L Wagon short shift kit?

bretgc · Post by **bretgc** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:13 pm

hey guys, is it possible to get a short shifter on an L? or is it something that has to be custom made?

Thanx

Bret

Matatak · Post by **Matatak** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:57 pm

if you can cut and weld im sure you could make your own.

bretgc · Post by **bretgc** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 9:04 pm

cutting paper poses problems for me...

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 9:23 pm

I highly doubt there was a short shifter manufactured for L series. Maybe for RX turbo which should bolt in but even if there was this would be incredibly rare these days. It would be easy to just pay a welding guy like 20 bucks to do it for you and modify your existing linkages.

bretgc · Post by **bretgc** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 9:26 pm

sounds like a deal. cheers fellas

Suby Wan Kenobi · Post by **Suby Wan Kenobi** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:27 pm

You only need to move the pivot point up about 15-20mm to make a short shift in the L.

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Sun Oct 26, 2008 10:29 am

I had one in my first RX that I made, needs to 'adjust' the forward section of the shifter hole in the trans tunnel, and bend the shifter rod backwards a bit but worked sweet. About 50mm movement to change gears...

If you can't do it yourself find a shifter and post it to me and I'll do it for $20.

T'subaru · Post by **T'subaru** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 3:02 am

I'm not impressed with the throw on my rx, stiff also. More info on this would be great. I dont have an accurate illustration for my linkage..still confused.