it was easy and a spur of the moment thing. i was just wantin a new shift **** and figured while i was at it i would make it a short shifter. all youneedis a $5.99 **** and a hacksaw and a hammer to remove the old pin installed to hold the old **** in.all i did was remove the old **** and cut about 5 inches off and install a new **** it was that simmple and now i have a short shifter...

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why did you what it shorter?

 

shorter throw=less time between shifts

 

you have a short shifter, but its still not a short throw shifter
a real short throw shifter like the hurst has the bottom part of the hadle bent a bit and lengthened....not just the top cut off.....

 

yea i kno its not a true short throw shifter but your arm does move less so it does help, although it is harder to move cuz theres less leverage. so what is the difference between a real one. i dont get it. how does it work.

 

on a real short throw shifter, the bottom of the handle is bent just a bit and is a little longer....the closer the bottom of the handle is to the cables, the less length that it has to move

 

so its the same height as the stock one but just moves less?

 

the top is just a little shorter but not much....i think the top of the hurst is only about 1/2 inch to an inch shorter then the stock shifter but the most noticable difference is in the bottom

 

oh ok now i get it. i kinda basically did the same though. all that matters is how much your arm moves right? although i agree that a real short shifter is better cuz u have more leverage and still have a short throw. because mine is kinda hard to move in and out of gear. am i right?

 

the whole principle of a short throw shifter is to have less movement for your arm...but in less arm movement you also have less shifter movement