Short Shifter Advice

[suwidji]

I'm looking at getting a short shifter, but I can't seem to find a place to get them in Sydney (I'm probably not looking hard enough, but I've done my fair share of google searching lol)

Anyone know where I can get one for my r34 GT-T? I heard the japspeed short shifter kit was good, lots of guides on how to install it too- any others and where to buy them? I have no idea where to get the japspeed one though, because everytime I search it up, it always takes me to a UK site.

thanks!

[StevenCJR31]

can you shorten your existing shifter?

[Tai1or Made]

There's a difference between a short shift kit and cutting your lever down with a hacksaw.

FYI.

[suwidji]

haha, i don't want to go ghetto DIY on my car and cut it down... will that even work? (not that I would even try if it does!)

looking for a proper kit to install

[WMDC35]

ha, it's in the throw not the lever length

[suwidji]

ha, it's in the throw not the lever length

yeh that's what i was thinking. a short shifter usually has the same length as the original shifter right? The difference is the pivot point which reduces the throw.

Anyways, anybody know where I can get one?

[89CAL]

eBay, just jap. Lots of places. I had a spare so I made my own. Just cut the threaded part off, got rid of the rubber filled top section and welded the threaded part to the inner section of the shifter. I wanted a solid shifter with a bit less length so pretty happy with it

[WMDC35]

search nismo short shift, nengun should come up on the top, they have it

[StevenCJR31]

There's a difference between a short shift kit and cutting your lever down with a hacksaw.

FYI.

enlighten me o wise one?

[WMDC35]

short shifter has the same length lever but needs to be moved a shorter distance to select gears

[89CAL]

short shifter has the same length lever but needs to be moved a shorter distance to select gears

Yeah pretty much this. I've seen the eBay ones and they basically raise the pivot point so less throw is needed

The way I described above doesn't decrease the throw just decreases the length of the shifter. Gives the illusion of a shorter throw basically

[Tai1or Made]

enlighten me o wise one?

Done, with the power of quote.

short shifter has the same length lever but needs to be moved a shorter distance to select gears

[StevenCJR31]

Yeah pretty much this. I've seen the eBay ones and they basically raise the pivot point so less throw is needed

The way I described above doesn't decrease the throw just decreases the length of the shifter. Gives the illusion of a shorter throw basically

so a shortened factory shifter would serve the same purpose (?) as the pivot point would be difficult (at best) to change?

[WMDC35]

no, the change is enough to reduce throw about 25%

the shortened factory one would just be a low shifter

[suwidji]

search nismo short shift, nengun should come up on the top, they have it

sweet thanks!

[Hasitha]

In layman's term. The gear/shifter handle lenght is relatively the same as stock, but the movement required to change a gear is less than a stock. Cutting the lever doesn' t mean its a short shift it just its a short lever same shift.
I mighy be wrong in the following but I belive the 34 Gtr comes with one and the Tomei Chaser too comes with a short shift.

[GTSBoy]

[ERO54N]

On 24/06/2012 at 0:18 PM, WMDC35 said:

ha, it's in the throw not the lever length

That's what I keep telling her

[89CAL]

What on earth happened in here.......

[Adz #24]

I’m looking at installing a short shifter, but also want to reduce the length of the shaft as well, does anyone know if a kit handles both things?