I have a 98 4Runner SR5 3.4L manual and it's gonna need a clutch soon. I have read a lot about the Marlin 1200lb clutch kit and I am thinking about purchasing one. Anybody dailying one of them? How does it preform? What kinda of lifetime could i reasonably expect to get?
Thanks.

 

With quality hydraulics, you will notice some increase in pedal effort. I didn't think it was that bad unless I was stuck in bumper to bumper traffic. For those times, I would shift the transfer case to LO and drag my brakes in 1st gear until nearly stalling before I would push the clutch in.

You will also relearn your engagement point and fade. The heavier clutch will bite sooner and with less transition. Not a bad thing per se, but can feel at times like an on/off switch.

Longevity?!?! Well that's up to your driving style and skill. My '94 had 100k miles on the clutch when I changed it solely because I took the cab off and it was RIGHT there. That clutch had easily 50% more life in it. The clutch before, which came from the PO had 75k miles under my foot (and 50k under the PO) and got changed because it would chatter. I think that was pulling too many trailers that weighed too much. It still had bite, but the flywheel had some heat spots and I wanted to change to a heavier flywheel to improve torque.

 

How Long will it last out to the road from the garage The clutch usage of some people.

200,000 miles it all depends on the drivers skills

I drive so many vehicles the clutch works or it does not .

The good thing about being a little Heavy duty is taking abuse (getting Hot) compared to stock.

If I needed a New Clutch it would be my Choice .

 

Having been there myself I understand wanting to "upgrade", but I should just point out that the OEM clutch is GREAT. Mine has 250,000 miles on it, and for the last 50,000 miles I've been towing a trailer that's a bit big for the truck. A bit over 3,000# with a lot of wind drag. Clutch feels like it might be suffering, but is still holding strong.

So it's worth asking yourself "why upgrade?" The Marlin clutch is meant for rock crawling. For daily driver use, nothing is going to beat the OEM clutch. Why give that leg so much more of a workout in town driving?

Having said all that, it's hard to go wrong with Marlin products, and you want what you want.

 

Something else to remember A hydraulic Clutch the effort to push the pedal is always the same.

Now if it was a manual clutch like in the olden days of my youth a Heavy Duty Clutch was not for the weak of leg