Recommend for short shifter - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

Renozep · 2009-12-07, 07:45 PM

Hi, I'm new to this site. Just bought a 1998 Outback. Would like opinions from those much more knowledgable than I on getting the best short shifter and hard bushings. Thanks, Dennis

Kevin M · 2009-12-07, 07:49 PM

I'd start with just bushings and see if that works for you. I personally have a stock shifter with Turn In Concepts bushings front and rear, and it's super solid. I suspect those bushings (for older 5MT cars) would work for you too.

100_Percent_Juice · 2009-12-07, 09:39 PM

Would bushings make his shifts shorter?

Kevin M · 2009-12-07, 09:46 PM

Obviously not. I am recommending he try doing just bushings before spending $100+ on a shifter he may decide he doesn't actually want or need.

Dean · 2009-12-07, 10:49 PM

+1 for TIC /kartboy bushings. It is a mix of the two if you want to do them all at least on a WRX/STI. Otherwise, I'd go with the cheapest one you can find pretty much. There is nothing magical about short shifters IMHO to justify the uber brand name.

Renozep · 2009-12-08, 07:15 PM

Thanks for your responses. I'll continue my research but have to do something about the mushy shifter. Dennis

Kevin M · 2009-12-08, 07:19 PM

If it's mushiness that's the problem, then I'm 99% sure that just replacing bushings will do what you're looking for. Contact the guys at TIC and see if they have bushings that fit for you. I'm pretty sure they do. You really just need the front and rear bushings for now. I'd skip the little ones that actually go on the shifter for now.

2009-12-07, 07:45 PM	#1
Renozep n00b Real Name: Dennis Travers Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 5	Recommend for short shifter Hi, I'm new to this site. Just bought a 1998 Outback. Would like opinions from those much more knowledgable than I on getting the best short shifter and hard bushings. Thanks, Dennis

2009-12-07, 07:49 PM	#2
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	I'd start with just bushings and see if that works for you. I personally have a stock shifter with Turn In Concepts bushings front and rear, and it's super solid. I suspect those bushings (for older 5MT cars) would work for you too. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2009-12-07, 09:39 PM	#3
100_Percent_Juice (40 percent vodka) Real Name: Joel Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 4,446 Car: 2004WRX Class: Baby-Hauler/GroceryGetter	Would bushings make his shifts shorter? __________________ "A power nap is when you sleep on someone who is weaker than you." - Dimitri Martin

2009-12-07, 09:46 PM	#4
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	Obviously not. I am recommending he try doing just bushings before spending $100+ on a shifter he may decide he doesn't actually want or need. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

2009-12-07, 10:49 PM	#5
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	+1 for TIC /kartboy bushings. It is a mix of the two if you want to do them all at least on a WRX/STI. Otherwise, I'd go with the cheapest one you can find pretty much. There is nothing magical about short shifters IMHO to justify the uber brand name. __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...

2009-12-08, 07:15 PM	#6
Renozep n00b Real Name: Dennis Travers Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 5	Thanks for your responses. I'll continue my research but have to do something about the mushy shifter. Dennis

2009-12-08, 07:19 PM	#7
Kevin M EJ22T Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Reno Posts: 9,445 Car: '93/'01 GF6, mostly red Class: 19 FP	If it's mushiness that's the problem, then I'm 99% sure that just replacing bushings will do what you're looking for. Contact the guys at TIC and see if they have bushings that fit for you. I'm pretty sure they do. You really just need the front and rear bushings for now. I'd skip the little ones that actually go on the shifter for now. __________________ FWD is the new AWD

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