Solid Shifter Spacers

[amilliems6]

have any of you guys ordered some? because im about to order it along with my cobb sri and just want to know if this product is worth it.

 

[Super Shredder]

i have them waiting to go in along with my cobb sf, cobb inlet, and twm stage 2 short shifter. i will tell you how they are asap.

 

[amilliems6]

i have them waiting to go in along with my cobb sf, cobb inlet, and twm stage 2 short shifter. i will tell you how they are asap.

wen are you installing it?

 

[Mistersix]

i have experience with these on a different model.

i found the one's that went in the shifter base did nothing. yeah they were much stiffer but made no difference in shift feel.

i also changed the shifter linkage bushings later. the ones in the engine compartment above the tranny. and those made a huge difference. a far more solid engagement "feel" is how i'd descibe it. i wish they made something like that for our cars. i'd buy those again in heartbeat.

 

[Mistersix]

also,
if its shift feel you wanna improve. consider a weighted shift knob. not exactly cheap but well worth it.

i have a twm knob, weighs just over a pound. sits a tad lower than stock and really helped reduce shifting effort. well over the light stock knob.

 

[ringolake]

This is my first mod, just installed the other day. They corrected my shifter allignment and made the shifting a little more precise. The base was not quite alligned correctly becasue the stock bushings and rubber inserts allowed the base to be slightly off center. It's worth the $35 IMO.

 

[Sifu]

IMO it is worth it. I have them with my Stage 1 TWM SS. Gives it a nice feel to me. Just my 2 cents.

 

[amilliems6]

im going to be ordering it in 2 weeks or so but im trying to figure this out...

should i just get the spacers or the bushings plus stage 1 or 2 shifter.

because theres a lot of people that say "oh stage 1/2 is amazing and its a must for our cars" but then theres others that say " spacers make just the same amount of difference as the short shifter " so thats what im trying to figure out if i should get the whole set or just the spacers.

what do you guys think?

 

[ms6acton]

i had the bushins and ss on my ms3 and loved it
made the shifting a billions times crisper.. i kno its a different part from ms3 to ms6 but ill defin be ordering the stage 2 plus bushings for the ms6

 

[Super Shredder]

next paycheck TWMSS stage 2, base bushings, and cobb shifter weight go in to complete the perfect gearbox.

 

[Qwik6]

With just the bushings I couldnt tell much of a difference. Now Stage 2+Bushings and love it. Although my car doesnt like going into 1st or 2nd since I had the clutch replaced. Linkage is all out of wack.

 

[amilliems6]

With just the bushings I couldnt tell much of a difference. Now Stage 2+Bushings and love it. Although my car doesnt like going into 1st or 2nd since I had the clutch replaced. Linkage is all out of wack.

i heard stage 2+ bushings plus DE shift knob is a PITA to install though

thats why im kind of holding of (pissed)

 

[ms6acton]

i heard stage 2+ bushings plus DE shift knob is a PITA to install though

thats why im kind of holding of (pissed)

if u can get someone else to help to its pretty easy.. u have to push in some tabs and then put paper clips in to hold them down while u push al the other ones lol

 

[Qwik6]

I think it was an easy straight forward install. Honestly the hardest thing is removing the the pin and putting it back in. Took me a little over an hour to do. Desert Eagle shift knob is great too. Just not in the winter time cuz its like grabbbing a piece of ice.

 

[tunersteve]

i have experience with these on a different model.

i found the one's that went in the shifter base did nothing. yeah they were much stiffer but made no difference in shift feel.

i also changed the shifter linkage bushings later. the ones in the engine compartment above the tranny. and those made a huge difference. a far more solid engagement "feel" is how i'd descibe it. i wish they made something like that for our cars. i'd buy those again in heartbeat.

I had the Kartboy linkage bushings on my Protege, and those were great. The base bushings do make a difference, but only with an upgraded shifter. TWM Stage 2 w/ bushings here. I still somehow manage to miss 3rd from time to time in mine. With the shifter/bushings, this is how the car should have came.

 

[ms3nyc]

Quick question on the solid spacers, I had trouble getting to the bushing under the shifter cable. Just wondering how of you guys got it out the way?

 

[Mistersix]

i would suggest disconnecting the cables and just completely remove the whole assembley and do it outside the car.

use a flat head screw driver. they'll pop right off.

 

[markspd6]

i used duct tape to hold the rears spacers in place to the assembly.. poked a hole on top, fed the bolts though, then pulled tape out.. it helped..

 

[xxxmonoxidechil]

i have the STEEDA one's in my 6. think it was the very 1st mod i did actually. did make a difference. but my stock shifter assembly also moved everywhere. lol. been installed for over 3 years now without issues.