2003gtstang

Is it worth gettin a short throw shifter. What are the benefits? What are the downfalls? My stangs a daily driver. Will it be harder to shift and i heard before with a short shifter its harder to place into gear without grinding. Is this true??

562cobra

thats faltse. you dont grind because of a short shifter. [unless your clutch has wore out]

Most shifters align themselves to the center, which makes it easy not to miss gears.
I have a B&M Pro Ripper Shifter, everyone on here swears by MGW, except for me, but once i get mine i'll swear by it too.

avlon06

wont miss 3rd as much

cliffyk

The OEM shifter is an overly sloppy design, mostly because of the rubber isolators it contains, all intended to reduce noise/vibration/harshness (NVH), and its cheap pressed metal construction.

All aftermarket shifters first eliminate the rubber isolators so as to provide more accurate and precise shifting. This also increases the amount of noise transmitted to the cabin slightly, though I have never found it to be objectionable in any way.

The other thing aftermarket shifters do is relocate the shifter fulcrum, and/or alter the lever length in order to reduce the shift "throw". An inescapable associated fact, dictated by fundamental mechanical principles, is that shortening the throw of any operating lever will inversely increase the amount of effort required to operate the lever (assuming the force being overcome remains fixed, which it does in this case).

Once again I have never found this increase in required effort to be objectionable (some have), it's just the price you pay for the shorter throw.

The MGW shifter, which I and many others will recommend) is the only aftermarket unit that is a complete redesign of the OEM shifter, having mostly only the ability to shift gears in common with the stock assembly. All others that I have seen are refinements of the original design, not re-engineered/redesigned.

The MGW will feel noticeably stiffer when new, however through a combination of its breaking in and your becoming accustomed to it, you will find yourself wondering why you didn't buy it sooner.

sn8kebite

I have felt the MGW, i personally hate it. I really like the feel of the Steeda tri ax. My advice is try to get a feel for each before you make your descision.

pro2a

Ya dude, you for sure need to get a shifter, and make it a good one, Pro 5.0 or something of the like! Not only will you shift the trans better, but you may even extend the life of the trans!! they should come from the factory that way:confused :

BlackMage

so ive seen 4 or 5 different recommendations for shifters on here. honestly did everyone "try" them out before they bought em. most people probably not. i like what cliff wrote about the MGW, that sold it for me right there. but i would say buy what you think you will like, or try to find friends that will let you "try" their shifter in their car. other than that i dont know ho your going to try out shifters.... lol buy em install em, say u dont like it send it back for a diff one? dont think so

firehorse02

Personally I have only tried the Pro 5.0 and the Steeda Tri-Ax. Luckily the Pro 5.0 came with my car so I didn't have to waste the money on it. Steeda Tri-ax is great and will recomend it to anyone.

jmac72187

No matter what you are going to be satisfied with an aftermarket shifter. They are all going to be better than the stock POS. Most MGW users will swear by MGW (I am one of them). Most Tri-ax users will swear by the tri-ax. It is all about what people have.

I chose the MGW for the adjustment feature and ended up falling in love with it. I bought it again for my Mach. I have felt the tri-ax and it wasn't bad. I just like the adjustable handle of the MGW.

pitmitch910

me and my friends all have different shifters, B&M pro Rip, Tri-ax, MGW, I have a Hurst with an MGW adjustable handle, i love it, it for sure makes the car more fun to drive