what shifter should i get

CrimsonCobra_01

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im lookin for a short throw shifter but i dont know which one would be the best for my cobra? any help would be appreciated

 

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Either get a Pro 5.0 or a Steeda Tri-Ax. I have the Pro 5.0 with the Steeda Tri-Ax handle. I love it. You cannot go wrong with either one of them.

 

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Dittos here - a Pro 5.0 with Tri-Ax handle (handles are cheap (>$30) and I just wanted to try it out, so my wife and I swapped)
IMO, the Pro-5.0 is more race car like, and the Tri-Ax a more beefy but still OEM like shifter. But are built similiarly, but the Pro-50 shifts are shorter, and albeit a bit notchier, they are more race car like. The Tri-Ax is more like the OEM design, but built very well. Neither has any dampening, so the feel for each is similiar. The handle of the Tri-Ax is aluminum, longer and twisted over toward the driver and back a bit like the OEM handle, the Tri-Ax is steel, short and straight.
If I had it to do over again, I would not have bought the Tri-Ax, but I would have waited and ordered another Pro-5.0...but it was cheap and immediately available, so we jumped at it.
Either one is high quality.

 

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Here, these should help.....

http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=479256&highlight=shifter
http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=476656&highlight=shifter
http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=469789&highlight=shifter
http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=466940&highlight=shifter

If you need more advice, just click search and type "shifter"

 

mcmmotorsports

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What he said

 

decoy562

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Anything is better than the stock shifter.

 

Monkie

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kboy262 said:

I have the Pro 5.0 with the Steeda Tri-Ax handle.

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That is the absolute best combo there is. BTW that's what I have also.

 

Z28 KILR

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I love the feel of the Steeda Tri-Ax but you have to change out the shift knob too. Get a billet one they feel the best IMO.

 

twogts4us

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www.fatknobs.com - love the classic look and feel.

 

crew_dawg16

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tri-ax is real nice

 

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Z28 KILR said:

I love the feel of the Steeda Tri-Ax but you have to change out the shift knob too. Get a billet one they feel the best IMO.

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Why do you have to change out the shift knob?

 

GTvert01

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decoy562 said:

Why do you have to change out the shift knob?

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whats the best place to get the pro 5.0 and how much im lookin to spend? thanks for the input

 

Monkie

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decoy562 said:

Why do you have to change out the shift knob?

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When I race my hand gets sweaty and the stock smooth leather one doesn't do too well then. I've tried to shift hard into 3rd and ended up punching my dash.

 

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CrimsonCobra_01 said:

whats the best place to get the pro 5.0 and how much im lookin to spend? thanks for the input

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Jegs or Summit, you can't go wrong either way. Also while it is being shipped go to Steeda and order their Tri-ax shifter handle. I promise you will be happy with the combo!

 

Teen'93stang5.0

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PRO-5.0 all the way,

i liked my tri-ax, but it broke about a month after installing it(removal was a pain too seeing as parts of it went into the tranny,) pro-5.0 hasnt had a glitch yet, cant miss a shift if i try

 

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Z28 KILR said:

I love the feel of the Steeda Tri-Ax but you have to change out the shift knob too. Get a billet one they feel the best IMO.

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ehm, untill a hot day rolls around and your cars out in the sun for an hour or more.........i had a blister on the center or my right hand from one of those MAC aluminum ones

 

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I love the stock leather shift knob. I have the 99+ knob in all three of my Mustangs. I'm just used to it. Never slipped on me and i love the feel.

Plus it doesn't get warm after 2 hours of driving

 

mcmmotorsports

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I got a Hurst on the way and a classic Hurst White Ball too!

 

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werd


i may just get one of those steeda aluminum ones with the rubber grip on it, just because it gives you something to grip to when driving hard