Competition DD clutch's for daily use

[cjohnson]

I hope I can get some info from this without starting too much trouble.

Here is my situation. I'm due for a new clutch, I've managed to get 105,000 out of the stocker with some mild mods and some heavy towing, and a very little bit of sled pulling. I think I got a good one, it was one of the early 6 speed clutches on a non-HO truck.



The reality is that I won't be doing a lot of sled pulling, but I will do some, and when I do, I'd like to give it an honest effort and not have to worry about wasting a nice, new clutch. I know I could grab a low gear, ease in to it and wait until it hooks before giving it full pedal, but I'd like to give it a stronger go than that and I know the only way to do that is to run a DD clutch.



One problem here is that I also pull a 12,000 gooseneck horse trailer pretty often, so I need the clutch to be able to do that with decent manners. The problem with the full blown competion dual disc clutches is that they appear to be a bit cost prohibitive for me and possibly a bit harsh for my day to day use. .



This brings me to the South Bend "street" dual disc clutch. While it is a dual disc, it uses oranic as opposed to ferramic material, so it should have reasonable street manners. I'm wondering if it would be able to handle a few hooks a year to the sled without burning up. Or am I just as well off using a ferramic single disc. Understandably, Southbend is a bit reluctant to recommend the street DD if I plan on pulling with it. So I'm looking to see if any of you have used this clutch to pull with and also used it for hauling, and if so, how is it holding up? Keep in mind. I'm not dealing with a 500 plus horse, twin charged puller here. I'm talking street truck, edge comp, some DDII's to replace my 275's soon, and maybe a PDR hx 35 in the near future instead of my stocker. Nothing too exciting. Problem is, I know a "good" single disc can be ruined in one hook if abused properly even with a "low" horsepower truck. So the question is, am I any better off with this street DD versus say a strong single? Maybe I'm asking too much here.



No wars please.



Thanks,



Craig

 

[cjohnson]

TTT Anyone?

 

[csevers]

There a lot of people that are using there daily drivers for "pullers" and have the same choice to make. I am one that is moving up to a dual disc clutch for pulling and still want streetabiltiy for towing and daily driving. I did some reasearch before committing to a clutch for the all purpose use,every one that I talked to said that the clutch they were using (whatever brand) was streetable but this is only personal opinion of the driver and your opinion may (likely will) vary as to what is "streetable" and what trade offs you are willing to put up with like heavy pedal pressure or agressivness, Witch I think is the difference in the material used on the discs. If you were to go to the SBC street DD you may want to limit # of pulls and or not slip the sheet out of it for 100ft and you should be ok. I am sure it is strong enough to hold with the limitation of the lining material. All of the clutches are pricey but if you got 105k out of a stock you should do well with what ever you chose. Good Luck



Craig

 

[jtisdale]

If you wanna play, you are gonna pay. If you are dead set on pulling, and driving/towing, you really only have one choice... a twin disc. If you decide on a single disc, stay in the grandstands and watch. If you want to do both, do your homework, and talk to some guys that have the twin disc clutches that you are considering. They all have there ups and downs.

 

[BrandonF]

clutch's

If you are going to hook up to a sled once in a while then go with Van Haisly dd. If you were going to skip the sled hook up then go with southbend. Van Haisly a little noisey in neutral but you can neverslip it. If you are going to hook up to a sled a lot then definitely Mitchel's pull clutch. But anyone that says the pedal pressure isn't stiff hasn't drove one around very much...



danelle

 

[Sled Puller]

The DD I have driven are LESS stiff than the "Hi-Po"single discs that won't hold any power at all.

But they are a touch stiffer than stock.



A small price to pay for performance.

 

[cjohnson]

Are their different dual discs from Enterprise? Their dual disc is their pulling clutch, correct? I ordered a DD from Enterprise and thought the pricing was quite competitive. That was actually a deciding factor. I'm just wondering now if there are options for their DD clutches. When talking to Doug at Enterpise, his description of the clutch led me to believe this is "the" clutch that everyone talks about. He said for what I want to do, this clutch should easily suffice. I just hope it doesn't chatter to bad while trying to back my trailer. Thanks for all your replies.



Craig

 

[DSteinel]

EEP's pullin clutch is awesome for towing, I gross out at 35-40000 lbs all the time, no problems, in fact I like it better than a street clutch because on a hill I can wind her up a little and slip the clutch enough to get me going without hurting anything. Any problems backing are cured by 4-low. Buy a pulling clutch and forget about clutch problems for a long time. Dean

 

[BrandonF]

your clutch

Hey,



don't forget to give us feed back on your new clutch.



danelle

 

[cjohnson]

I will let you guys know how the clutch goes. It will be a few weeks at Enterprise is a bit backed up right now. I'm still wondering. . . their dual disc is their pulling clutch right? When talking to Doug at the shop, he made it dound to me like that was the clutch we were considering, but I hear people mention things that suggest there are options on clutches from Enterprise. I just want to make sure I'm getting "the clutch".



Thanks guys.





Craig

 

[csevers]

EEP does sell other clutch set ups but the dual disc is "THE CLUTCH" I think all the others are single disc or street only clutches. Waiting sucks doesn't it?



Craig

 

[DSteinel]

Just tell them you want the pullin clutch!Oo.