On the short throw shifters (B&M or Hurst), how hard is it to find the gears? My little plastic top keeps falling off so my shifter looks like crap and I want a short throw. I really like the way the hurst looks but I was wondering if anyone had problems.

Any input would be great! thanks!

 

Most lately have stated B&M works better, but most think HURST looks better...

 

I have the Hurst. You adjust the cables yourself to put the throws where you want them to be. I have NO trouble whatsoever finding gears. Its way better than stock

 

Yeah, you kinda get to decide yourself where the gears are with the cable adjustments. So play around with it until you get them where you're comfortable with them and you'll be fine.

 

sweet thanks for the heads up guys!

 

how long does it take to install short thorw shifter

 

How does the reverse work do you still lift up a peice to get it into reverse like the stock shifter?

 

the quality of your STS is 100% dependant on your install.

being able to "find the shifts" etc, is only affected by your ability to adjust your cables correctly.

my hurst feels EXACTLY like stock as far as shift gates, 5th is perfect, reverse lockout is perfect.

but just shorter....and i dont miss third anymore

 

alright I was worried about the 5th and reverse lockout problem I have heard of ppl not being able to get it like stock

 

only because they didnt install it right.
it takes some playing around to get it to feel like stock again thats all.

 

How long you figure for the install the right way?

 

an hour or 2 at the most.
its not that tough

 

I installed a Hurst over the weekend. Found lots of helpful info by searching this forum. It took me longer than expected, about 3 hours. But I'm not the most mechanically inclined person. Some problems I ran into:

A run to the store buy Torx head sockets. Could of sworn I had a set.

Getting the right side cable clip detached. Turned out it was not difficult once you get it figured out. The figuring out part took me some time, about 3 beers.

I didn't get the set screw that holds the ball on the shifter tight enough. This resulted in being able to twist/rotate the shifter. Of course this meant taking things all a part and putting them back together again. No issues once tightened correctly.

5th and reverse were way to far right after installation. The lateral adjustment(using the left cable) was easy. After a couple of attempts I got all gears close to stock. Reverse lockout works correctly, too.

This is one upgrade that I felt was worth every penny, night and day difference.

 

^^ atta boy!!!

good to hear someone digging in and realising that just cuz it doesnt work perfect first try, doesnt mean the part is crap

its so nice once you get it all set up right huh?

 

Well I work at a independent shop and they let me work down there on the weekends when were closed on my own stuff. I have all the tools, I just never done it, but Im sure I can figure it out. I also heard 5th and reverse were hard to get but that sounds awesome!

 

I have the BM ST and everything did not go perfectly as planned. Once I messed with it I got it down. I could not get it in reverse for the life of me. Finally I unscrewed the knob a little bit and thats why. You can't screw it on all the way tight. Has to be a little play in it. You should also mark were the cables clip into those plastic things. I don't know what there called but they basicly snap onto the shift cables and keep them in place.

 

unscrewed the knob... the shifter knob?

 

hurt is junk !!!! don't buy it !!!

 

It may work but you have to do some modifing to get it working right!!!