Shimming the Shifter
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Drifting
Joined: Feb 2005
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From: Richardson Tx.
Shimming the Shifter
The shop manual shows how you can get the shifter (handle) to sit higher in the interior console by shimming the shifter bracket that the stock shifter attached to. By doing this, your shifter won't hit your console when shifting.
The strange thing about this to me is that the shifter bracket has 2 holes at the front (where the shims go) and then 2 holes at the back where it attaches to the crossmember.
If you start adding shims to the front of the bracket it makes the 2 holes at the back of the bracket very difficult to line up w/ the crossmember.
Anyone else know what I'm speaking of?
The strange thing about this to me is that the shifter bracket has 2 holes at the front (where the shims go) and then 2 holes at the back where it attaches to the crossmember.
If you start adding shims to the front of the bracket it makes the 2 holes at the back of the bracket very difficult to line up w/ the crossmember.
Anyone else know what I'm speaking of?
Safety Car
Joined: Apr 2000
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From: Wichita KS
The shop manual shows how you can get the shifter (handle) to sit higher in the interior console by shimming the shifter bracket that the stock shifter attached to. By doing this, your shifter won't hit your console when shifting.
The strange thing about this to me is that the shifter bracket has 2 holes at the front (where the shims go) and then 2 holes at the back where it attaches to the crossmember.
If you start adding shims to the front of the bracket it makes the 2 holes at the back of the bracket very difficult to line up w/ the crossmember.
Anyone else know what I'm speaking of?
The strange thing about this to me is that the shifter bracket has 2 holes at the front (where the shims go) and then 2 holes at the back where it attaches to the crossmember.
If you start adding shims to the front of the bracket it makes the 2 holes at the back of the bracket very difficult to line up w/ the crossmember.
Anyone else know what I'm speaking of?
Another thing you can do is move your console as far forward as possible. After I installed new carpet my shifter started hitting the console and I took the brake console off and pushed the shifter console forward about 1/4 inch. It was enough.
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