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Old Jun 17, 2018 | 12:06 PM
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Can a shift **** from a C5 corvette replace a shift **** from a C4? I'm knew here and was advised to ask this question on the C4 forum. Thanks in advance!
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Old Jun 17, 2018 | 12:44 PM
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Can a shift **** from a C5 corvette replace a shift **** from a C4? I'm knew here and was advised to ask this question on the C4 forum. Thanks in advance!
no, there aren't the same car
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Old Jun 17, 2018 | 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Cruisinfanatic
no, there aren't the same car
While they are not the same car, the threads are the the same, thus it will bolt on. The difference is that reverse is over and up on a c5 and over and down in a c4, thus if you buy one with a pattern on it, it will be wrong.

Question is, why.. the c5 **** is very similar to a c4 if your talking stock, so why bother and just get a c4 ****. If your talking c6 ****, then that's a different story.
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Old Jun 17, 2018 | 05:07 PM
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Automatic no. Manual yes. As mentioned shift pattern for reverse is wrong, and the C4 shift pattern will not sit properly in the C5 ****.
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Old Jun 17, 2018 | 11:24 PM
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Hurst makes (or made, anyway) a very nice shift **** for the C4's ZF6.
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Old Jun 18, 2018 | 03:03 AM
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You should be able to move the button with the shift pattern over to the C5 one.
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Old Jun 18, 2018 | 08:00 AM
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9/16-18 is the thread size for c4 and c5 I think.

just in case you find something aftermarket.
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Old Jun 18, 2018 | 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by ChumpVette
Automatic no. Manual yes. As mentioned shift pattern for reverse is wrong, and the C4 shift pattern will not sit properly in the C5 ****.
the manual shift ***** interchange and I never had an issue with the insert.. both inserts (C4 and C5)are the same size.

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