JCW Manual JCW Shift Knob Upgrade // Short Boot!
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Manual JCW Shift **** Upgrade // Short Boot!
Hey Guys!
I swapped out my shifter for Cravenspeeds Adjustable short throw upgrade (full write up, review, and images to follow) and want to take the next step to upgrade the ****. The JCW **** and boot (picture below) have a long plastic collar that restricts how far you can move the shifters fulcrum point down so it’s gotta go if I want to take full advantage of the adjustability. Only thing is, because of that long collar, the boot is really short, making it incompatible with aftermarket *****. (I doesn’t look like the boot will reach the bottom of the **** without that collar.)
Has anybody swapped out this ****? How’d you get around the boot issue?
Thanks in advance for your help!
I swapped out my shifter for Cravenspeeds Adjustable short throw upgrade (full write up, review, and images to follow) and want to take the next step to upgrade the ****. The JCW **** and boot (picture below) have a long plastic collar that restricts how far you can move the shifters fulcrum point down so it’s gotta go if I want to take full advantage of the adjustability. Only thing is, because of that long collar, the boot is really short, making it incompatible with aftermarket *****. (I doesn’t look like the boot will reach the bottom of the **** without that collar.)
Has anybody swapped out this ****? How’d you get around the boot issue?
Thanks in advance for your help!
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I like what everyone has done but maybe I’m just different but I really like the look of the stock shifter.
What I do not like is the sloppy feel and long throws including the ease of downshifting into the wrong gear!
Has anyone successfully installed a short shift kit that allows you to keep the stock shaft & ****?
I have a UUC Short Shift Kit on one of my BMWs and it’s really great! Notchy, tight, and there’s no way you can downshift to the wrong gear unless you’re an idiot!
Anything out there?
What I do not like is the sloppy feel and long throws including the ease of downshifting into the wrong gear!
Has anyone successfully installed a short shift kit that allows you to keep the stock shaft & ****?
I have a UUC Short Shift Kit on one of my BMWs and it’s really great! Notchy, tight, and there’s no way you can downshift to the wrong gear unless you’re an idiot!
Anything out there?
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I've gone with Cravenspeed's **** and the weight and feel is fantastic. My boot only reaches the bottom of their **** at the shifter's lowest position (which I don't really like for everyday driving) So I came up with another way to keep the boot where it is, with an independent collar that sits on top of the adjustment screw of the short shifter. This way, it stays where it is regardless of shift height.
I made a quick prototype, and am gonna machine it out of aluminum to match the craven **** once I get the tolerances right. Because of the plastic collar with that lip that notches into the stock ****, I had to use some o-rings that could be stretched over the top of the shifter and snapped into the collar to keep it nice and snug.
Lemme know what y'all think.
I made a quick prototype, and am gonna machine it out of aluminum to match the craven **** once I get the tolerances right. Because of the plastic collar with that lip that notches into the stock ****, I had to use some o-rings that could be stretched over the top of the shifter and snapped into the collar to keep it nice and snug.
Lemme know what y'all think.
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CravenSpeed just needs to make their Shift Well Cover for the F56 and everything will be solved
https://www.cravenspeed.com/mini-shift-well-cover/
https://www.cravenspeed.com/mini-shift-well-cover/
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CravenSpeed just needs to make their Shift Well Cover for the F56 and everything will be solved
https://www.cravenspeed.com/mini-shift-well-cover/
https://www.cravenspeed.com/mini-shift-well-cover/
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I guess I just dont understand enough on why its so difficult. The cup would sit lower than the ring so why is it a problem? There is a lip where the ring rotates so make a cup small enough to sit in that little channel. If you look at the picture a few posts up, the boot is under that ring. Make a piece to fit where that boot is
The selector isnt in the boot so its a bit confusing.
The selector isnt in the boot so its a bit confusing.
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I believe it’s time that a factory workshop manual might be needed! How long does it take for someone to publish one? In the old days anyone could go to a BMW dealer and buy the same manual the BMW technicians used when wrenching on a car!
Sure would help in a situation like this instead of blindly tearing everything up! This is one reason I still have a stock shifter!
Sure would help in a situation like this instead of blindly tearing everything up! This is one reason I still have a stock shifter!
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Well, with the various apps and ESYS, perma-sport is done....... now its CravenSpeeds turn
Im half tempted to buy some plastic and make my own
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Challenge accepted! We have it near the top of the development list again. There are some things that make the F56 shift well difficult/expensive to manufacture, but we will take another run at it and see what we can come up with.
@Sailingsumo, that looks like a cool solution. We could probably print you a black ABS prototype if you wanted?
@Sailingsumo, that looks like a cool solution. We could probably print you a black ABS prototype if you wanted?
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Tossing my hat in the ring for a guinea pig, as I am just getting ready to install the short shifter myself! And I have the sport/mid/eco switch on the shift well in my 2017 JCW (and haven't coded auto-sport mode yet)
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Thanks to you both! We should have no problem getting it designed and tested on our own F56. We'll see how the dial ring comes into play in the design.
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