shifter

[goalieman24]

alright i know that the short throw mod involves cutting it and then welding it back together but.... i have an aftermarket knob that doesnt screw on(has screws that clamp it on) so could i just cut some off of the top so i dont have to find someone to weld it?

 

[MorpheusGPR]

In theory that sounds like it would work...but I don't know for sure if it would be the best or not.

They don't make aftermarket units for the 1g or 2g?

 

[JeRmZ]

NOPE ... just cutting the top would give you a "short-shifter" ... if you do the mod correctly it will give you a "short-throw shifter"! Although I would say pay the $$ and buy a B&M short shifter!

 

[goalieman24]

how does chopping down closer to the bottom make it a shorter throw?? isnt it just shortening it just in a different place

 

[98RedGs]

how does chopping down closer to the bottom make it a shorter throw?? isnt it just shortening it just in a different place

It dosent make it a short shifter. It makes it a shorter throw which makes you think its a shorter shift....

Dam dsm's trick our minds!

 

[goalieman24]

so cutting some off of the top will not have the same effect as down lower? or am i wrong

 

[Defiant]

Didn't we just have this chat?

With a shorter lever, above the pivot, your hand won't have to move as far (picture the shifter on a bus coming up out of the floor versus a DSM shifter). With a true short shifter -and hold out for the B&M, despite the cost- you raise the pivot point, and change the leverage so that you get true shortening of the shifter travel.

 

[goalieman24]

so if i cut it above the pivot point will it feel any different besides being lower or will it just be a waste

 

[Defiant]

You'll get some shortening, both in feel and function. Try about 1½".

 

[goalieman24]

alright i did it and managed to get off maybe an inch or so with my knob still being able to fit on. anyone know or have a knob with a wider bottom so that i can cut more off and still have the knob fit on?

 

[Defiant]

Bench grinder.

 

[goalieman24]

dont have one

 

[Defiant]

Harbor Freight, $30. You need one.

 

[dsmturboawd]

there is a way to move the shifter cable like 1/2" where it bolt up to the tranny to make it really a short shifter.

 

[Defiant]

http://mario.germain.com/shifter.html

Yeah, you drill a hole in the shifter arm on the gearbox. A little too scary for me, but that's me.