nramlow2006

so i installed my short throw shifter made by twm.. the install was a 5 out of 10.. 1 easiest 10 hardest.. i did it in about 1 hr and a half.. it looks sweet and its way short... i love it.. hopefully it helps my quarter mile time..

idk if anybody else has it... ill post pics tomarrow..

BlueSS-supercharged

hey where exactly are you in wisconsin, i left there about a year ago and only saw 1 other modded balt in my town, I lived in Janesville but was all over the southern part of the state. was in the car club Urban Disturbance if youv seen any of our cars around.

Cobalt_SSTuner

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hey nate, you realize that I'm only given ya 2 lengths now on friday

SlateFox

sweet! cant wait for pics. let me know how it is. still debating on which short throw to invest in once i get home

Hurt-ya

hey ramlow
u think ur short shift is better than the other 2? hurst or the whatchamacallit?
i wannat know cus im looking for a thrower... pm for details if u know bro

Brandon97Z

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One good thing about the TWM is it comes with metal bushings to replace the stock rubber ones for the shifter assembly. Makes the shifts a little more crisp.

Hurt-ya

well
whats the shortest shifter outa the three?
or what would u perfer?

nramlow2006

im from the oconomowoc... so it wasnt me... there is a an ass load of modded balts.. and a majority of us are in club call team reV there is about 18 members.. but only 8 o us are hard core lol

well so far this is the best short throw ive ever had in any of my cars.. from my honda to my mustang.... i had a hurst in my mustang and a twm in my honda... i liked the flow of the hurst but i think that the twm is more business its nice.. if u have any other friends with a balt sit in there car and try it out..thats probly the best way to go..

those metal bushings make alot of a difference

thats fine i think thats all im going to need.. i bet we come out dam near even at the end of the mile

Brandon97Z

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I dunno i've only driven my car w/ the TWM haven't tried or driven any others.

nramlow2006

i like the twm.. because when u throw it in u know its going to stay.. when i had the short throw in my mustang it felt like it was going to kick out all the time even though it never did.. that was the hurst... im sure it could have been the shifter for that particular car

CloudyDaysBehind

Question: when you install the shifter, does your parking brake stay engaged? I have an angled driveway, and I'm planning on doing it soon rather than waiting for a bay to be opened at my broinlaw's shop.

nramlow2006

well i was able to do it with the e-brake on the whole time... and when it was off i just had 2 4X4's under the back tires.. just incase.. it was a rather easy install..

ill post some pics of it after the install... " all my buddies said that its a really short throw.. they like it alot"

bump....

btw i used the old rubber bushings from the stock boot to hold the shift boot up idk if anybody else did this

CloudyDaysBehind

Installed mine this afternoon with dad. Works flawlessly. Took a while because the descriptions of some stuff weren't the greatest.

Question: When the car is running and I throw from 1st to 2nd really hard (gotta not do that) it then throws everything out and I can't get into 2nd or 4th (I hear the plastic piece on the cable moving). Does anyone else have that problem? I throw it into 3rd and then everything adjusts itself and I gain my even gears.

If I throw lightly/short like intended, everything works like a charm.

EvilleCobalt

I'm not exactly sure what you're talking about. Once you throw it in 2nd hard it won't let you get back in 4th or 2nd gear again? Like is it hard to put it in gear again or will it not let you at all? Mine works fine, just a little more play in the shifter than when it was stock. You may want to check the shift cables and make sure everything is together.

CloudyDaysBehind

What happens is, if i pull it back hard, instead of "sticking" into gear, it goes all wobbly like its in neutral, and 2nd and 4th disappear.

What I think is happening is the plastic piece that attaches to the cable is smashing into something. Tomorrow I'm going to take off some plastic and drive around in some deserted place to see if it works.

jonnymerk

Not that it's much help, but I had a similar problem when hard shifting. I would go to slam it into second and it just wouldn't give so I had to jump to 3rd. The reason this problem isn't much help is because it just worked itself out and never happened again. It freaked me out Im guessing something was loose or not setting properly and it just fell into place.

Wow re-reading your post that is the exact same thing that happened to me, I just don't remember taking anything apart to fix it. I'd check that the cables are properly locked in, I'm pretty sure you cand do that by just removing the one console piece.

Jasper33

I recentlu installed the twm.....works great...I had to cut back a little more plastic then the book calls for but that's also cuz I wanted my shifter location different.....as for it being the shortest....its as short as u can go withought cutting the actuall shifter...there's no more clearance for a longer bottom piece...so really if u want a shorter shifter u can only get away with another 1/4 inch or so...if anyone as questions about this pm me....I know the cobalts shifer inside and out now

xspyder85x

nice, you know you have the boot on wrong, the boot goes aroung the metal ring.

Brandon97Z

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Watch out for those cables folks. Dealer found a broken retaining clip on one of the cables.

nramlow2006

yea i thought that but then the shift boot would be crazy tight..

Jn2

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does the shift boot look onto the shifter? like it does to the stock shift knob? i mean the part where you have to twist it to lock into place?

nramlow2006

what i did was take the rubber bushings from where the shifter mount was and i slid them down the shaft of the short throw then i took the old plastic piece and zip tied that to it.. and put the metal deal over it and put the shift knob on.. work fine for me..

CloudyDaysBehind

You dont need any of the old pieces. The medal piece below the knob has the shape to put the boot in, and then add one of the new supplied zip ties (just like the white one you cut). Then the boot won't be tight, it will be loose like it was before.

Ducati1331

The most ghetto shifter, we did it to my friends 07 LT, Get a hacksaw, cut down to a desired height, about 1.5 to 2 inches I would recommend. Go out and spend 35$ on a decent (ADJUSTABLE) shift knob. Then slide the new knob over the new short throw, tighten, and DONE.
Pros- Shorter throw, Looks bad ass
Cons- Still same bushings

nramlow2006

ur retarded.. thats not a short throw.. that making a shorter shifter handle what i installed and what you did are 2 different things.. i actualy have about 40% less throw then ur friend.. even thought the handle is the same hight... idiot/...