"Differences between Stage I and Stage II Clutch"

Hello Fellow Tacoma Addicts and Junkies,

I am just now doing the research on clutches in case mine goes out. What does a Stage I Clutch mean, and what does a Stage II Clutch mean?

Thanks in advance for your replies,
Paul

 

It seems things like this change every few years it seems like days.

It started I think to make it easier for those people really not having any idea how clutches work .

To get a idea what they were looking at.

Stage 1 are for the most street friendly Meaning you could drive in Stop and Go Traffic as long as you needed.

The Clutch`s called stage II are made for lots more horse power and cost $$ your pushing a clutch plate rated much higher pressure then stock that gets old real fast on the street .

This is on manual linkage clutches not Hydraulic

About as simple as I could be if you want to explore this in depth I am sure lots of information to be found.

Check out the Marlin Crawler clutch kits .

It all comes down to how you use the truck

 

Excedy makes great clutches. They supply OEM to most automotive manufacturers. Their website has some good info.

https://www.exedyusa.com/

 

In short stage II is stronger, usually they make them from different material like pure kevlar; the kevlar results in stage II clutches having a "grippier" feeling, there is less ability to "ride" the clutch as it just grips or wants to grip faster than stock when you let off the clutch, so you have to commit a bit more to letting off the clutch and let off faster than a stock clutch. If I have any decent power upgrades I want a stage II, they are very streetable.

By the time you get to stage III the pedal is usually much harder to press and you literally just have to pop the clutch as its super grippy - you cannot ride that thing at all, they are very uncomfortable to drive - but, if I had a lot of power I would want one.