ive heard of people modifying their stock shifters to make them shorter in shifts and in height, how is this done?

 

by making the ball on the shifter a lil higher than stock...it requires cutting and welding...it'll cost you the same as one of those cheap shifters on ebay....thing is that the two cuts have to be parallel to each other or else the shifter will sit crooked when installed...good luck!

 

skunk2 short shifter

 

where could i get it cut and welded?

 

Here's how you do it:

http://www.geocities.com/~turbotage/...t_shifter.html

 

a friend of mine got it done from another friend at the MCRD hobby shop....dont follow that link cause you have to add to your shifter and therefore might have clearance problems with your exhaust....if you wanna see how it feels...hit me up..im in san diego too and i can introduce you to my friend whose car the shifter is on...email me..thanks!

 

What people used to do is just use a hacksaw and cut off the top part of the shifter where the **** screws on to. Be sure to leave some space before the curved part or you won't have any area for the shift **** to re-attach to. Then get a MOMO type shifter that uses screws to hold it in place since the threads are gone. And there you have it, a low-buck short shifter. It's a lot less hassle than having to re-weld parts. If you are going to go that far, just buy a short shifter and don't waste your time. I'd recommend a billet steel as opposed to a billet aluminum shifter. The aluminum shifters have been known to break. Skunk 2 or Neuspeed are the best steel ones, maybe the only ones?

 

I don't think that guy that made that how-to had any problems with his shifter. for telling people to not follow that link.

 

My friend can weld mine for free, but I choose not to shorten it. I like stock height.

 

To each his/her own of course...but a shorter shift rox. It's not like the teg has a really long throw stock, but there is no downside to a shorter shifter, assuming it's done properly. I have one of the cheapo billet alluminum ones, I can't see breaking it ever, unless you were driving like an ape...in which case I'd have little sympathy. Watch now I'll break mine and have to eat those words.

 

I agree! I have one too and I question how hard people shift to be able to break the shifter.

 

I just installed a Konig short shifter I found on ebay. and now it feels like its hard sometimes grinding 4th gear and I will somties grind second if shifting fast. anyone heard of this. I also spaced out the shifter where it bolts inthe linkage to take upthe space

 

Save time and money. Buy a real short shifter. B&M=

 

My friends custom shifter has the **** at stock height and the throw is only about an inch....its impossible to miss a shift that way...and the stock integra shifter is stronger than the aluminum shifters out there....this same friend broke 3 of them already cause we both powershift/speed shift...and its also the weight of our *****...jdm itr **** and skun2 ***** are perfect for short shifters if you understand that whole momentum inertia crap....it works!

 

I'm sorry to hear that...but I just can't imagine using enough force to break one.

 

Funny thing is that my friend who could weld a short shifter for me just broke his.


[Modified by StockTeg, 2:54 PM 9/23/2002]

 

Do NOT do this. The douchebag that had my GSR before me did this and the welds didn't hold, and for the longest time (i don't know if any of you remember)... i was posting asking about these weeeeeeeird things that were happening with my shifter.

Moral of the story... just buy one.

Jack

 

Proper welds should be stronger then the original metal. If it breaks it should break NEAR a weld not at it. I'd not shorten one that way either, but if I did, I'm confident it wouldn't break at a weld.


[Modified by TimoneX, 8:07 AM 9/23/2002]

 

where could i get one cut and welded in so. cal (orange county)? how much would it cost?

 

what is the actual throw lenght for a stock GSR shifter, my jdm teg supposedly comes with a short shift from the factory, the throw from 1st to 2nd gear is about 3" long..is that the same as USDM GSRs?? i wouldnt mind it being a little shorter, and would consider getting a short throw kit if it is possible to shorten it

 

Sounds about right.

 

Yeah, my friend's "short shifter" didn't break at the weld, but the screw that he used to weld the shifter together. My friend is one strange f*ck.