diy $3.60 short shifter..

[Aguero83]

That is a fitting that goes on a ground rod for a house or a plumbing pipe any hardware should carry them it's located in the eletrical dept.

[1993ACCORDMAN]

bump for just completed this and works great. makes driving with my stage 3 clutchmore fun. lol no looong throw shift anymore.

[CB7Man]

I did this a while back and I took it off after 3 days lol
For regular street driving, it was great!
But whe it came to racing, I just ground gears
Took it off and no more ground gears and first place finishes!

My tranny already has a pretty short throw, aswell as a VERY short side to side.

[bcjammerx]

just did this today, not a bad little mod. fun too!

Pros: feels tight
short throw
solid
fun
cheap

Cons:rubs interior of center console
cheap

overall, worth it if your a cheap ass like myself lol. i think this will do until i work on something a little nicer like a prelude setup or forbidden shifter if i can find one.
if you attempt this, make sure to buy fender washers so the cable wont slip off the rubber bushing, that happened to me while i test drove it.
enjoy.

I believe if you "flip the bucket" it will lower it so that there is no rubbing.

I'm at work so I can't search through the images to find the thread detailing that specifically, I believe that is the one that shows it though

[CB7Man]

I believe if you "flip the bucket" it will lower it so that there is no rubbing.

I'm at work so I can't search through the images to find the thread detailing that specifically, I believe that is the one that shows it though

Ah that would make it much easier!
My shifter was really stiff, I was able to keep it from rubbing by flipping over the "adapter" and bolting the cable on the other side of the stick.
But as I said, it failed lol
Ill try flipping the bucket and putting it back on

[The-Gr8-Ox]

I believe if you "flip the bucket" it will lower it so that there is no rubbing.

I'm at work so I can't search through the images to find the thread detailing that specifically, I believe that is the one that shows it though

good idea, i might give this a go.

[1993ACCORDMAN]

yeah, First time I did this, it rubbed bad, but then I went back and trimmed the length of the bolts, and doesnt rub at all. very nice to have overrall. Dont really race my accord. but throw is much better now

[cb7_with_snail]

ok i might just be stupid. but i dont get it. mabye you can get some pics?

[cb7_with_snail]

no no no wait....just read the whole thing i get it...sorry guys....i just did it. i like it

[CB7Man]

I did the flipping the bucket
But now my bucket only has two bolt lol
It works great though! Also my shift boot isnt stretched!
Ive left the short shifter off for now, but Im going to put it on again and see what happens.

[Raf99]

I did this a while back and I took it off after 3 days lol
For regular street driving, it was great!
But whe it came to racing, I just ground gears
Took it off and no more ground gears and first place finishes!

My tranny already has a pretty short throw, aswell as a VERY short side to side.

Can others verify this? In the past I read that this mod will cause you to grind gears when trying to shift fast and in the long run you may grind more than needed causing problems down the road. So can y'all try quick shifting and let us know if you're grinding?

From another post I found:

"Hey, I did this today and it works well. Just one thing though. Since the shift lever now doesn't move as far, it no longer hits the bump stops. So for those of you who shift hard (i.e. jam it into gear hard), there is a possibility of breaking the shift linkage in the tranny. Just a heads up "

[edit] ; i get it now as the following can happen with short shifts:
" in most cases with a short throw shifter you can physically move your arm and change gears faster than you can move the clutch in or out and when that happens you can grind your tranny and fuck up your syncros or in more extreme cases loose a gear i.e when you are cranking on it".

[Ramx]

I believe if you "flip the bucket" it will lower it so that there is no rubbing.

I'm at work so I can't search through the images to find the thread detailing that specifically, I believe that is the one that shows it though

hmmm can i get a picture of this is rubbing bad on first and third and i rly like the short feeling i just did it today can some one help out here ?

[bcjammerx]

tell you what...I'll try to flip the bucket and install the lowes shifter. I have the parts but haven't had the time. I was going to figure out why my jacked stereo that I was re-installing wasn't working...but I'll give this another go too.

I'll let y'all know what I find. I already have 3rd gear crunch when I shift quickly...which is why I don't shift fast into 3rd. If I find the shifting is more crunchy or not I'll post up I've got today off so should have time...but might not...trying to get a house too...time is limited

[Ramx]

tell you what...I'll try to flip the bucket and install the lowes shifter. I have the parts but haven't had the time. I was going to figure out why my jacked stereo that I was re-installing wasn't working...but I'll give this another go too.

I'll let y'all know what I find. I already have 3rd gear crunch when I shift quickly...which is why I don't shift fast into 3rd. If I find the shifting is more crunchy or not I'll post up I've got today off so should have time...but might not...trying to get a house too...time is limited

ok im looking forward to this

[delsolck94]

just finished this mod but its like $9 from lowes now but anyway the only difference i did was take the 4 bolts that hold down your shifter plate(dont really know what its called) and took out the spacers. now it sits lower and does not rub. also i cut the bolts(that go on to the new lowes racing short shifter) down so i can get into 5th and reverse. so far it works.....