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Old 10-25-2004, 10:05 AM
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Short throw

hi, you know how the mustangs stickshift is long and bent backwards so you can actually reach it without having your seat pulled all the way to the front? well im just getting a short throw shifter with that same kind of stick, and a friend says that the length of the stick affects how short the throws are. is this true?
(just in case someone starts talkin about how "the year matters" im talkin about a 2003 GT
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Re: Short throw

i dont beleive it has anything to do with it. if the shifter is shorter, yes it will be shorter throws, but the short throw shirt has nothing to do with the length of it. its down below where it makes a difference. thats what i think, i cant help you much, i have auto so. i do know that the short throw gives you 30% less shift play
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Re: Short throw

yeah thats the same thing i was telling him. but he keeps saying that it does it sounds kinda dumb thanx anyways
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Your friend is partly right and so are you. The throw of your shifter is a combination of the shifter itself(the bottom part so to speak) and the handle.

I'll give an example just to clarify... a Pro 5.0 shifter with the stock Ford handle mounted to it will have a shorter throw than a stock Ford shifter. But it will not have a shorter throw than a Pro 5.0 shifter with the Pro 5.0 shifter handle that comes with it.
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Re: Short throw

ahhhh! finally i got my steeda short throw shitfter! it just got here today, and to clear the whole thing up imma quote what it says on the instructions:
"Install the habdle in the higher position for the greatest driver confort. Install the handle in the lower position for the shortest trow"
so i guess it does affect
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Re: Re: Short throw

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ahhhh! finally i got my steeda short throw shitfter! it just got here today, and to clear the whole thing up imma quote what it says on the instructions:
"Install the habdle in the higher position for the greatest driver confort. Install the handle in the lower position for the shortest trow"
so i guess it does affect

LoL ok? but didn't I already say that?
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Old 10-26-2004, 11:22 AM
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Re: Short throw

yes gtstang, you are a genious! lol mmmm.... i had already thought of that! hahaha jk
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