Short shifters

Are the $20 short shifters on ebay any good? If not what are some good ones?

I know fishcat37 has one in his crx (which he might have sold by now, who knows) but one of the key things to remember when getting a short shifter is to get some bushings also cause your stock ones are probably really worn.

I got a dc sports on mine and it works pretty well. If you gonna get a short shifter go with dc, skunk 2 or b & m. :)

anyone hear anything about Neuspeed Short Shifters? I'm thinking about getting one because I know a place I can get it for about 30 bucks cheaper than anyother place I have seen.

I have a Hurst, it's awesome, I like the fact that a Shelby Cobra, GTO, TA66 Trans Am, and my car all have the same shifter!

Yeh, Melt I still have my "Type-R" short shifter in the bumblebee. I think that i got it from www.autodynamic.com (their shipping takes fucken forever tho). I got it for around $20......for what I paid I like it. I hate the fucken transmission that it's hooked up to, tho;) :p Like mellowboy said, DC, skunk2, or B&M.....you'll definately get a shorter throw w/ one of those name brands. I'm just a cheap-ass bastard and wanted a shorter throw than stock....plus that little "Type-R" decal on the shifter that the shift boot is covering is just so cooool;) :p

i got an ebay short shifter on my car. it works fine, nothing wrong so far

I ordered the Skunk2 Short shifter (Dual Bend) and the skunk2 shift knob (they work together) and it should be here tommorow, i got the Neuspeed bushings along with it so i can't wait to put it in! :)

Does anyone recommend getting the bearing along with the short shifter? My shifter goes real far to either side and i dunno if just new bushings will fix that. I just ordered some so we'll see how they work.

ahh dont the bearings come with the short shifter ? i never heard of them coming without the bearings.

hey can you guys give me some sites where i coudl pick up those bushings

lol im ghetto i cut mine cuz i got bored and felt like cutting somthing

lol im ghetto i cut mine cuz i got bored and felt like cutting somthing

cutting the top of your shifter off actually makes your throw longer because you have less leverage. a short throw shifter is longer under the pivot point, not shorter above the pivot point.

if you want to be ghetto and actually have a real short throw shifter, take your stock shifter and cut it in half below the pivot point. then weld in something to extend the bottom half (i've found that a 1/2" socket works pretty well heh). tada, with this method you can make your throw as short as you want but it will wear more on the tranny.

Originally posted by 91civicDXdude


cutting the top of your shifter off actually makes your throw longer because you have less leverage. a short throw shifter is longer under the pivot point, not shorter above the pivot point.

if you want to be ghetto and actually have a real short throw shifter, take your stock shifter and cut it in half below the pivot point. then weld in something to extend the bottom half (i've found that a 1/2" socket works pretty well heh). tada, with this method you can make your throw as short as you want but it will wear more on the tranny.


I agree. Its that ball joint that makes the difference not the length of the stick.:)

Yea, so i got the short shifter today :) i'm so happy!!!!! and i got the Neuspeed bushings too!!! I got the bushings from www.nopionline.com for the person who asked.... they were like 10 bucks with 5 bucks shipping..... so thats no biggie, here are a couple pics!!

http://www.hyperacecrew.com/4g/shifter.jpg
http://www.hyperacecrew.com/4g/knob.jpg

Originally posted by MyFirst4G
Yea, so i got the short shifter today :) i'm so happy!!!!! and i got the Neuspeed bushings too!!! I got the bushings from www.nopionline.com for the person who asked.... they were like 10 bucks with 5 bucks shipping..... so thats no biggie, here are a couple pics!!


looks good, how much did that run ya?

150 shipped with the knob :)

imo none of the short shifters are worth a damn unless u purchase all of the urethane bushings with them and for gods sake do not i repeat do not buy the arospeed roboshifter shure its cool for about a day, u can make the thro so short that all u have to do is tap the clutch and it will pop back into 2nd and 4th tap it forward for 3rd and 5th but it breaks easy ur ur a power shifting kida person or u wanna drop a gear hard i broke mine in 3 places, i think they would be great for a drag only application.

Hey MyFirst4G- You're shift knob looks really similar to my cheapy "Type-R" Gunmetal shift knob:p
http://www.imagemagician.com/images/fishcat37/P1010040.JPG
There are 3 things that suck about having a metal shift knob:
1. In cold weather, the shift knob is FUCKING COLD...and it is painful to touch:(
2. In hot weather, the shift knob is FUCKING HOT...and it is painful to touch:( :p
3. When you are racing, and your hands are a little sweaty, you can slip off the shift knob on a hard shift :eek: It kinda sucks. I am not getting another metal shift knob.

Yours looks bad ass, tho....is that like a brushed nickel....or some kinda of brushed metal finish?
:cool:

anyone hear about solo or vibrant ss's?

Hey, i diddt get to install my short shifter yet, but i put on this shift knob, and first of all, this shift knob is heavy as a mother fuker..... and for some reason, i shift so much better, it just feals so different, and this texture doesnt seam to slippery, but it is metal, but its kinda a brushed metal or something, but its sweet! I wouldn't have bought the type-R one! i was thinkin about it cause it loooks so damn similar, but i heard about how heavy the knob is and how it works together with the shifter...... so i said hey, spend a lil more and get the real shit! i dun want anything but good stuff on this car, rice was on the DX!! i've moved on...... ;)

Okay, update..... I got the shit installed when i had my axles done today, and OH MY GOD!!! this shit is fukin awsome! its fukin sweet as hell! i dun got batteries in my digicam, or else i would have posted up some pics, but i'll post em later, i love it! and i like the dual bend, its shweet!