Is it possible to just hacksaw the stock sifter about 4 inches shorter or do i have to buy a new one and pay the shop even more money?

 

1. isnt 4" alot? I just installed a STS that was only about an inch shorter than stock (maybe alittle more, i dunno), and it made a big difference. I dont really like having to reach down for the shifter.

2. why take it to a shop?

 

The 4" was an exageration. But I just don't have the tools/workspace to do alot of work during the winter.

 

Do you really want to take the chance of screwing up your linkage by doing it yourself?

 

Just wait for davebond007 to get on, he hacked his off and is quite proud of his ricer mod(s). He can give you some good advice.

 

Everybody and their momma has and does cut their stock shifter

 

and how would you go about screwing anything up its not like your cutitng anything it just bolts on

even a noobie could do it 2 hours with simple hand tools

cutting the shifter wont give you a shorter throw just a shorter shifter

 

My bad! I didn't realize he was talking about the actual shifter, I thought he was talking about the linkage.

 

i rather enjoy my long throws and tall shifter.

i think matt93se moved the rubber ball that keeps it in place to make it shorter but had to make a dent in the cat shield to fit. that's probably more than you wanted to know.

 

I hacked off 2" of my shifter, and it made a bit of a difference in shifter throw. I think it's about 4" of throw now compared to like 7" as it was before. Plus, whenever I shfited into 1st, I hit my volume **** on my alpine. Now, its just below that. Plus, having a boat oar shifter didn't look all that great with the **** that I had on it.

Here's a shot of my shifter: http://launch2k.com/maxima/interiorshot.jpg