A Few Quickies ... Clutch, Brakes, Springs and Lights

["the_great_gazoo.rm <delorean@xxxx>" <delorean@xxxx>]

Well... spring is around the corner (in my mind) and I am getting 
ready to take my baby out of storage. Then comes the prep work of 
fixing up all that stuff you say you will next season!

At the top of my list is the clutch.. she is pooched.. i can try to 
move the car starting in 5th without stalling, and she slips in every 
gear.... almost undrivable! Now the question, which clutch kit 
should i look into? What experiences have other owners had? I noticed 
the major parts dealers having either OEM or Centrefoce. Upon 
further investigation I noticed centerforce has 2 models for the D. 
Single Grip and Double Grip, since the stock engine is not all that 
powerful, i have ruled out the dual grip. But what is better? the 
OEM clutch kit or the Centerfoce clutch kit or something else all 
together? As well, is the only way to tell if you need a new 
flywheel is inspection upon removing it?


The brakes... mine have lots of pad left, but squeal like a truck 
whenever I use them... ALL THE TIME! its very embarassing, and would 
like any suggestions to fixing this,... so far I have figured the 
best way is probably replacing them, but then I worry about what kind 
of pads I should use... I see carbon fibre ones on ebay, but I am not 
sure what would be best! Carbon fibre, semi-metallic, full metallic? 
organic? SUGGESTIONs!? As well, I was given the option to cross drill 
my rotors on the car from a local shop, would this help, not only 
with the squealing but also with the brake dust problem on the rear 
wheels especially?

As for the springs,... My car is still at the factory height and sits 
nose high... i saw the 2 major spring kits, the one from Housten and 
Grady's... does the kit from Housten come with ONLY the springs, and 
Grady's comes with springs AND shocks??? Which ones make the car look 
better? I would like to improve the way the suspension handles and 
also at the same time have the car sit lower to make it appear more 
aggressive! I dont want it to look stupidly low, I would just want 
to have it be as low as possible without sacraficing anything!


The last question is about the interior lights... I know that they 
are supposed to dim and then turn off when you close the door, mine 
are kind of screwy... they will turn off right away sometimes, or 
other times stay on, other times they dim, Then sometime they turn 
off and turn on while driving! I figure the white relay in the back 
of the passenger seat section is shot. I remember reading here 
before somebody that offered a COMPLETELY new redone kit to replace 
the factory light switches? I searched the archives with no luck... 
anybody? 

As well the door ajar light in the instrument cluster stays on ALL 
THE TIME!

I appreciate all the suggestions, opinions and views i can get !

So thank you in advance for all your help!

If you have anything to suggest, please feel free to email me 
privately off the list at ken@xxxx 

-Ken
5541

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