I tried installing them but found out that the stabilizer rod is extremely close to my cat, less than half an inch. At the stick shift end, the cylindrical weight on the shifter bar comes in contact with the bracket/bushing that holds the stick shift assembly in place. I think I bought a bogus HCP copy and didn't realize it.

Did anyone have this problem? If I decide just to cut and weld 90-93 'teg shift linkage is that good enough? How much do I need to cut?

 

haha welcome to the world of hcp linkages!!

If this helps, at the shifter end of things- try to install it to your shifter the opposite way (upside down) you have it now, it may look like it wont fit but it probably will. I had the same issue.

For the part that connects to the transmission linkage, i have it pointed down if that means anything, which i think is wrong. I think it needs to point up, which i am going to try and fix someday.

As far as the stab. rod i dont know, i lined mine up and have no problem with rubbing or closeness to the cat (99 Civic Si cat).

hth

-Todd

 

just keep trying you will eventually get it. Remember when you do put antiseeze on the threaded ares to keep from coming loose while you are driving. That would suck.

 

Mine didn't rub the cat-I had a test pipe(smaller diameter)but the shift linkage DID rub the stabilizer in some gear combinations-reverse and 5th were difficult to engage because of this.I took both off,laid them on the driveway so the bends arced upward,and with a BFH,straightened them out a little-worked great,just bend a little at a time,then test fit.I think antisieze would allow the jam nuts to back off,possibly-I used Loctite after I got both pieces adjusted to the right lenght and I've heard of people tack welding them.Dude above is right about it sucking if they come loose-first test drive after the swap,I left my driveway and drove up the hill on my street to a stop sign.When I tried to put it in first the jamb nut on the shift linkage backed off and I couldn't get it to go in to any gear!I had to jump out,push it back while cutting the wheel,and jump in to coast back down the hiill to my house!That's when I decided to use loctite and I didn't have any more problems.HTH.

 

I think Loc-Tite is the word your looking for. Loc-Tite, is a thread locker used to keep bolts from backing off

Anti-seize, or sometimes called Never Sieze is a compound used on bolts where corrsion or rust might be a problem. When you apply this to a bolt it ensures ease of removal at a later time. But does NOT have any thread locking capabilities


just had to clear that up