where can I find a good....cheap.....short shifter. I want one so bad after sittin in COUNTRYBOYS truck but Im not about to spend 200+ bucks for a piece of aluminum. Thats insane. Does anyone know where a cheaper one can be located? thanks

 

tomeygun(here) . give him a pm

 

Unless you have the G56 with the bend in the shifter......

 

It's more than a chunk of aluminum.

It also includes the new shift pivot/arm that changes the pivot point.

IMO it's worth it.

Find a used one somewhere, but be patient. Most who get one don't switch back.

 

The BD shifter is WAYYY overpriced, that's for sure. Someone needs to make a true shifter, not just a shift lever and spacer. Cars like Mustangs have fully re-engineered shifters with much stronger aluminum bases. Seeing how ours is even worse than a mustang with a plastic base, we really should have a full aftermarket replacement available by now. I would almost be tempted to get some of the mustang places that build their own parts in house try and develop a shifter for the NV5600 including a new base. I'm afraid to shift this thing too hard and rip those little 8mm bolts out of the tranny, or snap the plastic. It's kind of funny....a tranny w/ a cast iron case that weighs nearly 400 lbs, but a pastic shifter housing. DUHHHHH

 

What do you mean DZ#1?

I wish somebody would come out with one for the G56s.

 

hey, what's this #1 stuff? he is just dzilla. nothing more. i dont see a #1 after his LN.

 

Some things don't need to be said #2. They are just a given....

Wap, I just remember Tomeygun saying that he had the shifter done and ready to sell but that it wouldn't work with the G56s that had the shifter with the bend in it. I'm not sure if they even make one with a straight shaft.

Signed,
#1

 

Ha, mine is a straight shaft, I am pming Tomeygun right now.

#1 thanks for the help

#2 good effort

Ok, just went pm him and he has not been here since 12/20 so maybe I should check another site.

edit for the second time... I found his website and sent him an email, I will start a thread if anything new comes up the G56 guys may want to know.

and 35" sorry if I stole your thread.

 

right now i am working on a way to get even with #1, he makes me want to take a #2

 

One question I would ask is are you looking to actual reduce the amount of time that it takes to bet from one gear to the next?

Or just a more comfortable shift? (arm reach,etc)

BTW - I think I say PAC-BRAKE had a shoft shift kit for the 98-02 trucks....

 

Well, I've got a B-D and shift it like I hate it sometimes with no wear or problems so far and yeah, I wish it had been cheaper but now that it's in I wouldn't trade it back for the money!

 

Take a number 2, thats funny.

Tomey, thanks for the email, I will see what I can do as far as $ goes. I take it you jumped on here after my email huh?

 

There's a reason we call you #2.......

 

Yep, theres so many sites nowadays - Hard to keep up with them...