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Thoroughbred Sku #: SBCSDD3250-6 Manufacturer Sku #: SDD3250-6
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$1,358.68
2000 - 2005 Dodge Ram 2500
2000 - 2005 Dodge Ram 3500
Need Help? Check Out Our South Bend Clutch FAQ/Trouble Shooting Section.
South Bend Clutch Performance Kit Descriptions
SDD3250-6 Includes:
Flywheel – Solid Mass Ductile Flywheel Crank Bolts Kevlar Pilot Bushing is a Heavy Duty Double-Sealed Roller Bearing Clutch Fork OEM Thow-Out Bearing Alignment Tool
Input Shaft Retainer Recommended Dealer Part / NOT Included
Application:
Dodge Trucks with NV5600 6 Speed 245HP ETH (HO High Output) 2000.5-2005.5 Reverse is up and to the right. Cast iron case.
Hydraulic Assembly Upgrades are optional, but Recommended:
2000.5-2002 Hydraulic Assembly Hydx1.50 2003-2005.5 Hydraulic Assembly Hydx.750
This Street Dual Disc Clutch is durable, versatile, and easy to drive, making it one of our top selling clutches!
This Performance Dampered Dual Disc Clutch is quiet, smooth engaging, heavy Duty performance and still streetable. SDD3250 Clutch is made for Dodge HO High Output Pickup Truck that does some towing, has a few performance modification upgrades, or for the Dodge Diesel Truck with heavy horsepower or torque demands that require the additional heavy Duty strength that this performance street clutch is made for!
South Bend Clutch Street Dual Disc Performance Clutch has a New Multi-Friction design.
One side of each disc has 12 Organic Buttons, the other side has 12 Ceramic Buttons on each disc. The Organic Friction Buttons face the pressure plate and flywheel allowing smooth engagement. The Ceramic Friction Buttons will face the center plate for increased holding power and temperature capabilities.
This clutch features South Bend Clutch’s one of a kind, Dampened Center Plate with neoprene slugs instead of springs is designed to Eliminate Rattle when clutch is released – provides quieter, dampened sound. Free Travel disc design is similar to the semi clutch to help reduce gear roll over. The 13? diaphragm style 3250lb. Pressure Plate offers maximum holding power with easy light pedal pressure.
South Bend Clutch Multi-Friction Street Dual Disc Clutch with Ductile Flywheel. Diaphragm style pressure plate with light pedal pressure, 12 friction buttons per side of each disc, Holds 550-750 horsepower on your Dodge diesel pickup truck. This Heavy Duty performance Dodge Clutch kit includes everything you need for the installation. Includes alignment tool.
2000.5-2005.5 Dodge HO High Output Engine with NV5600 Trans
If you mean the stock hydraulics, South Bend recommends going with the upgrade hydraulics.
Too much torque at too low an RPM. I go back to the automatic. If you were driving down the road in automatic overdrive, with the cruise control on, and approached a hill, the system (in order to keep a constant speed) would need to accelerate. The transmission would automatically downshift in order to do so. By keeping the RPM up while accelerating, it is preserving its life. There is a misconception about fuel consumption. People believe that the lower the RPM, the better the mileage, when actually, the opposite is true. All that black smoke you get when you step on it in overdrive is unburned (and therefore wasted) fuel. Keep the RPM up by downshifting into the right gear, and your truck will run much better.
This is a very good question, because most people do just that. The trouble is, it is too hard, with all the variations in terrain, to keep a constant speed. Therefore, you end up accelerating too much in that high gear. Many trucks, with automatic transmissions, set up for towing, will include a button for "tow mode" which locks the transmission out of overdrive. The main reason for that is, the transmission would be constantly downshifting. The best answer is to say; watch your RPM, if it starts to drop too low, rather than stepping down on it in 6th, drop to 5th ...and maybe stay there.
The simple answer to that question is...no. The SDD was not designed for that purpose. That being said; I know people do it anyway. Some get away with it, and drive home (with both their feet), and some do not. The risk is that the amount of heat produced when you launch with a sled behind you, can fracture (and fragment) the cast iron plates in the clutch. Competition clutches are made out of steel for that very reason. Safety is a factor that should be considered above all.