razorclaw99

iTrader: (7)

hey..i bought the ws6 store short throw and it hits the console badly on 2,4,6...WHY!!! i did everything fine...then i put the stock shifter on and 2 hits it too but lightly..wtf yo but yet a generic ebay short throw ive been using didnt hit anything but i only replaced it cuz it made my gear box very gay..i kept throwing it into 1st instead of 3rd which is why i got the ws6 store one and it hits badly the console...what do i do..the console is on correctly.

Revelation Z28

iTrader: (10)

i have the stick and it doesnt hit. i can stick my pinky in between them.

do you have the leather ****? because the tail on it is what makes contact. i have the 8 ball looking stock ****.

razorclaw99

iTrader: (7)

i took the leather off (yes i have leather) and its BARELY fine..like it works..then i took the console off and it was fine..so i mean its the stick that barely touches it..

SweeTbone

iTrader: (8)

Most of the short sticks have a problem hitting if you DO NOT have a factory Hurst shifter. Many people have had issues if you put one on a stock non-Hurst shifter. Trim up the console or try adjusting it perhaps?

01FormulaTA

iTrader: (20)

short sticks will only work w/ the factory hurst or other aftermarket shifter, not with the stock crappy GM shifter

Revelation Z28

iTrader: (10)

i have the non hurst and its fine for me. maybe i just got lucky.

razorclaw99

iTrader: (7)

dude what r u talking about? factory= gm

i put the ws6 store shifter on the stock shifter (the base)..and it hits the 2,4,6 gears bad. i dont see what you r saying. I ended up putting my stock stock shifter back on (the long one) and its fine.. 2nd gear barely touches..

Kage

iTrader: (11)

The one you have does it look like Lou's stick, pic on the right?
You just might need a short stick with the bend toward the driver side.
I have a Pro-5.0 stick that should fix the prob, pic on the left.
Cut to 6.5" brand new never used. Let me know.

Ntimid8r7

iTrader: (9)

Factory installed HURST, is what he was talking about...

01FbTaWs6

iTrader: (12)

i have the factory installed hurst, with the ws6store stick, and its great, doesnt hit anything!

ZFan88

iTrader: (4)

I have the UMI short stick on the non-Hurst base. It hits the console if I shift hard. I'm saving up to buy a new shifter so I won't have that problem. The factory one is way too sloppy

5.7 Reasons

I had the same problem, and I don't have a Hurst shifter. So I took the stick back off, placed it in a vise and proceeded to bend it with a mallet. The stick is bent ever so slightly, just enough where the shifter won't hit the center console. I've driven about 4k miles with this setup and never had a problem since.

If you don't want to do this, you can always contact the WS6 Store and return it.

TLUZLS1

iTrader: (6)

What he said...

Kage

iTrader: (11)

Bull ****!!!!!!!!!
If he would have gotten Lou's short stick we wouldn't be discussing this right now.

taintedmeat

iTrader: (1)

Check your trans mount.

67rsss

iTrader: (4)

Is this the shift handle they are talking about? It came with our LS1/T56 form an 02 WS6. It has a bend in it that I assume is to clear the rear of the console. We are not going to use it, way to short for the 67.

Nautilus

iTrader: (15)

I just bought a used Z28... I noticed it had the same problem. I took it apart and found a lou's short stick on the factory shiter. Who ever istalled it bolted it up with the bend to the rear. I simply unboted the short stick, turned it around and bolted it back on... Problem solved.

FNQUIKWS6

iTrader: (2)

I thought the bend was supposed to go towards the driver?

Nautilus

iTrader: (15)

I would have thought the same thing if I hadn't seen it... With the bend toward the driver on the stock GM shifter... It would almost not go into 2,4 & 6, actually it had worn off the black paint on the short stick from hitting the console. And in 1,3 & 5 it was in roughly what would be the middle position. I turned the bend in the oposite direction and the position in all the gears is perfect, not too far forward and not too far back.