Short shift kit or wheels?

[Yakinho]

I'm getting both, but at the meantime I only really have enough money for one... As far as my shifter, I have 4+ inches of play in each gear... Should I spend a shitload on a uuc kit or just put my own parts together? As far as wheels go, I plan on getting 16X8 rota slipstreams as they look nice and are more in my budget. Opinions please.

[luTTz]

i have the uuc race shifter and absolutely love it. cheaper and gets the job done.

[e30lyf]

I'm getting both, but at the meantime I only really have enough money for one... As far as my shifter, I have 4+ inches of play in each gear... Should I spend a shitload on a uuc kit or just put my own parts together? As far as wheels go, I plan on getting 16X8 rota slipstreams as they look nice and are more in my budget. Opinions please.

get some OEM shifter $70 is not bad. then the rest of your money buy the rims that you want. if it's not enough your $$$ then wait. IMO

[backtrail69]

Rims, z3 1.9 (or eq) w/ new bushings and it should stiffen that shifter up.

[smonkbmw]

yeah, understeer kit and use the rest on whatever.

[MR 325]

Just buy a SSK using OEM Z3/Z4 parts.

[nefarious7907]

I have a 1.9 shifter and its okay, but I will go with a UUC race shifter when I have the funds, 1.9 is flimsy compared to my 24 year old stock shift lever. And 50+% of your play comes from worn shift carrier bushings, not the lever.

[MR 325]

I have a 1.9 shifter and its okay, but I will go with a UUC race shifter when I have the funds, 1.9 is flimsy compared to my 24 year old stock shift lever. And 50+% of your play comes from worn shift carrier bushings, not the lever.

Um ya, that's why you replace all of the bushings too...

[dj2xrated]

Um ya, that's why you replace all of the bushings too...

hhahaha.... i say go with da shifter.. unless your having wheel problem with the ladys.

[KenC]

And 50+% of your play comes from worn shift carrier bushings, not the lever.

Are you implying that the other 50% of the 'play' comes from the lever? I'd venture a guess that >1% of it does... if that.

What do you mean the 1.9 is flimsy? Can you easily bend the thing by hand?

[Turf1600]

What do you mean the 1.9 is flimsy? Can you easily bend the thing by hand?

I was wondering the same thing.

[nefarious7907]

Um ya, that's why you replace all of the bushings too...

No you think?

I only sell poly and derlin bushings for sheet metal and aluminum consoles.

But the internal bushing in the shift lever makes it flimsy.



I really do not think a brand new OEM BMW lever was going to be that bad. The only benefit of there being flex in a shift lever is if you slam the lever into the gear and flex would cushion the shift a smidge.

[nando]

my z3 1.9 lever doesn't do that.. it looks like it's broken to me.

[Jean]

No you think?

I only sell poly and derlin bushings for sheet metal and aluminum consoles.

But the internal bushing in the shift lever makes it flimsy.



I really do not think a brand new OEM BMW lever was going to be that bad. The only benefit of there being flex in a shift lever is if you slam the lever into the gear and flex would cushion the shift a smidge.

Can you PM me with what bushings you sell for the metal console ?

[egk2]

I'm getting both, but at the meantime I only really have enough money for one... As far as my shifter, I have 4+ inches of play in each gear... Should I spend a shitload on a uuc kit or just put my own parts together? As far as wheels go, I plan on getting 16X8 rota slipstreams as they look nice and are more in my budget. Opinions please.

Take care of your shifter issue before going with wheels. I'd rather have a car that works good than a car that looks good but doesn't work good

Use oem parts and replace whatevers worn, much more cost effective than a UUC kit although they are nice units. I used the Z4 2.5 lever and replaced everything that I could think of, it was good enough for me and was cheap.