Dudewright0715

would you recomend this for my car? is it good? does it make the car feel like its shorter shifting? kinda like the 05-09 gts?

thanks

tdcalhoun89

I have a MGW shortshifter, would highly recommend it. It is about half the length as the stock shift in a s197. It is also much shorter than the tri-ax shifter.

SteedaGus

I would not call a difference of just a few percent "much shorter" than a Tri-Ax.

Ford changed the length of the factory shift throw many times over the years. When someone claims their shifter is "40% shorter than stock," ask them what year transmission they are comparing it to. (They probably don't even know). The factory Ford short throw shifter that comes stock on a 2004 Mustang is about 40% shorter than the long throw shifter that came on a 1984 Mustang.

Our shifter is 33% shorter than the shortest factory shifter. I don't see MGW's numbers published anymore, but they used to advertise around 35 to 40%, but compared to what? Even if its against the same standards we compare to, the difference is minimal.

Our shifter is about 20% shorter throw than stock in the upper position (we have a 2 position handle height), with a super comfortable reach in that position.

Our shifter has also been tested to over 1.5 million shifts with absolutely NO wear whatsoever. MGW shifters have a nylon pivot ball inside that WILL wear over years of use.

Do searches on some forums and you will find a few cases of their shifter getting sloppy cause of this.

Also, while their handle has a much different, freely moving adjustment, if you search you will also find some cases of the handle rotating and moving around over time and not keeping its position due to that design. Ours will not have those issues.

You can take a look at the shifter here: http://www.steeda.com/store/steeda-t...d-mustang.html

Forum members get preffered pricing on our products, so if you are interested PM me for pricing.

mrtstang

I'm very happy my Steeda Tri- Ax. I have it on the lowest setting, which is a lot shorter and tighter than the 05-09 gt stock shifter.

boduke0220

steeda all day, gotta love hitting 3rd gear without a hitch everytime

smitty2919

I had the Tri-ax when I bought my mach....it's better than stock but it's no MGW.

The Tri-Ax would squeak if you put light pressure on it which felt cheap to me. Even though they have 2 pisitions available for comfort, the MGW you can have 360 degrees of rotation with the handle. Realistically to shift the car you would only use a range of 45-50 degrees of adjustability.

You can also adjust the height of the **** on your MGW by adding a spacer if needed. I am going to do this which would put my FRPP **** the same higher from the console as my stock shifter with a Mach1 ****. This gived more leverage on shifts but still retains the precision of the MGW.

Only adjustment is up and down:


Can adjust side to side and up and down if wanted:


Best thing is to try and drive a car with both and see what you like. I sold my Tri-ax for $50 so I could put my MGW in.

And when it comes down to it, who goes around saying "my shifter is 20% shorter yada yada." People will give you a lot to sell you something. Try it for yourself.

look for yourself:
http://www.mgwltd.com/mustang_shifter.shtml

thread about the MGW: (i'm the one who PM's Cliff in his original post)
https://mustangforums.com/forum/4-6l...gw-mostly.html

DreamerGT

Tri-ax ftw...... I <3 it

lizzyfan

Tri-Ax here and happy!!

HasABetterSN

I've had my MGW in for a couple months, and I love it! Best decision ever.

H0SS302

I have the Tri-ax. Got it for 70 bucks used... dont regret it. Iv driven cars with the MGW and I really couldnt tell a difference, not enough to spend 200 bucks on one especially. The springs set you up for downshifts to 4th/3rd great, same with going from 2-3. If you miss a gear with it, your an idiot. lol