Wanna get a short shifter. Seeing that the B&M one is considered alot by users. How about the ebay ones?

Ill post a few links and tell me what you think


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SHORT...em230230516777

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OBX-S...em350034967464

 

I have the OBX and I love it. Although the **** height didn't shink too much, the throws were almost cut in half. I would recommend it. Although, the first link is a replica of the B&M.

 

but the B&M is a 40% reduction in throw. The first link is 30%.
looks to be the same though minus the ***.
chromed shaft vs a satin finish on the B&M

 

personally i would go with pacesetter or B&M. for something like this id say you get what you pay for.

 

does anyone know about how much does the bnm lower the shift ****? is it the lowest of all shift *****, or one of the lower ones?

 

My 96 se has the adjustable shifter, some 69$ one the PO had put in. He had it adjusted all the way down, and that was absolutely horrible. From 1st to 2nd was less than 1.5 and impossible to find nuetral. It took a lot of force to move it from gear to gear also. It is adjustable from 30% to 60%. Since it's my first short shifter, I can't really comare to other ones. But it does seam to shift pretty good now that we spent about 2hrs adjusting it up.

Guess, long story short. What ever you get, don't try and adjust it for the lowest possible, I believe it actually slowed the shifting down, and made it hard to get from gear to gear.

The one in my car came from customenterprise.com and cost 69$

Len

 

yea probably gonna go with the first one.. Will let you guys know how it turns out thanks

 

wat happeend to ur b&m shifter???

 

Forget ebay, B&M FTW.

 

I originally had an OBX STS, and decided I would try the B&M STS since everyone said good things about it.
After I installed it I began to hate it. I could never get it to feel tight. It would start out tight but eventually loosen up, too much. It uses a nylon spacer and washers to fit into the linkage and just never seemed to stay snug. The OBX has an actual bearing inside of it that allows you to tighten down onto pretty snuggly and still be able to shift.
Ive ditched the B&M and went back to my OBX.
I also didnt notice a throw difference between the two.

FYI, for those wanting to lower the actual height of the STS, doing so makes shifting notchier.

 

^^ That's weird, sounds like it wasn't installed correctly or something. I've read about people not installing them correctly, hating it, then only to realize it wasn't installed correctly. Once fixed, they love it!

I have absolutely no problems with my B&M. Did you buy it new or used Flava?

 

Bought it new, Install is pretty basic though. The only thing a bit different is using the snap ring.

 

I have the b&m short shifter, alot better then stock, i would def go with that over the ebay ones.

 

i need to get one as well the stock 1-2 shift SUCKS real bad.... i had the ebay POS one in the beginning and it was terrible.. the ball was too small and it wobbled around in the cup thing... (boy that sounded gay)

 

wrong forum. try www.honda-tech.com for that kinda stuff.

 

I definitely agree that the B&M is notchier and is not as pleasant to drive compared to my OBX.

 

My B&M is not "notchy" and shifts extremely smooth

 

I didnt say the B&M was notchier, what I said what it would eventually loosen up and would allow a bit of play while shifting.
What I was refering to when I made the notchy statement was in regards to making the shifter shorter, by cutting it.

 

okay well im fairly new to the maxima scene..i was in the 240sx crowd...and back then with the 240s there was a general rule of thumb that using short shifters from ebay caused the trans to start grinding...so if you wanted to go short you had to go b&m..i see ppls post and they have used the obx in the second ebay link...my question is, is it okay to use that brand? anyone have that one for more than a year and drive their max daily? coz that price on ebay is low enough to make me want to buy the shifter coz the b&m ones are pricey...any input?

 

I used to have the pacesetter adjustable sts. was smooth and short. no problems with it loosening up...

 

What exactly do these short throws do differently than the stock shifter?

And, in relation to that, I remember seeing that one person took out their stock shifter, cut it down and reinstalled it. I can't however seem to find the post anymore. Does anyone know if thats effective? (or at least somewhat better than stock?)

 

They do exactly as you stated, they shorten the throw so you're not rowing a boat.

That only gives the look of a real STS IMO. Sure it technically shortens the throw, but only a very small amount compared to a real STS. And, the shifter assembly becomes unbalanced and shifting becomes awkward and slightly difficult (from my experience in a friends Maxima)

 

Well I realize that it shortens the throw

More correctly I mean, how do they do it? Its obviously not just making the shifter shorter, because some of these STS's are about the same as stock in terms of height...

 

stickies will answer Ur questions if U cared to take a look but i did it for U, U owe me

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?postid=2643758

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=394142

 

Ahhhh.... The real question comes out.

It's all in the design with relation to where it mounts and where it pivits. Kinda hard for me to explain. Hopefully someone else will chime in and answer this for you more clearly...

 

Yeah I got it now thanks to Crusher. It seems like every time I can't find something it turns out to be in the stickies... I'm not used to forums with stickies that acctually contain useful information...

So basically doing kevlo's mod isn't worth it your saying? If you dropped it a few inches, that would definitely shorten the throw a good bit, no?

 

It's all a matter of opinion if it's "worth it"

posts 17 through 26 again in the second link. Your question has already been answered.....

 

silly opinion, way to get me confused...

I might just give it a shot cause I'm too cheap (and poor) to buy a proper one...

 

sold it needed $$$

 

remember when u were selling ur car i told u if u gonna sell the BM to call me!! my friend wanted it lol. THANKS!


let me kno how the BM knock of works! im looking into chaning mine couz mine is cut way to LOW where it goes on an angle so my shifter is on an angle DOPE!

 

anyone have tried the nismo short shifter , it's look nice and pretty cheap for a nismo part : http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/95-99...spagenameZWDVW

 

Damn! thats ridiculously cheap, I kindof have to doubt, but then again, for less than $30 shipped, it would be worth a shot.

 

yeah but man how you can not trust NISMO , i mean it's the quality overall and made for nissan , they know what they talking about , i guess

 

You can get the same one here for less

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/95-01...em190205905075


That is just the regular cheap ebay shifter with the Nismo logo painted on it.
Nowhere in the auction is it stated that it is a genuine Nismo shifter.

Go to Nismoparts.com and you will not even find a Nismo short shifter for those model years.

I have a B&M shifter for sale. PM me if you are interested

 

i hope u guys arent serious on the "nismo" sts.. that thing is a piece off s hit... i had it originally... DO NOT BUY IT

 

yeah ok , but what was wrong with it. even it's not a real nismo, do you think it can work properly?

 

ive never owned one. is it really woth the money to have one. i understand the purpose of it but i shift just fine. just wandering you know.

 

You might want to check out this thread. My son's post regarding our installation of a B&M and new boots from Redline. Time to make the leap and "do it"!

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....21#post6301521

 

ending up buying the first one in the link i mentioned.... Will let you guys know how it turns out