is cutting the standard gear lever down a reasonable alternative to buying a quickshift

 

you are having a laugh of course!! Aren't YOU??
dave

 

Yep, that's why people spend up to a couple of a hundred quid on real quickshifts.

Quickshifts work by altering the distance between the stick pivot and the linkage attachment point, reducing the amount of stick translation necessary to make a shift. Cutting your gearstick does not achieve the same thing, all it does is make the gearknob further away from the steering wheel, which is not desirable.

 

it was just a question was there any need for sarky answers thnks greasemonkey for explaining properley

 

Have you ever heard the old "Ask a silly question you get a silly answer" truism? This was a slightly silly question!

 

It will make a slight difference cutting the gearstick down as it will reduce the throw of the gearstick between gears, but as mentioned also lowers the gearknob - I made my own quickshift by cutting down the gearstick by 60mm, but also adding 20mm (by welding in part of what I had cut off) between the pivot and linkage, - works really well, movement of the gearstick is significantly reduced, and save lots of $$$

PS makesure your welding is good though, I imagine it would be embarrasing if not dangeroud if your gearstick snappped whilst changing gear

Paul

 

Thanks pnebbs for the sensible answer,thats all i was looking for ! Sorry for showing my ignorance and not being a subaru expert like everyone else seems to be on this site !!

 

Some of the quick shifts are in fact purely a shorter stick..


I have one sat in the garage waiting to go on.. it is 1cm shorter than the standard stick.

I am tempted to just cut 2cms off the standard stick and sell the quickshift on..

I believe it is 11mm thread for the gear knock.. which is not common but 12mm thread cutter will just about cut enough for the gear **** to latch too..

JGM

 

I cut roughly an inch off the gear stick on sunday and sorry but unless you have short arms the gear stick should not be any further away then before it was cut!! if it is the case you have short arms then move ya seat forward. any way the feel of the shift feels alot better wether that is just in my head it also looks better more MR2 like then Transit like..may not do any thing for the shift action but feels a dam site better.

rant over

darren

 

Mortywrx,

What did you do with the thread??

Did you rethread it etc?

Cheers

JGM

 

Read my post again Morty, I wasn't on about "short arms" or anything like.

I said that if you shorten the stick, the **** will be further away from the steering wheel. Thus, your hand has to move further from wheel to stick and back each time you change gear, which takes a fraction longer.

Why do you think touring cars have long spindly gearsticks that are right next to the steering wheel?

 

Yes but you don't move the **** as far when you change..

Dunno about you but I can drive one handed.. I know in advance when I am going to change down or up and move my arm to the stick, in advance.. so therefore it speeds up your shifting..

It is more for the feel than anything else..
the steering is sharp, the brakes sharp and good feel from both though the flippin' gear change is like rowing a boat!

JGM

Edited as Move is spelt with a V not an R

[Edited by Jolly Green Monster - 9/30/2003 9:52:18 PM]

 

you lot are mad !!

Ok i had a WRX with the standard gearbox

I now have the Group N Gear box

The standard one i could shift quicker !!! i rest my case

dont mess with the best !

 

Sorry Greasemonkey when you mentioned the touring cars I saw the light know what you mean now.

JGM I left 2 threads on the last bit so i could just tighten it up.

Darren

 

Brian not sure the wrx gearbox's are the same as the UK turbo think wrx as a type of quickshift already where as the uk as gearing and linkage to suite uk road and driving.

Darren