Custom Short Shifter

[chriso_R33]

hey all.. has anyone in here tried to make their own short shift kit out of the old gear stick? i was thinking about it today whilst taking my gearbox out for the second time in 3 weeks. clutch problems.. anyway i was thinking about cutting the stick basically in half and welding the threaded part of the stick back onto the lower half that sits in the top of the box. not just a spot weld but a full-on weld that wont break in a hurry... anyones thoughts would be helpful and taken into account.. just so you all know.. i'm NOT going to do it for certain... i'm just getting opinions. thanks guys

[mad082]

any sort of short shifter will make it harder to find the gears, and make the gearbox feel notchier. but cutting it will make it a shorter through.

[Freddy Kruger]

search for a ropic on this a little while ago. a short shift isnt just a shorter gearstick, the bottom part as more curve or something to shorten shifts.

[THE_350GT]

I did this to my first car, the throw was shorter. Never had a problem smacking it through the gears just make sure you went it right around just to be sure.

[BHDave]

Short shifters reduce the throw of the stick, not the length.

They do it by moving the pivot point of the stick up slightly. The further it moves up, the shorter the shift and the more effort you need to bang it in gear fast as you have lost a bit of leverage.