landonew

have a pro 5.0 in my car. Isn't short enough. Was wondering what is the most i could lop off the end to make it shorter. I want a much shorter throw. I guess where the thred ends would be the determining factor, unless i could find a machine shop that would rethred it. Who has some experiance with this sort of thing. Do you just lop it off with a hack saw, or what. Dont wanna start cutting untill i am sure. Would post in manual tranny section, but there aint much traffic through there.

badhoopty

i lopped mine off with a hacksaw. i cant remember how much i took off, but i made it the same length as my non-angled short stick. if you like, sometime this weekend i can measure how much threads i have left. there were enough threads left on it to where i didnt need to get it re-threaded, i also threadlocked it to try to keep everything tight.

777

iTrader: (21)

i'd say typically a 1/2" cut off

LSONE

iTrader: (1)

basically, i just measured the length of the stock threads, and cut it down untill it was the same length. basically i left this much thread left |_____|

ChiefBrody

I took off an inch on mine, but I think you could go as far as an inch n a half.

BlueSix

Lou's Short Stick is the way to go if you want a short throw.

black_ws6

Word! $40 bucks and works perfect. I have a picture of mine here:

http://community.webshots.com/user/ws6_transam

z98

Cut and weld it.

Repeat as necessary.

Much better than throwing away $40.

landonew

that looks real short. I take it lou is not a vendor, so i need to go and search to find one huh.

LSONE

iTrader: (1)

after thoughts auto sells tham, and they are a sponsor.

BlueSix

Also, there is another short stick, Jarrods short stick, that is cheaper. I believe J-Rod on this board can direct you to them.

z98

Cut and weld it.

Repeat as necessary.

Much better than throwing away $40.

ChiefBrody

Agreed. If you have access to the tools it won't take long to make it to your liking.

ZR2877

I got the angled short stick from Speed Inc for $19.99 they also have the straight short stick. I love mine and wish I did it a long time ago.

CamaroSS01SLP

Werd.....love mine as well.....

BuBbABFP

iTrader: (3)

Do i need to have a PRO 5.0 to get the short stick, or can i just get the stick with stock shifter.. new to ls1tech hehe

black_ws6

you can shorten the factory one as low as you want, but without the 5.0 you won't get the short throw to go along with the short stick.

TheBlurLS1

iTrader: (8)

a short stick does provide a shorter throw, it would just be a shittier shifter than you already have if you do not have the factory hurst.

black_ws6

The factory hurst is garbage compared to the pro 5.0 IMO.

z98

The hurst ******* is not any better than the factory one.