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Old Jun 17, 2004 | 05:39 PM
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short shifter....cheap or expensive

i have been looking on ebay and there are short shifters from between $25-80...i tohught about gettin a B&M sts but will the ones on ebay do just as well as the $130 B&M.....?

if anyone has bought one on ebay please let me kno how u like it
Old Jun 17, 2004 | 06:31 PM
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i have the b&m and it's worth the money. i've heard people say that the ebay ones have a tendency to actually break...and unless you feel like wasting the time to install and $25-80, you could buy ebay, but in my opinion, the quality is well worth the price. do something right the first time, that way steps won't have to be retraced.
Old Jun 18, 2004 | 07:30 AM
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Get the B&M. You don't really want to go cheap with a working part like this. I mean, it is touching your tranny...do you really want something that cheap to be there, possibly messing things up?
Old Jun 18, 2004 | 10:34 AM
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The ebay STS I had was made of aluminum instead of steel like the B&M and the Courtesy Nissan shifters. I changed it out for the B&M because I have a shift **** that uses set screws. The screws were literaly eating away the aluminum, did'nt want it to snap off. To be honest the ebay and B&M don't feel much different the edge going to the B&M for a more solid feel. The Courtesy STS is about $30 cheaper than the B&M, but I had'nt heard of it when I got my B&M.

THIS might help.
Old Jun 18, 2004 | 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by slammed95
Hands down, the only good short shifter is the Stillen. It cost more than the others, but it's quality and engineering can't be matched.
Can you substantiate that? Elaborate on your beliefs.
Old Jun 18, 2004 | 01:03 PM
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Huh, I must not be able to hear or understand what those pictures are SPEAKING, because it does'nt look a whole lot different from the B&M set-up at the pivot point. It actually resembles the cheaper ebay and stock shifter at the bottom without the bearings that the ebay joints have. Like I said elaborate on reason to spend an extra $100.
Old Jun 18, 2004 | 03:46 PM
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I have heart the ones from custommaxima.com are pretty good
Old Jun 18, 2004 | 03:47 PM
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B&M has a good rep for great products
Old Jun 18, 2004 | 04:01 PM
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I pretty much have to second everything Slammed95 said. I have the Stillen STS, and absolutely love it. I have tried the b&m and pacesetter, and non have felt like the stillen.
Old Jun 18, 2004 | 04:11 PM
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pacesetter adjustable works for me.
Old Jun 18, 2004 | 05:41 PM
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I agree with 1fstmax and slammed, the pacesetter and b&m are nice to have. But if you want high performance go with stillen. Biggest reduction in throw than any other STS.
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