Shifter shaft

chasboy · 2012-05-31 04:56:10

Anyone cut their shifter shaft to shorten it??:cheers:

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May 31, 2012 | 12:56 AM

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Shifter shaft

Anyone cut their shifter shaft to shorten it??

Jun 5, 2012 | 07:31 AM

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Jun 5, 2012 | 10:03 AM

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I have seen some posts here on the forum where the owner did cut the shifter shaft to accommodate a different shift **** or to just have a shorter shifter. Here's some links:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...+stock+shifter

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...+stock+shifter

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...+stock+shifter

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http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...+stock+shifter

There may be more threads out there too. Just used the search function and typed in cutting stock shifter.

Jun 5, 2012 | 10:48 AM

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I have not cut mine but did get a Hurst Style round shift **** which threaded farther down on the shifter shaft which IMO made a big difference. Maybe give this a try. Good luck.

Jun 5, 2012 | 11:33 AM

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I was getting ready to buy a C6 shifter but I'm gonna try this first. You gotta love this forum!

Jun 5, 2012 | 01:06 PM

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I have not cut mine but did get a Hurst Style round shift **** which threaded farther down on the shifter shaft which IMO made a big difference. Maybe give this a try. Good luck.

I've been making custom shift ***** for my car for a few months now. With the wood *****, I can basically bury the shaft, forcing the boot way down. Works great for bar type *****, but I recently found a source for delrin and other types of ***** that I can make into *****. I'm limited to depth by the diameter of the ****. I really like the white delrin **** I have on there now, but I would love to lower it so it can hit the boot, since the piping is nearly the same color.
I just don't want to screw up anything.
Jack, thanks for the research, I'm going to those links now.

Jun 5, 2012 | 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Vetteman Jack

I have seen some posts here on the forum where the owner did cut the shifter shaft to accommodate a different shift **** or to just have a shorter shifter. Here's some links:
There may be more threads out there too. Just used the search function and typed in cutting stock shifter.

Thanks again Jack. Wish I thought of that terminology when I searched. Think I'll tackle that now.

Jun 5, 2012 | 01:19 PM

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Jun 5, 2012 | 08:49 PM

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No problem. The forum has a vast wealth of info just sitting out there.

Well guys, I cut a tad over 3/4" off, and here is the result. It's a little stiffer going into reverse but otherwise no significant effort adjustment, and it DOES shift 'shorter'. I like the change a lot.