SBC Clutch Kit for 1990-1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse 2.0L Diesel – Fits Other Vehicles - Organic / Stage 1 / Daily Plus
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The SBC SD1-2170R-12 Clutch Kit is meticulously crafted to cater to a wide array of driving needs, preferences, and vehicle specifications. Our clutch kits are available in various stages and materials, such as Organic, Ceramic, and Kevlar, offering a tailored driving experience. From daily drivers to performance enthusiasts, our versatile selection ensures that there's an ideal match for your vehicle and your driving style.
Understanding Our Clutch Kit Variants
Our clutch kit variants are designed with the end-user in mind, offering a diverse range of friction materials, stages, and usage types to accommodate different driving conditions and preferences. Here's a closer look at the options available:
Friction Materials
- Organic: Perfect for daily driving and moderate performance use. Our organic friction material offers smooth engagement and reliability for everyday use.
- Ceramic: Ideal for high-performance applications. Ceramic offers higher heat resistance and durability under extreme conditions, making it suitable for racing or heavy-duty applications.
- Kevlar: For those seeking a balance between durability and smooth engagement, Kevlar provides an excellent compromise. It offers longer life than organic materials under more demanding conditions.
Clutch Stages
From Stage 1 to Stage 4, each stage of our clutch kits is tailored to specific driving needs and horsepower levels:
- Stage 1: Offers improved performance over stock clutches, suitable for vehicles with minor modifications or for drivers seeking a more engaging driving experience without sacrificing daily drivability.
- Stage 2: Designed for vehicles with moderate performance upgrades, providing enhanced torque capacity and durability.
- Stage 3: Targets heavily modified street and track vehicles, offering high torque capacity and the ability to handle aggressive launches and rapid shifts.
- Stage 4: The pinnacle of performance, built for highly modified or competition vehicles requiring maximum holding power and performance.
Usage Types
Our clutch kits are categorized by usage to help you choose the perfect clutch for your driving habits:
- Daily: Clutches designed for everyday use, offering smooth engagement and reliability.
- Daily Plus: A step up from our Daily level, providing enhanced performance while still maintaining good drivability for daily use.
- Extreme: Engineered for maximum performance and durability under the most demanding conditions, ideal for racing or high-performance street use.
- Endurance: Perfect for extended, high-performance use, offering durability and performance for prolonged periods of intense driving.
- Sport: A versatile option that bridges the gap between daily driving and performance use, offering a balance of durability and engagement quality.
Additional Features
Every variant of the SBC SD1-2170R-12 Clutch Kit comes with essential installation components, including a throw-out bearing and an alignment tool, ensuring a seamless installation process. While our clutch kits do not include a flywheel, this allows you to choose the flywheel that best suits your vehicle's needs and your driving style.
Why Choose South Bend Clutch?
Choosing the right clutch for your vehicle is crucial, and at South Bend Clutch, we understand the importance of quality, reliability, and performance. Here are just a few reasons why our clutch kits stand out:
- Quality Materials: We use only the highest quality materials in our clutches to ensure durability and performance.
- Expert Engineering: Our clutch kits are designed and engineered by experts with decades of experience in the automotive industry.
- Versatile Options: With a wide range of stages, materials, and usage types, finding the perfect clutch for your vehicle and driving style is easy.
- Customer Support: Our knowledgeable team is here to help you choose the right clutch kit and provide support throughout the installation process.
Whether you're upgrading your vehicle for better daily driving performance, preparing for the race track, or enhancing your truck's towing capability, South Bend Clutch has a solution tailored to your needs. Our commitment to quality, innovation, and customer satisfaction ensures that when you choose a South Bend Clutch product, you're getting the best the industry has to offer.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse 2.0L | Diesel | ![]() | FWD | W5M33 | Solid Mass |
| 1996-2005 Mitsubishi Eclipse 2.4L | Diesel | ![]() | FWD | F5M42 | Solid Mass |
| 1991-1999 Mitsubishi 3000GT 3.0L | Diesel | ![]() | AWD | W6MG1 | Solid Mass |
| 1990-1998 Eagle Talon 2.0L | Diesel | ![]() | AWD | W5M33 | Solid Mass |
| 1991-1996 Dodge Stealth 3.0L | Diesel | ![]() | AWD | W6MG1 | Solid Mass |
| 2001-2005 Chrysler Sebring 2.4L | Diesel | ![]() | FWD | - | Solid Mass |
| 2001-2005 Dodge Stratus 2.4L | Diesel | ![]() | FWD | - | Solid Mass |
| 1992-1996 Eagle Summit 2.4L | Diesel | ![]() | FWD | - | Solid Mass |
| 1992-1995 Mitsubishi Expo 2.4L | Diesel | ![]() | FWD | - | Solid Mass |
| 1991-1992 Mitsubishi Galant 2.0L | Diesel | ![]() | FWD | - | Solid Mass |
| 1994-1998 Mitsubishi Galant 2.4L | Diesel | ![]() | FWD | - | Solid Mass |
| 1992-1994 Plymouth Colt 2.4L | Diesel | ![]() | FWD | - | Solid Mass |
| 1990-1994 Plymouth Laser 2.0L | Diesel | ![]() | AWD | W5M33 | 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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