SBC Clutch Kit for 1990-1994 Plymouth Laser 1.8L Diesel – Fits Other Vehicles - Organic / Stage 1 / Daily Plus
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The SBC SD1-2156R-12 Clutch Kit is engineered to enhance the driving experience across a variety of vehicles. Recognizing the unique requirements of different applications, we offer this kit in various configurations, including options for friction material, stage, and usage, ensuring that there is a perfect match for your vehicle and driving needs. This versatility makes our clutch kit an ideal choice for anyone looking to upgrade or replace their vehicle's clutch system.
Friction Material Options
- Organic: Ideal for daily drivers that demand smooth engagement and long-lasting reliability. Organic friction material provides a soft pedal feel and is well-suited for street use.
- Ceramic: Designed for drivers who require more from their vehicle, ceramic friction material offers higher heat resistance and increased performance. This option is excellent for high-performance applications.
- Kevlar: Offering an outstanding balance between durability and drivability, Kevlar friction material is perfect for sport applications, providing superior strength and wear resistance.
Stage Options
- Stage 1: Perfect for vehicles with minimal modifications. It offers an improvement over OEM specifications without sacrificing driveability, making it an excellent choice for daily driving with enhanced performance.
- Stage 2: Designed for vehicles with moderate performance upgrades. This stage provides a higher torque capacity and is suited for more spirited driving, including occasional track days.
Usage
- Daily Plus: For drivers who demand more from their daily driver vehicles. This option provides enhanced performance while maintaining suitable characteristics for everyday use.
- Extreme: Tailored for the most demanding applications, this usage option is geared towards vehicles that see aggressive driving and require the utmost in clutch performance.
- Sport: Ideal for enthusiasts who enjoy spirited driving. This option offers a balance between performance and drivability for those who engage in sporty driving without full-blown racing.
The SBC SD1-2156R-12 Clutch Kit includes a single clutch disc designed with full face disc style for smooth engagement and consistent performance. Each kit is carefully assembled to ensure compatibility and ease of installation. Although the kit does not include a flywheel, it is compatible with OEM and most aftermarket flywheels, providing flexibility in customization and upgrade paths.
South Bend Clutch places high importance on quality and durability. Each component of the SBC SD1-2156R-12 Clutch Kit is meticulously crafted to meet the highest standards. Our clutch kits undergo rigorous testing to ensure they perform under the most extreme conditions, ensuring reliability when it matters most. This commitment to quality ensures that our clutch kits not only meet but exceed the expectations of our customers.
Choosing the right clutch kit is crucial for the performance and longevity of your vehicle. With the SBC SD1-2156R-12 Clutch Kit, drivers can enjoy a significant upgrade over OEM clutches, providing enhanced performance, reliability, and driving pleasure. Whether you're upgrading a daily driver, a performance car, or a heavy-duty application, this clutch kit offers the flexibility to meet your needs with its variety of configurations.
In addition to superior products, South Bend Clutch provides exceptional customer support. Our team of experts is always ready to assist with selecting the right clutch kit for your vehicle, ensuring a perfect fit and optimal performance. This customer-focused approach has helped establish South Bend Clutch as a trusted name in the clutch industry.
Our network of dealers makes acquiring a South Bend Clutch product convenient. With dealers located throughout, finding a South Bend Clutch kit near you is easy, ensuring that you can get the products you need quickly and efficiently.
The SBC SD1-2156R-12 Clutch Kit represents our commitment to excellence and innovation in the clutch industry. By offering a wide range of options to suit various applications and driving styles, we ensure that every customer can find the perfect solution for their needs. Choose South Bend Clutch for your next clutch upgrade and experience the difference that quality, performance, and reliability can make in your driving experience.
Organic Friction Material
Organic clutch material is a top choice for drivers seeking smooth, reliable performance for everyday use. Made from a blend of woven organic fibers and resin compounds, it offers excellent friction stability, making it ideal for street driving where comfort and longevity are priorities. Its consistent engagement and reduced noise make it particularly suited for daily drivers, light towing, and moderate performance applications where clutch feel matters.
Designed to handle moderate torque loads, organic clutch discs excel in standard driving conditions but may wear faster under extreme stress compared to performance-based materials. However, they remain a cost-effective and dependable option for drivers who prioritize comfort and balanced performance over extreme power handling.
Organic clutch material is a top choice for drivers seeking smooth, reliable performance for everyday use. Made from a blend of woven organic fibers and resin compounds, it offers excellent friction stability, making it ideal for street driving where comfort and longevity are priorities. Its consistent engagement and reduced noise make it particularly suited for daily drivers, light towing, and moderate performance applications where clutch feel matters.
Designed to handle moderate torque loads, organic clutch discs excel in standard driving conditions but may wear faster under extreme stress compared to performance-based materials. However, they remain a cost-effective and dependable option for drivers who prioritize comfort and balanced performance over extreme power handling.
Sprung Hub Style
The sprung hub clutch is a versatile design focused on balancing performance with drivability. It features a series of dampening springs integrated into the hub, which help absorb vibrations and reduce shock during clutch engagement. This design is ideal for daily drivers, street performance vehicles, and light towing, where smooth gear changes and reduced drivetrain stress are essential.
By minimizing shock transfer, the sprung hub clutch prolongs the life of other drivetrain components, making it a reliable option for vehicles needing both comfort and moderate power handling. While slightly less direct in power transfer than a solid hub, it offers a superior driving experience for most street and light performance applications.
The sprung hub clutch is a versatile design focused on balancing performance with drivability. It features a series of dampening springs integrated into the hub, which help absorb vibrations and reduce shock during clutch engagement. This design is ideal for daily drivers, street performance vehicles, and light towing, where smooth gear changes and reduced drivetrain stress are essential.
By minimizing shock transfer, the sprung hub clutch prolongs the life of other drivetrain components, making it a reliable option for vehicles needing both comfort and moderate power handling. While slightly less direct in power transfer than a solid hub, it offers a superior driving experience for most street and light performance applications.
Full Face Disc Style
The full face clutch disc is designed for smooth engagement, even wear, and maximum surface contact with the pressure plate and flywheel. Covering the entire friction surface, this design provides excellent power transfer, making it ideal for daily drivers, light towing, and vehicles where comfort and longevity are top priorities. The increased surface area allows for better heat distribution, reducing the risk of premature wear.
Full face discs excel in standard and moderate performance applications, offering a balanced blend of drivability and durability. However, they may lack the aggressive grip required for extreme power handling compared to paddle-style discs, making them better suited for stock to lightly modified vehicles.
The full face clutch disc is designed for smooth engagement, even wear, and maximum surface contact with the pressure plate and flywheel. Covering the entire friction surface, this design provides excellent power transfer, making it ideal for daily drivers, light towing, and vehicles where comfort and longevity are top priorities. The increased surface area allows for better heat distribution, reducing the risk of premature wear.
Full face discs excel in standard and moderate performance applications, offering a balanced blend of drivability and durability. However, they may lack the aggressive grip required for extreme power handling compared to paddle-style discs, making them better suited for stock to lightly modified vehicles.
Single Disc
A single disc clutch is the most common and straightforward clutch design, featuring one friction disc to transfer power from the engine to the transmission. Known for its simplicity and reliability, it is ideal for standard vehicles, daily drivers, and light performance applications. Single disc clutches provide smooth engagement, making them perfect for casual driving and moderate power outputs.
While single disc clutches offer excellent drivability and cost-effectiveness, they have limited torque capacity compared to multi-disc setups. This design is best suited for vehicles with moderate horsepower levels where comfort, longevity, and ease of use are the primary concerns.
A single disc clutch is the most common and straightforward clutch design, featuring one friction disc to transfer power from the engine to the transmission. Known for its simplicity and reliability, it is ideal for standard vehicles, daily drivers, and light performance applications. Single disc clutches provide smooth engagement, making them perfect for casual driving and moderate power outputs.
While single disc clutches offer excellent drivability and cost-effectiveness, they have limited torque capacity compared to multi-disc setups. This design is best suited for vehicles with moderate horsepower levels where comfort, longevity, and ease of use are the primary concerns.
Stage 1 Clutch
A Stage 1 clutch is designed for drivers seeking a slight performance upgrade over a stock clutch while maintaining smooth engagement and drivability. Ideal for daily drivers and mild performance enhancements, it offers increased clamping force and better heat resistance compared to factory clutches. This makes it suitable for vehicles with minor bolt-on modifications, such as intake or exhaust upgrades.
While Stage 1 clutches provide improved durability and power handling, they maintain a comfortable pedal feel and minimal noise, making them a perfect choice for street driving with light towing or occasional spirited driving. They balance performance with everyday usability.
A Stage 1 clutch is designed for drivers seeking a slight performance upgrade over a stock clutch while maintaining smooth engagement and drivability. Ideal for daily drivers and mild performance enhancements, it offers increased clamping force and better heat resistance compared to factory clutches. This makes it suitable for vehicles with minor bolt-on modifications, such as intake or exhaust upgrades.
While Stage 1 clutches provide improved durability and power handling, they maintain a comfortable pedal feel and minimal noise, making them a perfect choice for street driving with light towing or occasional spirited driving. They balance performance with everyday usability.
Warranty Coverage
South Bend Clutch, Inc. warrants that our clutches are free from defects in workmanship and material under normal use and service. Our warranty provides coverage for 12 months or 12,000 miles (whichever comes first) from the date of installation.
The obligation of South Bend Clutch, Inc. under this warranty is limited to repair, replacement, or credit at our discretion for any product found to be defective. We will not be liable for losses, damages, or injury to persons or property resulting from misuse or improper installation of any part subject to this warranty.
*** WE DO NOT COVER LABOR, NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE ***
Warranty Registration
To activate your warranty coverage, you must register your clutch through our online Warranty Hub within 30 days of purchase.
What You'll Need to Register:
- Proof of purchase (receipt or invoice showing purchase date and price paid)
- Vehicle information (year, make, model, VIN)
- Current odometer reading at time of installation
- Installer information (shop name, address, phone number)
- Part number of your South Bend Clutch product
Click here to Register Your Warranty
After registration, you'll receive a confirmation email with your warranty certificate number. You can check your warranty status anytime at warranty.southbendclutch.com/lookup.
Filing a Warranty Claim
If you experience an issue with your clutch during the warranty period, you can submit a claim through our Warranty Hub.
Claim Submission Requirements:
- Your warranty certificate number or the email used during registration
- Current odometer reading
- Description of the issue you're experiencing
- Photos of the affected parts (pressure plate, disc, flywheel)
- Photos showing the condition of related components
Our warranty team will review your claim and may request additional information or photos. South Bend Clutch, Inc. reserves the right to examine all parts returned for warranty claims to determine whether the failure was due to a defect in material or workmanship.
Warranty Conditions
The Limited Warranty will NOT be valid under the following conditions:
- The product is NOT registered within thirty (30) days of purchase
- The product was purchased below our MAP price (see Pricing Policy below)
- The clutch was not installed by a certified or professional mechanic
- The flywheel was not replaced with new or properly resurfaced to specification
- The clutch has been altered, improperly installed, or damaged by accident, negligence, or misuse
- The transmission has failed or shows excessive wear
- The product is used for high performance and/or racing purposes for which it was not originally engineered
WARRANTY IS NON-TRANSFERABLE – Coverage applies only to the original purchaser and vehicle.
Pricing Policy
We encourage you to shop around when buying our parts, but we do not allow discounts or price matching below our MAP prices (3% below our published retail price).
Important: Purchases made below MAP price are not eligible for warranty coverage. Your proof of purchase must show a qualifying purchase price.
Return Policy
No returned product for warranty, repair, or replacement will be accepted without a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number.
To Obtain an RMA:
- If you purchased from an authorized dealer, contact them first to initiate the return process
- If you purchased directly from South Bend Clutch, call our warranty department at 1-800-988-4345
Once your claim is approved, you will receive an RMA number with shipping instructions for returning the defective parts.
Questions?
For warranty inquiries, contact our warranty department at warranty@southbendclutch.com or call 1-800-988-4345.
| Vehicle | Fuel Type | Manual Prevalence | Drivetrain | Transmission Type Used | OEM Flywheel Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-1994 Plymouth Laser 1.8L | Diesel | ![]() | 2WD | - | Solid Mass |
| 1992-1993 Hyundai Elantra 1.6L | Diesel | ![]() | 2WD | - | Solid Mass |
| 1989-1994 Hyundai Excel 1.5L | Diesel | ![]() | 2WD | - | Solid Mass |
| 1991-1995 Hyundai Scoupe 1.5L | Diesel | ![]() | 2WD | - | Solid Mass |
| 1984-1986 Dodge Colt 1.6L | Diesel | ![]() | 2WD | - | Solid Mass |
| 1985-1986 Plymouth Colt 1.6L | Diesel | ![]() | 2WD | - | Solid Mass |
PRODUCT FAQs
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Is the shipping free?
Yes. Worldwide shipping is already included in the price. We use DHL express with 3 days delivery time.
When will I receive my item?
When we have received your order, you will automatically receive an e-mail confirming your order. Orders made before 2 PM (CET) will be picked, packed and shipped the same day. Delivery time is usually 2-4 working days with DHL Express.
Can I change or return my item?
If you want to change a product into another model, strap color etc., please contact us so we are able to reserve the new item in our stock immediately. You are always entitled to an exchange or refund within 30 days after you have received your package, as long as the item has not been used.
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