The 5VZ Runs a 10" Clutch

Worth stating plainly before anything else. The 5VZ uses a 10" clutch, shared with the 3RZ and the 2TR. If you are cross-shopping parts by engine family alone you will end up with a 9 1/4" disc that does not fit.

Four Kits, Four Different Trucks

Every kit is all new components built around a single diaphragm heavy duty pressure plate, and comes with the pressure plate, disc, pilot bearing, throw-out bearing and an alignment tool.

On the diaphragm design we will quote ourselves: don't be fooled by fancy spinning gizmos — a diaphragm clutch delivers full holding power at all engine rpm. Weighted and lever designs give up holding force exactly where a truck needs it.

Street — the factory replacement

A quality factory-equivalent assembly. If the clutch is simply worn out and the truck is stock, this is the right kit and there is no reason to spend more.

Pro — more grab, still civilised

A heavy duty pressure plate with our custom disc. The right choice for a modified engine, bigger tyres or a truck that tows — more holding power than stock while staying comfortable every day.

Dual Comp — street and off-road racing

For people doing both: enough capacity for competition, enough manners to drive home afterwards.

Metallic — racing

Built to survive grueling conditions. A metallic disc engages harder and is less forgiving in traffic — that is the trade, and it is the right one only if the truck genuinely races.

Replacement discs

Already running one of our kits and only the disc is worn? Pro, Dual Comp and Metallic discs are sold individually, and the 10" pressure plate on its own gives a firmer pedal without overpowering your clutch hydraulics.

Two Flywheels, and They Are Not the Same Argument

Everyone knows a lighter flywheel makes an engine rev faster. On a truck with big tyres, that is the wrong goal.

The 38 lb High Torque billet steel flywheel deliberately adds weight over the factory 22 lb unit. The extra inertia keeps the engine up in its powerband between shifts instead of falling out of it — which is exactly what happens when 33" tyres load a 3.4 V6 during a gearchange.

If your truck runs 32" tyres or larger, this recovers drivability that the tyres took away. It is the most under-appreciated part on this page.

The OEM stock weight flywheel is the alternative: a genuine Toyota part at the factory 22 lbs, for a truck that is staying standard or a build where the factory feel is the point. Worth knowing before you look at the prices — the genuine Toyota flywheel costs more than our billet one. That is Toyota's pricing, not ours, and it is the honest reason most customers end up with the High Torque.

The Bundle — Everything That Should Be Replaced at Once

The 5VZ 10" Pro Clutch and Flywheel bundle pairs the Pro kit with the High Torque flywheel and the hardware for the job.

Whatever you buy, do the rear main seal. It is only accessible with the transmission out, which is precisely where you are during a clutch job. Fitting a new clutch and leaving a tired seal behind it means doing the whole job again when it starts dripping onto the new disc. The seal and Seal Saver sleeve are on Rebuild Kits, Gaskets & Seals.

Bolts, Bearings and Hydraulics

The OEM flywheel bolt set of 8 is a replace-on-assembly part. Do not reuse flywheel bolts — they do not clamp to the same figure the second time.

A clutch that will not fully release is often hydraulic rather than mechanical. The slave cylinder and master cylinder are both here, along with the throw-out bearing and the pilot bearing.

Replace both bearings with the clutch, every time. They cost very little next to the labour of pulling a transmission, and a throw-out bearing that fails a year later means doing all of it again.

What We Would Fit

  • Stock 4Runner or Tacoma, worn clutch — Street kit, new throw-out and pilot bearings, rear main seal.
  • Modified engine or 32"+ tyres — Pro clutch and flywheel bundle. The heavy flywheel is the part you will notice.
  • Street and off-road racing — Dual Comp.
  • Competition — Metallic, and accept the pedal.
  • Supercharged — Pro at minimum. Boost finds a slipping clutch immediately.

Fitting a GM automatic instead? The flexplate and the adapter are on Motor Mounts & Swap.

Not sure how much clutch you need? Tell us the power, the tyre size and what the truck does and we will size it properly.

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