short shifter

[2C0UGAR00]

what are some of the best short shifters for cougars and which would ya'll recommend for it?

[canadiancougar]

B&m

[B3NN3TT]

Saw off the stock unit.

[Yofavcracka]

Originally Posted by B3NN3TT

Saw off the stock unit.

x2, thats what i did and i loved it til it was gone.

[2C0UGAR00]

if i saw it off how to i get the thread down?

[TheWingsER]

just go on ebay lookup short shifter, there are some for like 30$ and they work just fine... i just put mine in and it worked great.. also if you wanna keep your reverse lock-out for your shifter its the only way to go. as far as bringing the threads down.. your gonna have to re-whelded... or just put after market shift knob on...

[2C0UGAR00]

well the plan was to actually get a short shifter and have the company install it so i was also looking at stuff and people said like the $30 ones break easy

[canadiancougar]

Originally Posted by 2C0UGAR00

well the plan was to actually get a short shifter and have the company install it so i was also looking at stuff and people said like the $30 ones break easy

I had one from Street Racing, BMW Performance Parts, HONDA Performance Parts, Auto Parts - COSMO Racing Online and it felt really strong. This is a great company to deal with.

[diddy]

I would stay away from the ebay short shifters. I have heard waaaay too many stories of those breaking...

honestly, I would just saw off your shifter and get an aftermarket knob that just screws in.

B&M's are super nice, but you aren't really gonna see an increase in performance with a STS, so it is basically cosmetic. so if you do one, I would either saw it, or go with the B&M

[B3NN3TT]

Originally Posted by TheWingsER

just go on ebay lookup short shifter, there are some for like 30$ and they work just fine... i just put mine in and it worked great.. also if you wanna keep your reverse lock-out for your shifter its the only way to go. as far as bringing the threads down.. your gonna have to re-whelded... or just put after market shift knob on...

Dude... you are so wrong.

The eBay units are the ones that everyone always breaks. The ball breaks off the bottom at the worst possible times. Look it up.

If you saw off your stock shifter, you can get a new shift knob that doesn't require threads, or you can easily re-thread yours. You need to buy a DIE in the same thread pitch as the old thread (take the piece you cut off into Sears and they can find you a new die to use to cut new threads on the shifter; they are about 4 bucks). YOU DO NOT HAVE TO RE-WELD ANYTHING.

You also need to chop off the bottom half of your reverse lockout to fit everything back on there. But it's just plastic, so it's not hard at all.