short throw shifter lever install help!

MPREZD · 11-23-2005, 02:36 AM

hey i have the sti short throw shifter lever without any bushings....i was wondering if anyone can help me out in installing this bad boy.....pics or a brief tutorial in how to do it will help nicely..thanks!

NOTE: it is not the whole assembly....nor any bushings....jus the sti short throw shifter lever (rod that connects to shift knob)

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BlackAndBlue · 11-23-2005, 02:43 AM

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phoenix1112 · 11-23-2005, 02:43 AM

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rally_on · 11-23-2005, 02:44 AM

in the wrx/rs it is extremely easy, i dont know about the STi. i got a kartboy SS for my RS. install in 20 mintues (at most)

FOR AN RS
-trim off
-pop shifter out
-plastic hammer new shifter in
-trim on

did you search?...

phoenix1112 · 11-23-2005, 02:44 AM

beat me!

MPREZD · 11-23-2005, 02:53 AM

hey i think i got it now....but exactly how is that trim in the middle gonna come off?? what am i looking for??

ej20wrxdex · 11-23-2005, 03:07 AM

its EASY MAN

i'll help u tomarrow phil...

DrD · 11-23-2005, 07:15 AM

If it's the gold one from the Subaru short throw kit, it won't work with your linkage (well, it might, but not without some additional work) - the part where you bolt to the linkage is smaller than what you will find in the WRX (it is the same size as in the GC8) - not sure if you can transfer your bushings over or not - maybe with a bunch of washers as spacers, you could get it to work well...

Mulder · 11-23-2005, 07:54 AM

^
Yep you can't install just the lever from the STi setup on a stock WRX linkage, it won't fit. You either need to change the whole linkage, or get a short throw lever made for the WRX such as the Kartboy.
So for now don't waste your time trying to install a part that doesn't work, get the right thing first.

antny · 11-23-2005, 08:06 AM

I have a cobb double adjustable with the STi linkage on mine. I know what you guys are talking about though the STI linkage is skinnier than the stck wrx linkage. I had a special fabrication done to the linkage to get my Cobb shifter to work. I believe I am one of the few on here if not the only one that has it done.

MPREZD · 11-23-2005, 06:32 PM

i think ive seen someone do it though....jus gimme a secong and ill find it

gc822 · 11-24-2005, 01:51 AM

take the lever and pound it in with a rubber mallet, wuk3d fo m3

MPREZD · 11-24-2005, 03:24 AM

yea but they're saying that the linkage is too small

tom@kartboy · 11-24-2005, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mulder

^
Yep you can't install just the lever from the STi setup on a stock WRX linkage, it won't fit. You either need to change the whole linkage, or get a short throw lever made for the WRX such as the Kartboy.
So for now don't waste your time trying to install a part that doesn't work, get the right thing first.

eggactly! the width of the shifters are different.
Tom

MPREZD · 11-24-2005, 04:15 PM

so any kind of special deal for me from kartboy??

11-23-2005, 02:36 AM	#1
MPREZD Scooby Specialist Member#: 50596 Join Date: Dec 2003 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: 818, SoCal Vehicle: 04 wrx	short throw shifter lever install help! hey i have the sti short throw shifter lever without any bushings....i was wondering if anyone can help me out in installing this bad boy.....pics or a brief tutorial in how to do it will help nicely..thanks! NOTE: it is not the whole assembly....nor any bushings....jus the sti short throw shifter lever (rod that connects to shift knob) * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

11-23-2005, 06:32 PM	#11
MPREZD Scooby Specialist Member#: 50596 Join Date: Dec 2003 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: 818, SoCal Vehicle: 04 wrx	i think ive seen someone do it though....jus gimme a secong and ill find it Last edited by MPREZD; 11-23-2005 at 06:38 PM.

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rally_on Scooby Specialist Member#: 86849 Join Date: May 2005 Chapter/Region: RMIC Location: Salt Lake City, UT Vehicle: 2005 GMC Savana white	in the wrx/rs it is extremely easy, i dont know about the STi. i got a kartboy SS for my RS. install in 20 mintues (at most) FOR AN RS -trim off -pop shifter out -plastic hammer new shifter in -trim on did you search?...

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MPREZD Scooby Specialist Member#: 50596 Join Date: Dec 2003 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: 818, SoCal Vehicle: 04 wrx	hey i think i got it now....but exactly how is that trim in the middle gonna come off?? what am i looking for??

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DrD Scooby Guru Member#: 22412 Join Date: Aug 2002 Chapter/Region: SWIC Location: Albuquerque, NM Vehicle: 2024 Legacy Sport	If it's the gold one from the Subaru short throw kit, it won't work with your linkage (well, it might, but not without some additional work) - the part where you bolt to the linkage is smaller than what you will find in the WRX (it is the same size as in the GC8) - not sure if you can transfer your bushings over or not - maybe with a bunch of washers as spacers, you could get it to work well...

11-23-2005, 07:54 AM	#9
Mulder Trust no one Moderator Member#: 11170 Join Date: Oct 2001 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: NYC Vehicle: 13 Mini MT 15 WRX/11 CRZ	^ Yep you can't install just the lever from the STi setup on a stock WRX linkage, it won't fit. You either need to change the whole linkage, or get a short throw lever made for the WRX such as the Kartboy. So for now don't waste your time trying to install a part that doesn't work, get the right thing first.

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antny Scooby Specialist Member#: 66278 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Oklahoma Vehicle: 2006 LGT LTD bye wrx ABP	I have a cobb double adjustable with the STi linkage on mine. I know what you guys are talking about though the STI linkage is skinnier than the stck wrx linkage. I had a special fabrication done to the linkage to get my Cobb shifter to work. I believe I am one of the few on here if not the only one that has it done.

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gc822 * Banned * Member#: 81217 Join Date: Feb 2005 Chapter/Region: Tri-State	take the lever and pound it in with a rubber mallet, wuk3d fo m3

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MPREZD Scooby Specialist Member#: 50596 Join Date: Dec 2003 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: 818, SoCal Vehicle: 04 wrx	yea but they're saying that the linkage is too small

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MPREZD Scooby Specialist Member#: 50596 Join Date: Dec 2003 Chapter/Region: SCIC Location: 818, SoCal Vehicle: 04 wrx	so any kind of special deal for me from kartboy??