Review: Suzuki Sport 'Sport Driving' Clutch Pedal

Knight1

One of the most common woes of Swift Sport owners all over, (including me), is the OE clutch pedal height. It puts the engagement/bite point right at the height of a disengaged brake pedal, and has way too much travel.

Certainly not the deal for sport driving.

Also, unlike other cars out there (WRX's, Evo's etc), the pedal's "pivot" point behind the dash, cannot be truly adjusted for it to "sit" lower down...below the height of the brake pedal.

The real problem lies behind the very shape of the clutch pedal:

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The "red" shows the angled orientation of the OE pedal, which makes it "sit" higher up. The SuzukiSport clutch pedal solves this problem by having a straight pedal arm (removes the angle), so it effectively sits lower down in the footwell.

Product notes:

1) Fast shipping from Suzuki-Sport / Tajima Motor co. - got it within 7 days of purchase.

2) Pedal arm does not come with another "aluminum" clutch pedal face....the pedal face has to be trasferred from the original one, to this. It's a pretty easy removal.....it pops right off (held by four rubber "pins" behind the pedal).

3) You'd need to transfer the rubber "bushes" from the OE pedal to this during the installation.

4) Installation should be done by a mechanic (hard to reach behind the console).

Ignorant Ignis · Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2009 12:02 pm Post subject:

very nice..... and i'm guessing the blue box is your shift nob

Knight1 · Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2009 10:20 am Post subject:

^^Yep.....not sure if I'll use it yet though.

So, final thoughts on the pedal:

1) The linkage to the clutch "actuator" is actually lower down on the sport pedal than the original - helps maintain good travel on the clutch p-plate even though the pedal travel is now less

2) The pedal's "rest" point is now lower than the brake pedal (yay!!)...by about 3-4 mm......total travl is around 2 inches or so to the footwell.

3) I no longer feel like I'm driving a car with a granny-mobile-clutch. Laughing

It's a SIGNIFICANT difference over stock. Highly recommended for all MT SS owners!

And here's a comparison between the Sport pedal (top) and the OE pedal (bottom)...note how the lower part of the OE pedal is angled further up. Very very poor design.

OE pedal

Last thing to note.....removing the aluminium pedal face from the OE pedal assembly was a pain in the neck.......but it needs to be done, as the Suzukisport pedal does NOT come with it's own pedal face. Advice to the wise - disassemble the pedal face into three parts - the aluminium, the rubber backing, and the rubber plug inserts which hold it down.

silva7 · Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:19 am Post subject:

What was the total cost landed? Might think of ordering one.

Knight1 · Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:04 am Post subject:

It cost me roughly 1200 TTD in my hands........ shipping might have been a tad higher, as it came along with other Suzuki-Sport parts in that shipment (bigger box).

Keep in mind I brought it in myself, through a freight forwarder that I have access to. It may cost you cheaper through other freight forwarders, or could be more expensive, depending on how you ship.

silva7 · Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:49 am Post subject:

Ok, thanks i'll look into it.

rado · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:13 pm Post subject:

Knight1 · Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:15 am Post subject:

rado · Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 5:58 pm Post subject:

Thanks breds!