The old one is still good. Both of them have seemed to work just fine. I have a stock bell housing (either a 84 or a 91, I'm not sure which one is in it now), stock fork, stock pivot, stock hydraulics, etc. etc. It all just bolts right up. I've had about every brand of clutch you can think of, and some you probably can't, and never really had any trouble with any of them. I can recall Ram, BW, CF of course, McLeod, Hays... I liked some better than others but they all worked right.

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"So many Mustangs, so little time..."
ICON Motorsports

 

I thought about getting a better clutch but, thought that if I get sticky tires that the t-5 might die.

 

I had the pressure plate fail on my centerforce clutch also. The t-5 I have in my car has been behind a strong tpi 305, I then had it rebuild and put it behind another 305, a 400hp plus 350 and the current 350 and it has given me no problems.

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86Z28, GM 350, Jet perf Q-jet & chip Dual snorkel air cleaner, Edelbrock performer intake, Edelbrock headers, Edelbrock cat-back, Off road pipe, MSD 6AL, Accel Super Coil, Taylor Spiro-pro wires, Rapid fire plugs, Jet fan switch, World class t-5, Hurst Short Throw Shifter, Ram Flywheel, Center force dual friction clutch,Aluminum drive shaft, BW disc rear 3.45's & a posi, PBR calipers, Earls braided brake lines, Polygrapite bushings all the way around, poly tranny mount & torque arm mount, Hotchkis lower control arms & panhard rod, Rancho limiter straps, KYB struts & shocks, Gm Wonderbar, Edelbrock strut tower brace, SSM sub frame connectors, Jamex lowering springs, Carbon metallic brake pads, Crossed drilled rotors, Mobil 1 Tranny fluid & motor oil, GM syntheic rear end oil, K&N, Grant stering wheel, 1,200 watt system, Jet Black Paint, 91 Z28 rims, 92 wing, Tinted windows.

 

I'm currently running all stock components w/ a Centerforce Dual Friction clutch with a 355 and Tremec 5-speed. No problems & everything matched fine. Send the stuff back and spend the $ else where. :-)

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'91 Z28 1LE; 355, Sportsman II heads, Edelbrock TPI w/ 58mm TB, Tremec TKO 5-speed, 3.73's & much, much more

 

Shortly after I installed my Zoom clutch (30%more holding power/kevlar material), my trans took a dump. I can tell you though, the Zoom clutch kicks a$$. Definitely go with it again. I've had people tell me it grabs more than centerforce II's they've installed in similar cars.

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91 Formula
305 TPI 5speed
1LE/G92/WS6

Paxton 10# SN92 polished kit, Ford SVO 24#injectors, Crane AFPR,SLP airfoil, ported/polished plenum, March alt. pulley,Crane Gold 1.6rrs,MSD coil,MSD6AL (5400rpm limit),Holley 9mm wires,Ac delco R43ts plugs,stock chip,Bosch O2sensor,SLP 1 5/8" headers,SLP catback,shortened shifter,3:73s w/Auburn posi,180* t-stat,JET 195* fan switch, Macewen white face gauges, Autometer gauges, Zoom hi-performance clutch.