There is now a short shifter available for the 05-06 6spd maxima with 55mm shifter.It also fits the 05-06 Altima SER 6spd. Made by axxtion and i have one. Love it!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=190092927173

 

i know it has been discussed before but how do you tell which size you have?

 

goto the ebay link and scroll down to the pics. There is a diagram there to help you out.

 

The 2004 Maxima has the 67mm shifter while the 2005-2006 Maxima has the 55mm shifter. Previously, the 2005-2006 Maxima did not have an STS available. Its about tim someone made one for the 2005+. A guy named Companyman on here was going to make an STS, and he used my car to check out the dimensions and so forth but I never heard back from him.

 

yes im sorry its the 05-06 maxima 6spd. thanks for clearing that up.

 

haha, I was about to say, Ive had my sts on my 04 6 speed for over 2 years.

 

Yeah but does this one keep the shifter in its centre position? Or does the shifter get a slant towards the driver?
Kamski

 

keeps it just about at the factory location...you wouldnt beable to tell when you have it installed..unless you measure it.

Nismos14 has the shifter also...

 

i was getting excited b/c i want one for my 04

 

what does the 04 have???67mm or 55mm? He has either one. email him at
axxtion@hotmail.com

 

04 has 67mm. Nissan shortened it to 55mm in 05.

 

has any of the 05-06 guys gotten one and tried it out??? The SER 6spd guys have and love it!!!

 

So this comes with the both pieces for the under hood part and the incabin shifter part? Cuase it dont look like it on the pics.

Thanks Bro,
Kam

 

just comes with the pieces for under the hood. you dont touch the in cabin part.one piece does the shortness and the other peice moves the cable mount so that there is no angle on the cable and the shifter in cabin is at the right place.

I know your part of the nissanclub.com...go over there and under SER there is a thread about it.
http://www.nissanclub.com/forums/200...available.html

 

wow i read the thread topic and i thought this was yet another sts turbo thread.... lol

 

05altimaser - could you find out if he has the 67mm one for the 04 max? and how much? thanks

 

^same thing, I got an 04 and am very interested.

 

axxtion@hotmail.com

email him and he'll let you know

 

You can make your own STS for <$5 in parts. Just search for it.

edit:

I just took a pic of mine.

You only need a M8x1.25 tap and a M8x1.25-20 bolt.
Drill and tap about 10-15mm into the metal so the bolt bottoms out.

http://www.vq35de.com/Images/5dollarSTS/IMG_0106.jpg

$5STS

 

would you have a pic w/o the linkage installed? and yours looks like teh 05+. i dont think this will work with the 04

 

Um no. My car is 2k2 and I am using a 2k4 gearbox.

None of that crap matters. Spend the $5 to have a STS or spend $120 for the same effect. Your choice.

I will try to get you more pictures tomorrow after work.

 

I think i might have told u before that you were my hero.

Cause u freakin are man.

Kamski

 

my bad, i just remembered looking at other pics that the 04 has the grey bracket[67mm] while the 05+ has the gold bracket [55mm].

i was just asking for a better pic of how you drilled the hole, maybe a better angle pic?

thanks a lot!

 

and just look at how professional that looks!!!! ohh and the nice slop in the shifter bushing because its bigger then the bolt!!!!

hey to each their own!!

 

the color of your tranny shift bracket doesn't matter. you need to know if it's a 67mm or 55mm. drilling and tapping for a bolt will work on the 67mm. it will move the shift pattern forward into the dash because the cable end has to move forward to fit between the post and the tranny bracket that lifts the assembly up and down when you move the shifter lever left to right. a shoulder bolt would be a better choice.

you could also buy one of the cheap one piece STS's and do the same thing. by the time you buy a good cobalt split point drill and a good tap you will have spent about the same money.

none of this will work on the 55mm tranny shifter because there isn't enough room.

 

And just look how professional your comments look. Bad perception because you failed to read and notice that I have a five year old car and the flimsy shifter bushing needs to be replaced. A recent occurrence might I add.
And there couldn't possibly be any reason why I specified a M8 bolt. :attention

 

Hey companyman, what happened to ur sts?

 

i didnt look at the year car you had..i figured it was a 04+. I appoligize for that.
I was not meaning to be degratful if thats how i came across...mainly i was trying to make a point that i would not want to drill a hole in my shifter arm and make it have a weak spot.

next time i will keep my comments to myslef

 

Hey I didn't twist anyones arm, nor tell anyone NOT to buy the STS. All I did was offer a much less expensive alternative. One which I have sucessfully used for over three years now. Of course it isn't for everyone. But many people will appreciate the info.

 

So with the 5 dollar mod can u still move the shifter away from the dash afterwards?

Kamski

 

Mine has worked perfectly for three years now. The shifter sits dead center in neutral like it's supposed to do.

 

I'm assuming nissan did this to shorten the throws right? Only makes sense...

 

which one the 55mm or the 67mm??? what year car

 

I bought one, installed it and broke the friggin arm that holds the shifter cables, so $36 and 1 hour later. I have the 55mm STS installed in my car and ITS FREAKIN AWESOME!!!

Kamski

 

kam, how did you fix it?