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Going with ACT clutch set, thinking sprung center, but should I get 4 puck or 6 puck and why?  Tks.


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Either is fine...sprung is good! From what I've been told, shock load goes down...better for the drive train.


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4 puck sprung disk and a stock pressure plate is what I am installing in all customer cars.
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Unsprung because it's lighter. Learn how to shift.

 

It's a race car, not a Cadillac.


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Unsprung because it's lighter. Learn how to shift.

 

It's a race car, not a Cadillac.

1. You assume

2. Cadillacs do race


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I also assume race Caddys have unsprung discs :laughing:

 

From the ACT website

 

ZM2-HDR4 - HD/Race Rigid 4 Pad weighs 11 lbs

 

ZM2-HDG4 - HD/Race Sprung 4 Pad weighs 12.4 lbs

 

More metal in them springs...


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Sprung was critical for Mazdacomp diffs.  The sudden force put undo torque through the clutch plates.   Torsens do not suffer as much.  


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That is true but I have been seeing a lot if transmission 3 gear failures lately, part of the reason is harsh shifting, and letting the clutch out to soon on the 4/3 downshift. Softening up the clutch would help this.

But waiting to slow down in the 4/3 downshift, would help a ton.

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4 puck sprung disk and a stock pressure plate is what I am installing in all customer cars.

 

What's in your car?


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[quote name="DrDomm" post="54769" timestamp="1384022861"]

What's in your car?[/quote

I installed the sprung disk in my car as well at the runoffs after losing 3rd gear in the rain session
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