Ok I finished my install and noticed 2 things
1 shift **** wont stay on!
2 its a bit tough to move the shifter.
Is there time it needs to loosen up to stock feel?

 

make sure it's not hitting the cat. . . . or the heat shields

 

1. my shift **** was a little loose at first. Super glue will cure that just use a small amount in case you need to take it off again

2. a STS will be a little notchier. If you loosen some of the bolts that you removed and replaced, it will feel a little smoother, but you dont want to do that. When you are shifting fast, the force could cause one of the nuts holding the shifter in place to come loose (you can still drive but the shifter would get very loose and be hard to shift and probably not great fro teh tranny either). Trust me on that
I got back under there, replaced the nut and tightened everything like it should have been. It was pretty stiff at first, but it loosed up some over a few days/weeks. Hopefully it's not just another nut trying to fall off.
Also, I've heard others recommend redline MTF in your tranny to make things smoother.

 

So your saying after using it more that it will be easier to shift with it?

 

how was the install? i'll buy ya a coke if you install mine next time i take a drive down

 

When I installed mine, most of the bolts needed to be replaced, since quite a few broke off. It was quite notchy (and still is), but I got used to it. I've never driven a car with a shifter quite as stiff as mine, but I still prefer the shorter throw it gave me. I'd recommend one any day.

 

one other bit of advice is to lube all the bushings and pivot points on your shifter when you put everything back together. the joint that actually connects to the tranny started squeaking on my car a while back, so I took it apart and coated it in grease.. when I got back in the car, it felt like I'd sat down in another car.. shifting was smooooth and easy compared to before.

And yes, that's with a modified stock shifter (NOT CUT- modified).. it's one of the shortest throws you'll see out there. about 1/2 the people that drive my car can't drive it correctly.

 

I thought that since you're reducing the leverage on the stick, some additional stiffness is to be expected (the "can't get something for nothing" principle)? Or is it not really that noticable after the conversion?

 

it's noticeable at first, but after a few days you get used to it.

 

you know when you push your shifter to the right or left and let go it gos back to the center. Mine stay to the right or left and I have to move it to the center?? Is that alright

 

did you put the return spring back on when you installed it?

I dont think it's a big deal either way though

yes, it will be a little notchier than stock, but like the others have said , you get used to it and it's definitely worth it

 

im havin the same problems this guy is...this thing is stiff as ****...and when i move it to the right it stays to the right....and it sounds like its rubbing something when i move it....i know that cant be good...how do i get it to not do that!! THANKS!!

Jeff
jefflinds_24@yahoo.com

 

OK I took the heat shield off completely and it was nice and loose again but when the car warmed up it got stiffer and stiffer as the car got hotter

 

pull your heat shield off, and screw it through the mounting holes to a board. now take a hammer and "adjust" the heat shield so it'll clear the shifter.

if you don't screw the heat shield down to a board, it'll bend the tabs way out of alignment and it'll be a PIA to get back on the car. don't ask how I know this!

 

i have a cut/modified shifter i did that ball move thing you talked about. worked pretty well. also, nissan recommends you lube your bushings anyway.

 

So if I put the heat shield on after bending it will this solve my shifter from gettind hard to move when car is warmed up

 

I have a Stillen Short Throw Shifter, The know doesnt stay in one place ye, that sucks, but like the other guy said glue will help
Its pretty stiff after a year, but thats a good thing, so dont worry about it.