Where would I go to get my new DC shortshifter installed? How much would it cost on average??? Is it easy enough to do by myself??? anybody know???

 

Ok... this is timely... I *just* tried to do this myself, TWICE, last week. Unfortunately, it was cold as a witch's tit (like in the teens with wind chill) and I couldn't stay under the car long enough to get it done... but it's my opinion this is definitely a do-it-yourself job. Don't waste the $75/hr fee of some Joe Schmoe at the garage who might break something anyway...

You jack the car up, support it on jackstands or ramps (never ever the tire jack)... remove the center console., fold back the plastic dust cover from the shifter in the console.

Get under the car, remove the 12mm nut and bolt securing the shifter stem to the shift linkage... the shift linkage will fall loosely to the side.

Then the hard part - remove the two 10mm bolts holding the oval plate which supports the ball of the shifter. Often these are rusted or will just spin in place after one or two turns. Here's where the console removal comes in handy - get a friend with an open ended wrench (10mm? 11mm? 12mm? I forget) OR, much preferred, one of those Gator-grip(tm) style universal wrenches. Have a friend secure the strange elliptical head of the bolt, while you undo the 10mm nut underneath the car.

Once you get those bastards off, the oval plate comes off, and you can pull the entire shifter down and out from the car. Push the new one up, grease it liberally, replace the dust boot, and reverse all the previous steps.

It sounds complicated, but when you are actually down there, messing with it, it becomes very very simple. I couldn't get those 10mm nuts off - and it started snowing by the time I got the Gator-grip(tm) - which DID grip them from up top, as I tested. I took the opportunity to change the stereo, though...

Hope that helped. Do it yourself - if you can't get it, you can always ask a friend or, as a last resort, drive it to a garage. It would be easier on a lift, I bet. Good luck!

 

doin it urself is your best bet. why pay for it to be done when it's not that hard of a job.

 

hey teamintegra has a very nice artcel on how ti install it your self. check it out and let me know if it worked out for you.

(http://www.teamintegra.com/sections/...search=shifter)

 

i agree with every one else about doing it yourself. But one thing i wished i had done when i got my DC Sports short shifter was geting a performance bushing. So when you put your car in first gear you will se the shifter will stay right there in place. Like mine right now if i put it in first there is still a little play. Just something to think about, ask your nearest performance shop about the bushings, they will have them!

 

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