Short Shifter Options

[High5er]

Hi all,

Just thought i'd ask what people are running as a short shifter kit because i'm looking to get one myself. If you could include pics or your two cents on the product, that'd be great. Other tha n the Neuspeed kit, the only ones I've found are DIY specials. Im all for that but I want it to look and feel as OEM as possible. I'd prefer an actual kit or real shifter though. No at home piping. Any advice would be great. Thanks!

Gabe

[deevergote]

All short shifters do exactly the same thing. They relocate the mounting points of the shifter cables. All adapters, be it Neuspeed, OBX, or something you slapped together at Home Depot will do exactly the same thing... with all benefits (shorter throw), and drawbacks (notchy shifting, hitting the side of the console).
Making your own adapter and adjusting it so you can shorten the throw while minimizing or eliminating the drawbacks would be your best bet.
Another option is to install the shifter and bucket from a BB4 Prelude, which will bolt right in. It shortens the throw a bit, without causing issues.

[High5er]

All short shifters do exactly the same thing. They relocate the mounting points of the shifter cables. All adapters, be it Neuspeed, OBX, or something you slapped together at Home Depot will do exactly the same thing... with all benefits (shorter throw), and drawbacks (notchy shifting, hitting the side of the console).
Making your own adapter and adjusting it so you can shorten the throw while minimizing or eliminating the drawbacks would be your best bet.
Another option is to install the shifter and bucket from a BB4 Prelude, which will bolt right in. It shortens the throw a bit, without causing issues.

Cool thanks for the input! Google wasnt really too helpful on that one. It just kept throwing the Neuspeed kit at me

[1991acclude]

I'm looking for a short shifter as well

Did you ever make a decision? I'm looking for a short throw shifter as well and have heard bad news about the neuspeed adapter. Does it even work? I know when I bought my ebay short shifter for my 91 DA9 man that was the best mod I had on my car, lol. I loved it but it's different from the CB7 because it has cables and not shift linkage. Anyone have any suggestions that'll feel like my DA9 shifter did in my CB7?

[deevergote]

Cables will never feel like rods.
All ANY short shifter does is relocate the mounting points of the cables. Honestly, one is no better than the other. The Neuspeed adapter is probably the best adapter you can buy.
Swapping in a Prelude shifter and bucket is your best option, really. Not as short as an adapter, but it won't make you hit the console or grind your gears, either.

[1991acclude]

cool (:

Thanks a lot bro. Oh can we swap the BB4 shifter and add an adapter to that Just wondering. lol

[deevergote]

You can. I've seen people use Prelude short shifters (full levers) that way. The Forbidden shifter was common... but discontinued now.

I wouldn't, though. You're already shortening the throw with the shifter swap itself. Add an adapter to that, and you're likely to do damage to your transmission.

[1991acclude]

no doubt

thanks again, time to hit the salvage yard. YEAAAAH BOI!

[High5er]

thanks again, time to hit the salvage yard. YEAAAAH BOI!

yeah i went with the BB6 shifter

[steelbluesleepR]

some of the pictures might not work because they are older threads, but here you go:

all-prelude way: http://cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.p...=short+shifter

Home Depot DIY: http://cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.p...=short+shifter

another DIY, pictures still work: http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthre...ighlight=short