This had to be remedied by an old oil drain plug washer i had lying around.
Cobb short throw shifter bushing.
The bolts we re the problem for either car but position the bushing properly was fun.
I was thinking of doing the shifter and bushings.
This short throw shifter has been designed to reduce your shifter throw and allows the user to adjust the shift throw distance and shift knob height once installed in the vehicle.
The generation of 6 speed short throw shifter that i bought is an older one.
Which one would you recommend.
I used a kartboy bushing and had that problem.
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Shifter made of 4130 chromoly steel and are tig welded a precision jig.
My opinions and review of the cobb short shift kit and bushings as well as an update on the new car.
This shifter bushing upgrade is a perfect addition to a short shifter upgrade.
Cobb tuning is an automotive performance company dedicated to developing full tuning solutions that improve vehicle performance and the driving experience.
Additionally the bushings have been included to eliminate any slop found in your factory shifter.
However in cabin tranny and diff noise increased very significantly due to the lower compliance bushings.
Both on the shifter and the bushings.
Torque solution short shifter and bushings combo.
I have installed the rear bushing on two cars now the first one was on my friends car and it went rather smoothly.
The body of the shifter has been cnc machined from 6061 aluminum and it comes provided with steel socket head screws which are set in a counter bore for a flush mount which secures the upper and lower slider shafts.
A few things to note.
From what i have heard the kartboy and cobb work with the sti sts.
When i installed the unit the shifter barrel on the cobb unit was narrower than the shifter fork that goes over the shifter barrel.
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This combination has been designed to be a direct replacement for your long throw stock unit.
The hardest thing for me was i installed the short shifter first so the shift linkage was lower then usual and the bushing didn t want to squeeze in.
I say sporty meaning more tactility and precision.
I might use some thread lock if i ever hae to do it again.
Hi i have the factory installed sti short throw linkage on my 14 wrx and still would like a shorter throw.
I had the kartboy shift bushings and cobb short shifter on my last car 05 wrx wagon w 06 sti swap and as before it s made shifting wonderfully crisp and sporty feeling.
It s not cobb and their bushing.
Short shifters reduce shifter throw and can lower shift knob height making shifting precision more critical.
The cobb rear shifter bushing improves shifting precision and feel when used with a short shifter.
Without the drain plug washer there was a noticeable sloppiness to the shifter.