JTD CLUTCH & SUSPENSION, HELP?

[Bob]

Alright people.. i have just lowered my 01 JTD Bravo, using jamex springs. The front looks great but the back still looks high? is this right? its just when i lowered my 1.8 hlx im sure it looked lower???

Also... Has a cluth been found to take nigels 155/170 remap yet? i tried to search the forum but the search is unavailable? if so how much is it??

cheers bob

 

[LightWarrior]

theres a clutch in the works. the standard clutch takes the 150 map no bother, and the 170 isn't TOO bad i think. however, theres is, as i say, something happening in that area. re your suspension, its probably becausa a) they haven't settled in yet, and b) theres no weight in there to help them settle. make a nice thick mdf floor, and fit a nice big sub and amp in too. that should help lower it a little

Buzz
the poster formerly known as LightWarrior

 

[Anonymous]

jtd

My experience was different from the above post. Your std clutch might handle the 155bhp remap but then again it might not as has been my experience. The slip isn't huge except when the you ask for full power when overtaking in top or 4th at about 40-60 mph. There are other JTD owners who have experienced problems but then I understand there are some who claim they haven't.

From feb 2001 Fiat fitted a more robust clutch than the weak Valeo. You can find out which was fitted to yours if your car was produced around this date by supplying a Fiat dealer with your chassis number. There are a few aftermarket uprated clutches however some require modification of your flywheel and others are just alot heavier than the std as the springs in the covers have been uprated.

Obviously alot will depend upon the life your car has had and the condition of the clutch.

The std clutch cannot cope with the 170bhp remap. You will need an uprated clutch.

Why have you lowered your JTD? For the HLX, if yours is one, ride height and suspension are fine for the car's abilities even in remapped state. They just need to be in good order. Altering these may potentially make the car unstable.

 

[AlfaNige]

Re: jtd

Its almost a 50/50 split on whether the clutch slips or not. It also depends on your driving. More importantly though it depends on the life the car has had before you had it. Cars owned by old diesel drivers tend to be a bit more suspect than cars that have been thraped up and down.
When we started doing Multiplas we could never get the clutch to slip although one or two came back and said theirs did. Then we found out that when we drove the cars we were driivng them hard like turbo petrols and not driving them using the torque at low revs and trying accelerate in 5th at 2,000 rpm which us when you can get almost any JTD to slip if you do that - in standard form.

 

[Anonymous]

clutch

Despite some uncertainty over whether the clutch can take the remap, the remap is certainly the way to go. You just have to try it and see how you and your car get on with it.
However the innate character of a diesel engine is that it is low revving. A huge amount of torque is produced low down the rev range in contrast to a petrol engine. It would be great if there was a substantially uprated replacement of the std clutch which just bolted straight on.

 

[Grandad]

Just got mine back with the Autoemotion clutch fitted. No probs, and the pedal is lighter than it was. The old thrust was really clapped! (Been whining and growling for over 2 years!)

Silence is bliss....

 

[Anonymous]

clutch

Yes, but does it let go (any hint of slip) when you drive it? Is your car remapped?

 

[Grandad]

Re: clutch

Yes, it's remapped (155). The old clutch didn't slip, don't know about the new one yet!