How To: Retain stock shift height with TWM short shifter

[retrobmx63]

YouTube - TWM SS Modification for Mazdaspeed3

YouTube - TWM SS Modification for Mazdaspeed3

[dcphantom]

How do the rubber o-rings effect the feel of pushing it down for reverse? I could imagine it makes it very spongey.

[Haltech]

Its awesome to see Nator Performance has finally gotten some recognition for their V2.0 Washers.

[retrobmx63]

Originally Posted by dcphantom How do the rubber o-rings effect the feel of pushing it down for reverse? I could imagine it makes it very spongey.

Great question. I thought the same. I can't even notice it. It's solid like my cock.

I think it's due to two things, the diameter of the o-rings is quite small, also like my cock. So there isn't much give at all. Also, the washers as you can imagine is stiff... again like my cock.



Oh and another thing to note. Ideally you'd want the shift boot height to JUST about hit where the knob would stop threading naturally. This way pushing down on the knob is not really pushing on the boot at all (where any sponginess would be felt), and it's really already bottomed out internally in the knob itself (with included height adjustment spacers).

[Silver Ecstasy]

I actually did this already. Bought some washers at the store and i'm very happy with where it's at now.

I installed only the 1 single locking nut inside the top of the shift knob and that was about enough of what I wanted in terms of a compromise of drop but keeping it shorter.

This is the best pictures I had taken before and after:

Before


After

[heeltoe]

couldn't u just use a nut and washer instead of all those washers?

[boosthead]

or two washers with a small bushing between them. Bottom line, this gets you thinking about solution that works for you.

[heeltoe]

Thank god twm now makes shift extenders. To retain stock height or higher like rally racers

[TWM Performance]

Originally Posted by heeltoe Thank god twm now makes shift extenders. To retain stock height or higher like rally racers

Indeed! Some people like the short height, and others like it stock, and in some cases even taller. I like them nice and tall personally

Patrick
Team TWM Performance

[AverageTanner]

Good stuff mate!

[idaners7]

haha funny video.. but good info

[spike589]

does anyone know what that bus connector chillin inside the the hole where the shifter is on the top right

[retrobmx63]

Originally Posted by spike589 does anyone know what that bus connector chillin inside the the hole where the shifter is on the top right

No idea, I would likely guess some common harness for a regular 3's sunroof or other option or maybe Bose shit that I don't have.