blaze1693

*****Update***


So i bought a shifter off ebay recently (pretty decent for $30)and installed myself. To me it still wasn't short enough. So i purchased a heavy duty pipe cutter from lowes. The pipe cutter allowed me to cut about 2-2 1/2 inches off shifter. Now its the perfect height. Shifter also came with cage bushings. I also ordered NST cable bushings but haven't received them yet. Everything feels much more precise and shorter. love it, here are some pics. BTW i chose to use a pipe cutter b/c its a much cleaner cut than using a dremel, plus there were no metal filings to pick up afterwards and it cost like $6.
also this is my first post

*****Update******
I finally installed the NST Bushings. I did it in my garage once i got home the other night. It was pretty simple. I can notice a difference while shifting now, its kind of hard to explain. But for the most part it feels alot more direct, smoother, and precise.









short shifter on left stock on right. this pic is before i cut down more.

S8cred

congrats on the first post. nice job on shifter

velocity_of_superwhite

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Pull out the boot and turn it inside out. You'll see a ring holding the chrome outer ring of the boot. Pull out and choke up on the boot material and reinstall. It should fit a lot better without the floppy boot around your ****. Shouldn't take more than 3-4 mins. **** looks good btw, what kind is it and where'd you get it?

blaze1693

Thanks yea i plan on fixing the boot at lunch. I got the **** from pep boys its called Dojo and its real carbon fiber. cost like $50

velocity_of_superwhite

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Is it one of those universal fit ones? Or a screw-on one?

blaze1693

its a universal fit i believe. it has the insert you can put in it to self thread. or you can use allen screws. but imo it fits well. only needed to tighten once. its a very good quality shifter.

tcassault07

hey guys, i got a question, maybe this was being asked before

instead of swapping the whole shifter
can i cut down the shift stick, narrow it, and make new tread for the shift ****
regardless of how difficult that might sound, do you think it'll help performance like the whole kit does?

blaze1693

well if you look at the last picture I posted you can see the short shifter compared to our stock one. A shorter shifter moves the pivot point up and shortens the upper portion we use to shift. To answer your question, just lowering the upper part of the shifter will shorten your throw slightly. but the real short shifters will have a longer length below the pivot point and have a shorte upper portion. hope this answers your ??'s

tC_vixen

Nice.

tcassault07

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/JDM-S...spagenameZWDVW

how about that one guys, is that all i need to do the swap?
i didn't wanna do it, but yours looks kool

blaze1693

Yes that will work but for the same price you can buy dr. isotopes shifter.
http://doctorisotope.com/index.php?o...d=15&Itemid=29
he does the same thing but better. and you might want to consider getting cable bushings. I cant wait to get mine

tC_vixen

sciontC

looks good.