Hurst shifter
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Hurst shifter
Hi,
I just installed my hurst shifter and i love the short throw!, but i find it kind of "hard" to shift. I was wondering if anybody has changed the springs in thiers? If so was it hard to do and or did it make it "easier" to shift. Thanks in advance for any help
Tweakd
I just installed my hurst shifter and i love the short throw!, but i find it kind of "hard" to shift. I was wondering if anybody has changed the springs in thiers? If so was it hard to do and or did it make it "easier" to shift. Thanks in advance for any help
Tweakd
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Originally Posted by tweakd
Hi,
I just installed my hurst shifter and i love the short throw!, but i find it kind of "hard" to shift. I was wondering if anybody has changed the springs in thiers? If so was it hard to do and or did it make it "easier" to shift. Thanks in advance for any help
Tweakd
I just installed my hurst shifter and i love the short throw!, but i find it kind of "hard" to shift. I was wondering if anybody has changed the springs in thiers? If so was it hard to do and or did it make it "easier" to shift. Thanks in advance for any help
Tweakd
Chris
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From: San Diego
Originally Posted by Stangkiller
Chaning the spring is fairly simple, However I love it stiff. You might get used to it... You just remove the two bolts on top and change the springs, it's a straight forward job!
Chris
Chris
but don't forget a little blue loctite when replacing the bolts (aren't they allen bolts?)..rickko..
Drifting
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From: Ham Lake MN
I thought mine was too stiff also, 
I had the stock **** on there until I could find a **** I liked, I ended getting a cheaper one off of ebay just to try in the interim, its a little higher and it made a world of difference, shifts awesome now. Looking for something just a little shorter in height right now though.
Paid a whopping $.01 for it and $6 shipping and handeling.
Mike
I had the stock **** on there until I could find a **** I liked, I ended getting a cheaper one off of ebay just to try in the interim, its a little higher and it made a world of difference, shifts awesome now. Looking for something just a little shorter in height right now though.
Paid a whopping $.01 for it and $6 shipping and handeling.
Mike
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From: Central Coast CA
I put the softer springs in on the right side, so reverse is easier to get into. You can even take two of the innner springs out of each side, there are four springs total in the shifter. The best thing to do is get some weights and bulk your arms up. Finally a real shifter for the car. Girliemen don't drive sport's cars.
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From: Sterling Virginia
Originally Posted by tweakd
Hi,
I just installed my hurst shifter and i love the short throw!, but i find it kind of "hard" to shift. I was wondering if anybody has changed the springs in thiers? If so was it hard to do and or did it make it "easier" to shift. Thanks in advance for any help
Tweakd
I just installed my hurst shifter and i love the short throw!, but i find it kind of "hard" to shift. I was wondering if anybody has changed the springs in thiers? If so was it hard to do and or did it make it "easier" to shift. Thanks in advance for any help
Tweakd
Run it for a month as is, and see what you think after that. FWIW i'm using a round momo shift **** (air leather i think).
-Rich
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From: Owatonna MN
I thought mine was too much effort at first, too. The springs do lighten up a tad (or you get used to it). The thing I did instead of swapping springs was to change the crappy stock **** for a sweet MoMo SuperAnatomico shift ****.
Sorny
Sorny