Shift Lever and Short Shifters

[Ferguson]

i took a stock e30 shifter rod, and just welded on an extension similar to the z3 1.9 lever.
left the top length the same so its not notchy, feels very nice.

[E30_80Y]

how does it feel?

Feels a bit notchy, gearshift are short. very hard to explain more in words

[e30BMart]

my shifter wasnt really stock, it was originally a 318is shifter, when i did my s52 swap, i shortened the selector rod and gear arm. After doing that, my throws were so long that it actually hit the frame if i shifter hard. so now with this kit http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/RACIN...Q5fAccessories I have about 1 to 1.5 inch gap between the shifter and the frame/center console opening.

how does it feel?

[E30_80Y]

How much shorter are your throws from stock? Which kit did you order?

my shifter wasnt really stock, it was originally a 318is shifter, when i did my s52 swap, i shortened the selector rod and gear arm. After doing that, my throws were so long that it actually hit the frame if i shifter hard. so now with this kit http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/RACIN...Q5fAccessories I have about 1 to 1.5 inch gap between the shifter and the frame/center console opening.

[inwoo]

This may be a stupid question, but are all the bushings and other parts universal for a shifter that i bought a long time ago?

it's an e36 m3 shifter...
Will these parts fit this shifter?
4x . . . 25 11 1 220 439 - Spacer Rings (two extra)
1x . . . 25 11 1 220 832 - Rubber Bearing sleeve (could be replaced with UUC Delrin Bushings)
2x . . . 25 11 1 220 379 - Circlips $0.50 (one extra)
1x . . . 25 11 1 220 600 - Nylon Shift Bushing - $4.00

Otherwise.. anyone have the part numbers for all the wear and tear parts i need to replace in my e30 325i?

[mkcman17]

ah shoot...just bought the last X5 shifter in the states. we'll see how this goes.

[enigmaticdream]

Tischer is great for just the shifter, but if you want to get the whole package (lever, etc.) I would go with bmwmercedesparts.com. I've found all parts and shipping are cheaper. Tischer does $8 minimum on shipping (except on special occasions). I managed to get a zhp shifter for $56, diff gasket, diff screw plugs, exhaust hanger rubber, and a bunch of rear suspension overhaul parts for $10 shipped. They aren't as quick as Tischer, but the savings are worth the little bit of lag time. Had I gotten the shifter alone with $10 shipping it would have came to $64, which is still a buck cheaper than Tischer.

[Gadea]

can't find that anywhere

their website is getbmwparts.com
just go there and look it up by E30 parts (accesory/specials). Right now is $65 with free ground shipping.

[mettaxa]

hey guys, i was looking at the ssk's off of understeer.com and the 40% shorter kit is almost 90 bucks more than the 29%.

Is it really worth 90 bucks extra? or should I just stick with the 29% shorter one?

[e30BMart]

last time I checked the ZHP shift knob was $60 shipped in the Tisher website

can't find that anywhere

[Gadea]

last time I checked the ZHP shift knob was $60 shipped in the Tisher website

[nando]

179 Isn't that great of a deal :[. KO performance has the z4 2.5 shifter with derlin bushings for 93.50$ and the knob on ebay for 65$ so total: ~160 plus shipping. Does the blunttech kit include something that KO doesn't?

Here is the link to KO

http://www.koperformance.com/online_ordering/search_catalog.php?domains=www.koperformance.com&q=short+shifter&sa=Search+KO&sitesearch=www.koperformance.com&sitesearch=&client=pub-5830204589916877&forid=1&where_search=on&channel=3263279608&ie=ISO-8859-1&oe=ISO-8859-1&cof=GALT%3A%230066CC%3BGL%3A1%3BDIV%3A%23000000%3BVLC%3A006699%3BAH%3Acenter%3BBGC%3AFFFFFF%3BLBGC%3AFFFFFF%3BALC%3A000066%3BLC%3A000066%3BT%3A000066%3BGFNT%3A999999%3BGIMP%3A999999%3BLH%3A50%3BLW%3A569%3BL%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.koperformance.com%2Fimages%2FTopImage_569x50.jpg%3BS%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.koperformance.com%3BFORID%3A1%3B&hl=en

go down to find the z4 2.5 :) (long link)

yes, customer service.

might want to do some research on KO performance. Lets just say, they have not provided good experiences in the past. I'm surprised they are even still around..

[e30BMart]

does the z4 2.5 have a shorter throw than stock atleast??

[e30BMart]

Blunt has a great deal with bushings and zhp knob. Call them and request your z4 knob.

179 Isn't that great of a deal :[. KO performance has the z4 2.5 shifter with derlin bushings for 93.50$ and the knob on ebay for 65$ so total: ~160 plus shipping. Does the blunttech kit include something that KO doesn't?

Here is the link to KO

http://www.koperformance.com/online_ordering/search_catalog.php?domains=www.koperformance.com&q=short+shifter&sa=Search+KO&sitesearch=www.koperformance.com&sitesearch=&client=pub-5830204589916877&forid=1&where_search=on&channel=3263279608&ie=ISO-8859-1&oe=ISO-8859-1&cof=GALT%3A%230066CC%3BGL%3A1%3BDIV%3A%23000000%3BVLC%3A006699%3BAH%3Acenter%3BBGC%3AFFFFFF%3BLBGC%3AFFFFFF%3BALC%3A000066%3BLC%3A000066%3BT%3A000066%3BGFNT%3A999999%3BGIMP%3A999999%3BLH%3A50%3BLW%3A569%3BL%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.koperformance.com%2Fimages%2FTopImage_569x50.jpg%3BS%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.koperformance.com%3BFORID%3A1%3B&hl=en

go down to find the z4 2.5 :) (long link)

[mkcman17]

Blunt has a great deal with bushings and zhp knob. Call them and request your z4 knob.