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Old 05-04-2010, 10:07 AM   #1
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hey guys, i just ordered a short stick from www.ws6store.com basically shortens the height from 8 5/8" to 6" so it shortens the throw from gear to gear...does anyone have one? likes/dislikes?
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Old 05-04-2010, 11:34 AM   #2
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i have the Lou's Short Stick. i love it. I even had the Hurst short throw shifter stock to begin with so it made it even better.
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Old 05-04-2010, 02:51 PM   #3
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i had the UMI stick on the pro 5.0, that was amazing prob the best f body shifter combo IMO
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Old 05-04-2010, 04:03 PM   #4
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I have the stock hurst and an ebay TNA short stick, unfortunately I have an automatic and haven't even picked up the t56 for my swap yet lol
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Old 05-04-2010, 05:19 PM   #5
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i had the UMI stick on the pro 5.0, that was amazing prob the best f body shifter combo IMO
This is the setup I plan on doing in my T/A. Good to see someone else is happy with it.
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Old 05-04-2010, 09:23 PM   #6
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This is the setup I plan on doing in my T/A. Good to see someone else is happy with it.
cool, def. go thru w/ it... other people that drove my car love it too...
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Old 05-04-2010, 09:30 PM   #7
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cool, def. go thru w/ it... other people that drove my car love it too...
I was worried about smootheness of the shifts along with the required leverage to shift. If people say all of that is better than stock then i will definitely be going through with it.
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leverage is never a problem, or else they wouldnt make it like that... and the pro 5.0 has some notch like attributes but i mean that in a good way, its like the perfect amount i wouldnt ever bother you, but it will still make u feel certain of ur shifting...
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Old 05-05-2010, 11:34 AM   #9
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I have the factory hurst shifter with Lou's short stick.. Love it. Now if only I had a 3rd gear...
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I had the pro 5.0 with the shift stick it came with and i cut it down one inch and it made it perfect. you can feel every gear engage and the shifts are nice and firm. definitely a great shifter. i had the ws6 store shift stick at first but it put the knob in an awkward place so i switched to the pro 5.0
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Well I already plan on going with the pro 5.0 shifter I'm just sure which short stick to go with.
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hey guys, i just ordered a short stick from www.ws6store.com basically shortens the height from 8 5/8" to 6" so it shortens the throw from gear to gear...does anyone have one? likes/dislikes?
will that work for a stock 5spd? will the slp knob that have listed there work also?
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should be getting it in today...will try and post pics over the weekend
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Well I already plan on going with the pro 5.0 shifter I'm just sure which short stick to go with.
Let me know if you decide to go with the Lou's short stick. I have one w/ a hurst 6spd ball I will not be using.
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Let me know if you decide to go with the Lou's short stick. I have one w/ a hurst 6spd ball I will not be using.
haha wish i knew that a few days ago...ordered mine already...it should be waiting for me outside my front door when i get home from work
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I had the pro 5.0 with the shift stick it came with and i cut it down one inch and it made it perfect. you can feel every gear engage and the shifts are nice and firm. definitely a great shifter. i had the ws6 store shift stick at first but it put the knob in an awkward place so i switched to the pro 5.0
yea^^^ thats basically what i mean when i say its notchy but in a good way...
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i would just use the stock pro 5.0 stick and cut the threads down an inch or so, it sits in the perfect spot because its angled just right.
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i would just use the stock pro 5.0 stick and cut the threads down an inch or so, it sits in the perfect spot because its angled just right.
the UMI is angled the same + its shorter...
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