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Old 06-19-2018, 12:17 PM
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Taller Shifter?

The motion of the shifter in my car is great. I just dislike how low it is relative to the steering wheel. I find myself with one hand on the wheel and one hand on the shifter because the distance is far. Anyone care to share experience with a long shift **** like this one from Sneed?





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Old 06-19-2018, 02:50 PM
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I have this one in the 7" model: https://www.twmperformance.com/shift...ies-shift-****

Beware though, without a short shift adapter the throw will be much longer. Before I put my short shift kit on, I would be brushing the leg of anyone in the passenger seat with this ****.
 
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Originally Posted by thebombardier
I have this one in the 7" model: https://www.twmperformance.com/shift...ies-shift-****

Beware though, without a short shift adapter the throw will be much longer. Before I put my short shift kit on, I would be brushing the leg of anyone in the passenger seat with this ****.
sounds like good advice. Which short shifter do you have?
 
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I have the Cravenspeed adjustable short shifter with the S4S billy club ****. Had the same setup in my R56 too. The picture shows the shifter at it’s lowest setting. The shifter could be set a couple inches higher and the shift **** doesn’t have to be bottomed out, so it could be taller, but with a resulting longer throw.
 
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Old 06-21-2018, 04:36 AM
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sounds like good advice. Which short shifter do you have?
The Helix adapter. The Cravenspeed one is nice but I couldn't justify spending 4x the price and more work for the same result.
 
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I just ordered the Coolerworx shifter for this same reason.

https://www.facebook.com/coolerworx.uk/
 
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Old 06-21-2018, 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by downshift1
I just ordered the Coolerworx shifter for this same reason.

https://www.facebook.com/coolerworx.uk/
with an unlimited budget I would do this or CAE. Let us know how it feels. I hoped you enjoy it!
 

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Originally Posted by thebombardier
The Helix adapter. The Cravenspeed one is nice but I couldn't justify spending 4x the price and more work for the same result.
You can’t compare an adapter with an adjustable shifter. I’ve had both. There’s a reason my last and my current setups are the CS adjustable shifter, S4S ****, and CS ProClip. I agree it’s more expensive, but the OP was asking about a taller shifter, not the least expensive short shifter.
 
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Old 06-21-2018, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by vetsvette
You can’t compare an adapter with an adjustable shifter. I’ve had both. There’s a reason my last and my current setups are the CS adjustable shifter, S4S ****, and CS ProClip. I agree it’s more expensive, but the OP was asking about a taller shifter, not the least expensive short shifter.
Yeah I know. And I gave him a link to a taller shifter, then told him my issues of the throw being longer, so I offered my solution to that problem as well.
 
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