Shifteck Short Shifter Review

[PineappleFriedRice]

Been using it for over a month and definitely satisfied with my purchase. Almost paid $300-ish for a TWM shifter but spent $130 on this instead.

Throw is reduced(as advertised), height not so much. Feels very solid, not flimsy like the stock shifter and comparable quality to the TWM shifterI had on my Tiburon(but I will say the TWM is slightly better) . Very easy to install, gotta reuse 3 pieces from stock shifter, see pics below.

When I bought it, it was at $130 but now it is at $69.99.

http://www.shifteck.com/?p=200
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271230803183...84.m1423.l2649

[Shifteck]

Thanks for the review.

[White64Goat]

Went to their website which posted the shifter on June 28th but it is not available in their store??????????? Someone needs to update that.

[PineappleFriedRice]

Originally Posted by White64Goat

Went to their website which posted the shifter on June 28th but it is not available in their store??????????? Someone needs to update that.

That threw me off too. I saw the ebay ad and went to the Shifteck site to see how much they were selling for compared to the ebay one and the only thing they had about it was that it was still in production but will be out soon. That made sense because when the ebay ad was still new, I remember it saying that there would be a 2 week wait time. I emailed Shifteck to ask if the vendor on ebay was legitimate and they reassured me that they were.

[PineappleFriedRice]

Originally Posted by Shifteck

Thanks for the review.

Thanks for the solid shifter

[PineappleFriedRice]

Also, I forgot to mention that the bushing needs to be modified a little since it is too small. Don't go nuts with the drill though, you still want a snug fit.

[Shifteck]

Actually, pineapplefriedrice, you had one of the first few. That issue has been fixed.

Graham

[SubaSteve]

I just picked one up now due to that awesome price. Been having problems going from 4th to 5th lets see if it fixes that.

[imom]

Originally Posted by Shifteck

Actually, pineapplefriedrice, you had one of the first few. That issue has been fixed.

Graham

I was on the fence if a short shifter would help, but the ebay price is worth the risk. Are these first generation BRZ/FRS shifter for the blow out prices?

I wonder if the ebay seller had any of the shifter with holes that are too small? If not great...what is the hole size supposed to be so I can measure the hole with a caliper. Thank you.

[imom]

pineapplefriedrice,
Could you press the white collar through the ball...was it necessary to cut the white collar? What about the rubber boot...how come you didn't use that?

[Shifteck]

Originally Posted by imom

I was on the fence if a short shifter would help, but the ebay price is worth the risk. Are these first generation BRZ/FRS shifter for the blow out prices?

I wonder if the ebay seller had any of the shifter with holes that are too small? If not great...what is the hole size supposed to be so I can measure the hole with a caliper. Thank you.

No, we have replaced all of the first gen ones with our vendors. The correct hole size is 10mm (just slightly larger than 3/8")

[PineappleFriedRice]

Originally Posted by imom

pineapplefriedrice,
Could you press the white collar through the ball...was it necessary to cut the white collar? What about the rubber boot...how come you didn't use that?

You cannot press the white collar through the ball. You would risk snapping the collar and be S.O.L.

Rubber boot is on, but I took the pic before I put it on

[Hawaiian]

Originally Posted by Shifteck

Actually, pineapplefriedrice, you had one of the first few. That issue has been fixed.

Graham

I actually think I might have installed the first Shiftek shifter on a twin. I only say that because some of the QC was way off. It was back in August and I went back and forth with the vendor about the issues I was having while I was installing.

I understand that sometimes this happens in early production runs so I didn't make an issue with it. I've still been in contact with them and am still waiting for a revised, or fixed shifter.

Although cutting the Oem bushing to reuse it wasn't my first choice, I was fine with that.

I then discovered that the ID of the linkage bushing didn't fit, and that is what lead me to believe I was the first people to install these because it was clearly far too small. I didn't have a caliper around, so I passed drill bits through the oem until I found the closest match (3/8 was a little loose on the oem, but it was close enough). I overbored the bushing and finally got it on.

The real problem was with the rattle that came with it. After stripping it down a few times and checking everything out I found the source of the problem. The hex bolt that attaches the reverse lockout to the main shifter shaft.

You can see where it was rubbing


The lower edge where the o-ring sat became warped causing it to no longer fit without contacting the reverse lockout.



Other than this, it's a nice inexpensive solution to getting a short shifter. I might have liked the reverse lockout having alternate color options, but that would obviously increase the price of the unit.

Originally Posted by imom

pineapplefriedrice,
Could you press the white collar through the ball...was it necessary to cut the white collar? What about the rubber boot...how come you didn't use that?

You have to reuse the rubber boot, and you must cut the collar. I tried to take apart the oem shifter to keep from cutting the collar but no such luck.

Originally Posted by Shifteck

No, we have replaced all of the first gen ones with our vendors. The correct hole size is 10mm (just slightly larger than 3/8")

I'm still waiting for my replacement. I haven't been pressing the issue because of some warranty issues I am having.

[PineappleFriedRice]

Originally Posted by Hawaiian

I actually think I might have installed the first Shiftek shifter on a twin. I only say that because some of the QC was way off. It was back in August and I went back and forth with the vendor about the issues I was having while I was installing.

I understand that sometimes this happens in early production runs so I didn't make an issue with it. I've still been in contact with them and am still waiting for a revised, or fixed shifter.

Although cutting the Oem bushing to reuse it wasn't my first choice, I was fine with that.

I then discovered that the ID of the linkage bushing didn't fit, and that is what lead me to believe I was the first people to install these because it was clearly far too small. I didn't have a caliper around, so I passed drill bits through the oem until I found the closest match (3/8 was a little loose on the oem, but it was close enough). I overbored the bushing and finally got it on.

The real problem was with the rattle that came with it. After stripping it down a few times and checking everything out I found the source of the problem. The hex bolt that attaches the reverse lockout to the main shifter shaft.

You can see where it was rubbing


The lower edge where the o-ring sat became warped causing it to no longer fit without contacting the reverse lockout.



Other than this, it's a nice inexpensive solution to getting a short shifter. I might have liked the reverse lockout having alternate color options, but that would obviously increase the price of the unit.



You have to reuse the rubber boot, and you must cut the collar. I tried to take apart the oem shifter to keep from cutting the collar but no such luck.



I'm still waiting for my replacement. I haven't been pressing the issue because of some warranty issues I am having.

Damn that looks all messed up. Maybe you just got a bad one. I don't have any rattle and mine doesn't look like that but I will take a look at it in the morning. Bought mine June 30.