lol999

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When I purchased my car the previous owner had a B&M Ripper shifter installed. I believe that this shifter is a little shorter than stock, but not as short as a like. Is the only way to make it shorter to pull it out and cut it? OR would just buying another shifter that is short, and throwing that in there be easier? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

EDIT: 2000 TA if it matters

Z28/2002

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You can pick up another stick. WS6 store and a couple other sponsors sell them. Most are 6" long

Martin HD-28

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You can't pick up another stick. The ripper is a solid piece. Pull it off and cut it or buy another shifter. Those are your options. I'm pulling mine off and cutting it.

Z28/2002

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my bad

calhoon

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It depends on the age of the Ripper. Older B&M shifters had a removable upperhandle that you could shorten or replace. Its the new ones that have non- removeable handles.

lol999

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Thanks for the info. I believe mines newer since its all one piece. does the Pro 5.0 have a short throw available?

TheBlackSS

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you can get a shorter stick for the pro 5.0, but i believe the actual throw(distance between gears) is about the same as the b&m. a shorter stick will make them feel closer together, but you also end up with less leverage on the stick for going into gears. my t56 can be notchy when cold, and it would probably bother me. that may or may not bother you, but just wanted to bring it up.

a shifter ive been looking at and you may like also is one from MGW. they recently started making one for the fbody. they used to only do vipers, mustangs and vettes(could use vette shifter, but wrong thread size on stick for factory fbody *****). their website only shows those three cars, but if you call, they have the fbody one available. it looks like if you wanted to, you could slide the stick down further to make it shorter, or even cut it if you really wanted to. not 100% sure on that though. looks like a really well made piece none the less.

this guy loves his. good pics and review + video.

https://ls1tech.com/forums/manual-tr...y-shifter.html

lol999

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Thanks for the great info. Those 2 threads gave me all the info I needed!

https://ls1tech.com/forums/manual-tr...-shifters.html

Damian

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I've always thought the ripper sucked. I never recommend it to any of my customers.

Jeep_junkie

Tried the ripper on my old TA. Besides being noisy, the throws weren't noticeably shorter than stock. It just felt tighter since it didn't have a rubber bushing in it like the stock shifter. I thought about getting a Pro 5.0 but its noisiness turned me off. The last thing I want to hear is gear rattle every time I slow down. I guess I'll be saving up for an MGW.