Anyone else have a problem with the JDM shift boot being really "tight"? I know its a dumb question but its valid. Since I had to replace mine I figured Id get something for my car that was JDM y0! Mine is so tizzite that it almost wants to pop back into neutral when I have it in second or forth gear. Maybe because its cold outside? Now I am using a non-itr shift console, but I was told they were the same but maybe they arent. It bolted up just fine and appears to be the same though.

 

I replace mine twice already. With the red jdm and yellow one. No problem at all.

 

must be the console then

 

When I had mine installed I noticed it was a lot tighter than the stock one. It is especially noticible in 2nd, 4th, and reverse. I used to hold the shifter in gear so it wouldn't pop out. You could always take it out and stretch it a bit. That is what I ended up doing.

 

I pushed down the opening which has plastic retainer that tighten on the shaft and the boot had lot of slack like USDM oem one. NO problem at all.

 

yea if you have the boot pulled all the way up to the top and locked towards the top, then it will be tight. But if its set up like the picture above, I havent had a problem.

 

Mine is also like the photo above. No problems

 

aiight...i shall give that a whirl

 

My JDM boot was exactly the same size/shape as my stock boot, no different. I don't see how there could have been any problems.

 

what is the diff btw jdm and usdm?

 

yup. widen the plastic ring a little by pulling down.

 

Pretty red stitches.

 

Careful or it will break into 3 pieces...ask me how i know

 

DOOHHHH!! damn dats gotta suck!

 

i got it back on...i just removed that little nubs on the inside of the ring and now it slides down far enough and isnt too tizzite. i nearly just decided to cut off the ring entirely

 

I never had a problem with mine. Maybe you got a defective one? LOL.

 

you can just shave off those little things that stick out on the bottom of the plastic piece, so that it will slide down the shifter more, or you can just get a short shifter, so that the shift throws will be shorter, so it won't have to go as far.

 

Just get a B&M short shifter with energy suspension bushings. Then your shifter will sit lower and you won't have a problem with the JDM shift boot being so tight.
It will be tight for the stock shifter though. I had that problem then i got the B&M.

 

 

Defective JDM part, NEVER!

 

i just pushed down on the ring as far as i could w/o breaking it. Its tight but not tight enough to cause any problems.

 

maybe you got the ctr one, they are different

 

I got the CTR one, without my knowing it. I know now because it has a seam between the back two red stitches. It aggravates the hell out of me.

 

It also has a different bracket...

 

not that tight
haah