Four Clutches, Chosen by What the Truck Does

Every LCE clutch kit uses all-new components and a single diaphragm heavy-duty pressure plate — a diaphragm clutch delivers full holding power at all engine speeds, without the fancy spinning gizmos. Every kit comes with the pressure plate, disc, pilot bearing, throw-out bearing and a new alignment tool. What changes between them is the disc.

Street — factory replacement

A quality stock replacement. The pressure plate is robotically tested for clamp load and clutch lift separation so the pedal feels right, and the diaphragm spring gets high-frequency induction heat treating to resist wear where the release bearing contacts it. If the truck is stock and you just need a clutch, this is the one.

1981-1988 (8 7/8") · 1989-1995 2WD / 1989-1992 4WD (8 7/8") · 1993-1995 4WD (9 1/4") · 22RTE 1985-1987 (9 1/4")

Pro — the one most people want

A heavy-duty pressure plate with our own disc, which has small particles of brass impregnated into it for heat resistance, holding power and smooth engagement. It has over twice the holding power of a stock clutch with only a slightly stiffer pedal — which is why it suits 4WD trucks on 31" or larger tires, and engines with slight to moderate performance work.

1981-1988 (8 7/8") · 1989-1995 2WD / 1989-1992 4WD (8 7/8") · 1993-1995 4WD (9 1/4") · 22RTE 1985-1987 (9 1/4")

Dual Comp — aggressive, still drivable

Developed for street and off-road racers who need a more aggressive clutch without giving up everyday drivability. The trick is in the disc: one side carries metallic pucks for positive hold, the other has our Pro fibre lining for smoother engagement. You get the grip on one face and the manners on the other.

1981-1988 (8 7/8") · 1989-1995 2WD / 1989-1992 4WD (8 7/8") · 1993-1995 4WD (9 1/4") · 22RTE 1985-1987 (9 1/4")

Metallic — race

For drag strip, circle track and off-road competition: the heavy-duty pressure plate with our dual-metallic disc. This is the end of the range, and it drives like it. Do not put one in a daily driver and expect to enjoy the commute.

1981-1988 (8 7/8") · 1989-1995 2WD / 1989-1992 4WD (8 7/8") · 1993-1995 4WD (9 1/4") · 22RTE 1985-1987 (9 1/4")

8 7/8" or 9 1/4"? Read the Fitment, Not the Year

The size split does not follow the model year cleanly — it depends on year and drivetrain. The 1989-1995 2WD and the 1989-1992 4WD take the 8 7/8"; the 1993-1995 4WD takes the 9 1/4". Check what is in the truck before ordering, because a 1993 4WD and a 1993 2WD are not the same job.

Replacement discs on their own, if the pressure plate is still good: Pro 8 7/8" / 9 1/4", Dual Comp 8 7/8" / 9 1/4", Metallic 8 7/8" spring hub / 9 1/4". Pressure plates alone: 8 7/8" and 9 1/4".

Factory Aisin clutch assemblies if you want to keep it stock: 1981-1988, 1984-1988 and the 1988-1995 OEM Aisin clutch.

Flywheels: Lighter or Heavier Than Stock?

Stock is roughly 24 lbs, and that number is the reference point for the whole decision. This is not a case of lighter being better.

Heavier — for big tires and hard work

The High Torque flywheel (30 lb steel) exists because big tires cost you performance. The added inertia keeps the engine up in its powerband between shifts, which is what makes a truck a stump puller rather than something you have to slip the clutch to move. If you are on 32" or larger tires, running double or lower geared transfer cases, or towing and hauling, this is the right direction. CNC machined from solid billet steel with a steel ring gear welded on.

Important: it requires an 8 7/8" clutch kit — our Pro, Pro Dual Comp or Pro Metallic.

Lighter — for revs

Lightweight steel flywheels in 12 lb and 16 lb. Less rotating mass lets the engine pick up revs faster, which suits a light, road-driven vehicle on standard tires. The trade is that the engine also loses revs faster, so pulling away smoothly takes more thought — and on a heavy truck with tall tires it works against you.

The bundle

The 8 7/8" Pro Clutch and Flywheel bundle pairs the Pro clutch kit with the flywheel of your choice and adds the parts you would otherwise discover you needed with the gearbox already out: OEM pressure plate bolts, OEM flywheel bolts, a rear crank Seal-Saver, the OEM rear seal and the rear main seal housing gasket. That is the real value — not a discount, but not having to stop halfway.

Hydraulics

If the pedal goes soft or the clutch will not release, it is usually here rather than in the clutch. The symptom to know: press the pedal and it sinks slowly to the floor without coming back. That is hydraulics, not a worn disc, and it is a far cheaper afternoon.

When one goes, do both. The master and the slave are the same age doing the same job and they fail at about the same time — replacing one now and the other in three months is the same work twice.

Both cylinders are heavily year- and model-specific, so read the fitment carefully.

Master cylinders: 8/78-7/83 Pickup, 8/83-7/88 Pickup and 3/84-3/89 4Runner, 8/88-95 Pickup, 4/89-95 4Runner, and for the Celica 4/78-7/81 and 81-85 two-stud.

Slave cylinders: 8/1980-1995 4WD and 1981-1995 2WD Pickup and 4Runner, 85-95 22RTE and 3VZ, 8/80-7/81 2WD 5-speed, 8/78-7/80 20R 2WD, 79-7/80 4WD and 8/80-85 Celica.

Bearings and Bolts

Do these while you are in there, because the labour to go back is the whole job again. The pilot bearing, throw-out bearings for 9/80-8/88 and 9/1988 onward, the OEM flywheel bolt kit and the bell housing bolt set.

Running one of our aluminium flywheels? It takes a replaceable friction surface: the wear pad and hardware kit, 1045 high carbon steel, CNC machined, and it works with any disc material — organic, Kevlar, ceramic, metallic or sintered iron. The more aggressive the disc, the more often you will be glad the friction surface is a part you can replace rather than the flywheel itself.

Transmission Mounts — Change Them With the Clutch

The transmission mount takes the same abuse as the motor mounts and often worse, and it spends its life under whatever oil, grime and mud the truck has driven through. It is also directly above your head with the gearbox out and nearly unreachable once it is back in.

By year and drivetrain: OEM 22R/RE/RET (Toyota 12371-34030), 1986-1995 4WD manual only, 1989-1995 4WD automatic, 1991-1995 2WD, and the OE replacement. These trucks came with several transmission options — confirm which gearbox is actually in yours rather than going by the year on the title.

Motor mounts are on the crate engines page, and it is worth doing all of them together: a fresh clutch behind tired mounts still shudders.

For flywheels across every engine we make them for, see LCE flywheels.

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