So aside from my slightly draggy clutch, my other issue is lever effort. I've got all kinds of tendon issues which makes one finger tough enough, but the evo seems a little heavier than most. From what I gather, there are 5 clutch settings, all of which involve some different clutch fibers or pressure plates.

I was curious if anyone had just flipped the tophats and not changed any fibers.

I flipped the top hats to reduce preload and swapped out for the older clutch pack with all six plates the same.

I have flipped the tophats and purchased the required disk for the complete range of adjustments but have not installed yet. The engagement is smoother with the washers flipped. I am going to be back into the clutch when I eventually get back home and will likely go to setting 6 just to guage the difference.

I have flipped the tophats and purchased the required disk for the complete range of adjustments but have not installed yet. The engagement is smoother with the washers flipped. I am going to be back into the clutch when I eventually get back home and will likely go to setting 6 just to guage the difference.

From what I can tell based on the 5 adjustment ranges in the manual, just flipping the tophats around (small end towards the motor) without changing anything else is kind of like a setting 2.5. The clutch engagement does feel noticeably softer to me, which I'm not sure I like, but on the flip (haha) side, the lever effort is less, which helps with my achy hands, so I think I'll leave well enough alone.