I have the same shift ball, but with a MGW shifter, so there isn't any problem with the boot. One of the guys in our Stang club got the same **** too, and to fix the sagging in the boot we tookthe boot up where it attaches to the console. We then lifted it up to expose the shaft, and installed a large zip tie at the desired height on the shaft. Pull the boot back down over the zip tieand snap it back. Problem solved.

 

Here you go. I got this from grabberpony.com before I got my Hurst. It worked and looked great. It has threads at the top, so you don't have to use a jam nut either. Function & Form!

 

+1 on the Roush ball.

 

Yeah, I had to get the grabberpony.com adapter, though. The nut on the Roush ball was driving me crazy, and surprisingly, it wasn't easy finding one that size, only half as thick.

 

Meh, lucky me the nut isnt bugging me yet