What are some methods of attaching the top portion of the shift boot to the **** (esp a machined billet ****!)?
I'm looking for a permanent and clean looking way for the shift boot to stay all the way at the top of the shaft, just below the ****.
any hints, tips, advice?
thanks!
daich

 

well, i have a skunk2 ****, and there is a bolt that is suppose to be underneath it that locks it in place...obviously a shiftboot will not stick up on the bolt, so i put duct tape around it, then keep on moving the shiftboot up, once i realize that i put enough duct tape on the bolt, then i just slide the boot up and it stays in place

 

sounds dumb, but i wrapped a thick rubber band on the shifter...tight enough hold position, but loose enough to be able to slide it back down. holds the shift boot up tight to my gsr **** and know one even knoes how

lookie, i even made a cut away diagram

 

dumb? it's exactly the same thing you did, except you use a rubber band

 

naw, im saying my idea sounds dumb, not urs. lol

 

you mean something like this???
Itr **** and shift boot i just used th nut that came with it and put it over the boot.. works like a charm and my #s line up perfect....

 

the lockin nut is for the shift ****. same concept as locking perches. because if u just thread down a skunk 2, or itr/ctr ****, the shift pattern on top isnt always centered.

 

Heres what I did.

-Put some weatherstrip (1/2") around the spot on the shifter youd like the boot to stick.
-Slide plastic console with boot over the shifter and below the weatherstrip.
-Pull the console up enough that you can see and work under it but not too far that the boot goes above the weatherstrip on the shifter.
-Take the outer circle (opening) on the shiftboot and pull it under about 3/4" (this is so you can actually keep it attached)
-Pull the top of the shift boot to the bottom of the weatherstrip.
-take a ziptie and tighten it over the opening of the shift boot on the top on the weatherstrip
-pull boot snug

Weatherstrip helps give the ziptie something to hold onto and looks clean in the small openings between the boot and shifter

 

yeah my shift boot is starting to sag, maybe i should try this rubberband method.