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So I want yalls personal advice, my slave cylinder went out on me, ive replaced the hydraulic line and master cylinder previously. I bought a new stage 1 clutch kit(did not come with flywheel). Ive got the transmission sitting on a jack under my truck and that clutch plate looks daunting. Ive never been inside a tranny before and in my personal opinion the clutch disc looks great. Ive heard yes and no on replacing the actual clutch. It operated perfectly previously. It was alot of work to get it out & really don't want to do it again, but at the same time how much could go wrong? Do new clutches have fitting issues? Is the flywheel necessary to resurface? Should I get a new flywheel and go ahead and do the rear main seal while I have it all out? Also if I decide to go through with the whole process, the stage 1 clutch plate sticks out almost 1 inch farther(the circle of forks, not sure exactly what its called.) Is that normal? Are my previous "forks" worn? I know that was alot of questions and I ran on, but I'm a bit nervous over this whole process. I'm a learn as you go backyard mechanic so all this is new to me, but I do have a decent amount of experience. I have already put the slave in, is there a bearing behind it that I overlooked? The kit came with 2 roller bearing, one about nickel sized one about quarter sized. Thank yall so much, I can take more/better pics if needed.

Got my first MJ. I've worked on a couple on the past, quite familiar with XJ's, but really wanted a truck, and didn't want to spend $40k on a Tacoma. I've done Cherokee floor boards, but I didn't buy anything fancy, just cut sheet, and formed and welded it in. Turned out great, but if I were to buy aftermarket "floorplans", is it worth it? Or do most of them suck and don't fit well?