Shifter Question

actually it does shorten the shift....and if you cut it by 1" or 1.5 inches on a rod thats 6 inches. it shortens it by.

radius of stock shifter R=6 with a throw of say 30°.

2PIR for circumference. but its 30/360 of a circle.

stock throw is about 3.141 inches.

rod shortened 1.5 inches.
R = 4.5.
2.356 inches

shortened throw by 30%....more than most adaptors.

pfff..doesn't shorten the throw

ok... physics guys...

if you have a shifter that pivots at a point and you don't change that point, you aren't changing the length of the shift throw.

if you cut your shifter, it is a shorter throw to you, b/c you are moving the lever less, but it requires greater force...

the part of the shifter that controls the length of the throw (and when you are engaging a gear) is not altered, as it is below the pivot point...

what you are doing basically is...

eg
you're on a teeter totter with someone on the other end. if you don't change the pivot point, but move closer (shorten your end of the board) you move less up and down, but it requires greater force to move them the same amount as before...

get what i'm saying?

i'm not saying don't do it, b/c it will shorten the shift, by increasing the amount of force necessary...
but it is not a true short shifter, as you are not changing the real distance of the shift throw b/c shifters work based on pivot points... not straight lines...

you may want to consider some urethane bushings to firm up your shift mechanism, but i've heard good/bad on em...