Short Shifters..

[Darkness_Ryda1]

Hey guys,

Lookin and purchasing a R34 GT-T Manual, and i would like to get a short shifter for it. i wanna get either a C's Shifter or B&M..i was leaning more towards B&M but i cant find any that suit RB25 engines...they all seem to be RB20's. Does B&M make shifters for RB25's? if so anyone got links? feel free to make some suggestions.

Thanks in advance.

[Simon-S14]

if its any help, RB20 shifters fit RB25 boxes... so the B&M shifter may well fit...

[Darkness_Ryda1]

oh really..anyone else able to confirm this or does anyone have a RB25 with a B&M RB20 shifter?

[FineLine]

oh really..anyone else able to confirm this or does anyone have a RB25 with a B&M RB20 shifter?

No but i do have one with the c's shifter. It works a treat so if you cant find the b&m dont be afraid of the alternative.

[GTST98]

hi ive got a rb25 98 mod and ive got a ebay spec short shift best thing ive bought for car for 60 bucks , works awesome

[Darkness_Ryda1]

hi ive got a rb25 98 mod and ive got a ebay spec short shift best thing ive bought for car for 60 bucks , works awesome

bought one of them for my old r33, and for my friends..was fine in mine, but stuffed up my friends gearbox..the little white pivot ball came off got stuck in the gear box and killed his synchros...also gave heaps of movement when he was in gears.. looking for somethin with alot more quality...too afraid to do it to the Gt-t in case the same thing happens. would be looking at alot more than 2K for a gear box.

[Zoikeh]

Yeah i've got a cheap C copy short shifter, putting the stock one back in as soon as i can.

[Darkness_Ryda1]

yea my friends gearbox wasnt as bad after he put the stock on back in

[tyaos]

i pull mine (ebay C's copy) and put stock back

im looking to by C's or Nismo for my R34 gtt

compare to C's and C's style.. how are they different?

cheers

paul

[bubba]

Couple of mates have bad experiences with B&M shifters on their powerglides.. dodgy mexican sh!t.

[Darkness_Ryda1]

so it seems like C's is the winner? anyone had or heard of anything bad happening with them?

Edited December 18, 2007 by Darkness_Ryda1

[cosworth1971]

my cheap shortshifter ($200)is fine ,did u replace the nylon bush at the bottom?

[(B1) MR_fanny]

i was under the assuption C's have the nylon bushes and everything othe plastic bit incorporated in the sys. its the el-cheapo ones that you have to cut and transfer the original ones over. can someone confirm this with the C's?

[bubba]

I have a 25 short shifter and had to swap the nylon bush for the stock 20 item as it's smaller than the 25 one.

I have a C's btw and it did come with everything needed. I did need to add a spacer in so that the housing clamped tight on the 20 box.. seems like it snout that shifter comes out of could be shorter on a 20 box *shrug*.

Edited December 20, 2007 by bubba

[PJ.]

I too have a C's shifter, they work awesome but my only complaint is the length of the shifter - it was too short for my liking and it sort of felt like an MR2! I countered this problem by adding a much longer gear knob and now it's wicked.

[Darkness_Ryda1]

whats the problem with the actual stick being too short? just further to reach?

[PJ.]

whats the problem with the actual stick being too short? just further to reach?

Yeah exactly right

[bubba]

C's shifter on my 20 box in my 32 with one of those aluminium Nismo knobs is fine, turned out to be roughly the same height as the old stocko shifter w/ shit knob that the last guy who had the car cut an inch or so off the top of the shifter.

[Darkness_Ryda1]

ah ok, hmm i guess i will have to see how much shorter it is and see if i like it. any idea of the % of short shifting distance there is on C's or does it vary on each car?

[Darkness_Ryda1]

heard of them being between 20% and 40% correct?

Edited January 2, 2008 by Darkness_Ryda1