APPLICATION: WORKS WITH SAVAGE 21 RTR & 25 SS KITS THAT ORIGINALLY CAME WITH THE 2 SHOE CLUTCH SYSTEM.
TIRED OF FRYING YOUR PLASTIC COMPOSITE CLUTCH SHOES?!?! These GPM Racing Super Heavy Duty Aluminum Clutch shoes are machined from solid blocks of 6061 aluminum alloy. These clutch shoes can take MUCH MORE heat and abuse than plastic composite clutch shoes. The Savage is a heavy truck that is hard on clutches. Stock or aftermarket composite plastic clutch shoes can actually begin to soften and melt under hard use. This problem is made worse by upgrades that add weight to your Savage, and also by upgraded engines that put out more power.
PLEASE NOTE: Because these are aluminum clutch shoes, they should provide a much harder bite and initial lock up. Plastic composite shoes usually slip more which provides sort of a cushioning effect as they engage more gradually. These aluminum clutch shoes should provide more of an abrupt grab once they engage. Those of you familiar with nitrous oxide (N20) applications on full size cars can relate that aluminum shoes should behave more like a hard, fast hitting shot of N20. On the other hand, plastic composite clutch shoes should put the power down more like a softer hit of nitrous. Some people may prefer the power delivery of the "softer hitting" composite clutch shoes. There can be advantages to either type - it depends on what the user wants.
IMPORTANT NOTE: These clutch shoes do not come with new springs and they are intended to be installed along with the stock Savage clutch springs (or whatever springs you are currently using).
PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT: GPM has changed the design of these aluminum clutch shoes a little. Now they come with holes drilled into them to lower the weight. Lighter clutch shoes increase the engagement speed of the engine. Comparing to full size cars, this would be similar to installing a higher stall converter in an automatic transmission of a car. These clutch shoes are now approximately 10% lighter than before, and should provide a little stronger take off from a standstill with the higher engagement speed. Another way of looking at it would be to compare it to a full size car with a manual transmission... revving the engine up higher before engaging the clutch will give a stronger/harder take off from a standstill.