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chickenmanq · 12-01-2001, 12:59 PM

Hey hey hey.  When I was doing that clutch job the other weekend, I noticed that my shifter is very odd in the truck.  It comes out of the top of the transmission, does almost a 90 degree bend toward the front of the truck for about 3 inches, and then bends back up at an angle to come out of it's rubber boot and look normal in the cab.  Does anyone know if the 240's have that setup, or are they a completely straight stick coming out of the transmission?  I'm thinking I would like a shorter, straight stick.  Right now, it's like shifting a #### bus.

Also, does anyone else's tranny not shift very nicely in winter, until the car warms up?  

*DSC* · 12-01-2001, 01:13 PM

Heres a pic of our shifter

Thats actually the obx short shifter but the stock one looks almost identical.  And, yes, my shifter does feel a little "thick" before the car warms up.

Zexel · 12-01-2001, 02:21 PM

my friend has a Dakota and is going to do an auto to stick swap.  I told him he shouldn't because I hate (with a passion) having those long ass stick shifters in trucks.  but his will just be like our cars, he has a console, and he's going to swap it into the console itself.  he doesn't have a floor mount for it.  but he just needs to keep it auto (I think), he has a '01 R/T Dakota, bad ass truck!  but man do I hate those long ass sticks!!!!  my other friend has a 91 SS 350 truck, he hates having to make long shifts, that's when he loses races (and because he can't drive for $#!T!!!)  but he misses gears all the time because its' so long and he's use to cars.  but I'd like to see it if you did it!

chickenmanq · 12-01-2001, 03:04 PM

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Heres a pic of our shifter

Thats actually the obx short shifter but the stock one looks almost identical. And, yes, my shifter does feel a little "thick" before the car warms up.
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How much is that shifter package in that picture?

mistert · 12-01-2001, 03:12 PM

how would you adapt it?

*DSC* · 12-01-2001, 03:39 PM

$75 + 10-15 S&H at <a href="http://www.pdm-racing.com" target='_blank'>http://www.pdm-racing.com</a>

*transient* · 12-01-2001, 05:14 PM

Zexel, that's a bit surprising. The Dakota I had had a fairly short throw for a truck. Maybe they changed it after 96...

chickenmanq · 12-01-2001, 05:41 PM

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$75 + 10-15 S&H at <a href="http://www.pdm-racing.com" target='_blank'>http://www.pdm-racing.com</a>
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Say, do you have a length for that stick?  It's not looking all that short in the pic.  I'm also going to try and figure out if I can use it.  I'm not sure if it'll run into the dash console if I put in a straight stick.

*DSC* · 12-01-2001, 05:54 PM

I dono 10-14" maybe. Because of the center part in 240's it only sticks up about 6"

alchemist · 12-01-2001, 10:48 PM

i hope you dont plan on putting that in your truck.  Talk to the guy who put a det in a nissan truck....he'll be able to tell you about the shifter geometry better than anyone else....IMHO the short shifter will be way to short in a truck to use, and the placement of the trans is usually a bit further forward in a truck than a car...you saw how the truck stick is bent

*drifterx* · 12-01-2001, 11:09 PM

how can u use the 240sx shifter in your truck?
do u have midgets that shift for u?

mistert · 12-01-2001, 11:12 PM

thats what i dont get...is he gonna extend or it romsething?

chickenmanq · 12-02-2001, 01:18 PM

Yeah, I was thinking about that after I raised the question.  Although, the tranny is only 1 inch from the section where it comes out in the truck, so I don't think the other shift would give me that much.

I started trying to shift with my hand low on the stick and found it's freakin' hard to reach.  However, I think I can chop 4 inches off and still have decent comfort.  I may just hacksaw off the top and re-thread it.

12-01-2001, 12:59 PM	#1
chickenmanq Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,000 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Hey hey hey.  When I was doing that clutch job the other weekend, I noticed that my shifter is very odd in the truck.  It comes out of the top of the transmission, does almost a 90 degree bend toward the front of the truck for about 3 inches, and then bends back up at an angle to come out of it's rubber boot and look normal in the cab.  Does anyone know if the 240's have that setup, or are they a completely straight stick coming out of the transmission?  I'm thinking I would like a shorter, straight stick.  Right now, it's like shifting a #### bus. Also, does anyone else's tranny not shift very nicely in winter, until the car warms up?

12-01-2001, 01:13 PM	#2
DSC New Title Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: VA Posts: 3,454 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Heres a pic of our shifter Thats actually the obx short shifter but the stock one looks almost identical.  And, yes, my shifter does feel a little "thick" before the car warms up.

12-01-2001, 02:21 PM	#3
Zexel Zilvia Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 262 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	my friend has a Dakota and is going to do an auto to stick swap.  I told him he shouldn't because I hate (with a passion) having those long ass stick shifters in trucks.  but his will just be like our cars, he has a console, and he's going to swap it into the console itself.  he doesn't have a floor mount for it.  but he just needs to keep it auto (I think), he has a '01 R/T Dakota, bad ass truck!  but man do I hate those long ass sticks!!!!  my other friend has a 91 SS 350 truck, he hates having to make long shifts, that's when he loses races (and because he can't drive for $#!T!!!)  but he misses gears all the time because its' so long and he's use to cars.  but I'd like to see it if you did it!

12-01-2001, 03:04 PM	#4
chickenmanq Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,000 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from DSC on 1:13 pm on Dec. 1, 2001 Heres a pic of our shifter Thats actually the obx short shifter but the stock one looks almost identical. And, yes, my shifter does feel a little "thick" before the car warms up. </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> How much is that shifter package in that picture?

12-01-2001, 03:12 PM	#5
mistert Pearl White Mike Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: memphis TN Posts: 908 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	how would you adapt it?

12-01-2001, 03:39 PM	#6
DSC New Title Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: VA Posts: 3,454 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	$75 + 10-15 S&H at <a href="http://www.pdm-racing.com" target='_blank'>http://www.pdm-racing.com</a>

12-01-2001, 05:14 PM	#7
transient Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 41 Posts: 2,947 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Zexel, that's a bit surprising. The Dakota I had had a fairly short throw for a truck. Maybe they changed it after 96...

12-01-2001, 05:41 PM	#8
chickenmanq Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,000 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from DSC on 3:39 pm on Dec. 1, 2001 $75 + 10-15 S&H at <a href="http://www.pdm-racing.com" target='_blank'>http://www.pdm-racing.com</a> </td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> Say, do you have a length for that stick?  It's not looking all that short in the pic.  I'm also going to try and figure out if I can use it.  I'm not sure if it'll run into the dash console if I put in a straight stick.

12-01-2001, 05:54 PM	#9
DSC New Title Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: VA Posts: 3,454 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I dono 10-14" maybe. Because of the center part in 240's it only sticks up about 6"

12-01-2001, 10:48 PM	#10
alchemist Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 192 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i hope you dont plan on putting that in your truck.  Talk to the guy who put a det in a nissan truck....he'll be able to tell you about the shifter geometry better than anyone else....IMHO the short shifter will be way to short in a truck to use, and the placement of the trans is usually a bit further forward in a truck than a car...you saw how the truck stick is bent

12-01-2001, 11:09 PM	#11
drifterx Premium Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: boston, ma Age: 44 Posts: 1,533 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	how can u use the 240sx shifter in your truck? do u have midgets that shift for u?

12-01-2001, 11:12 PM	#12
mistert Pearl White Mike Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: memphis TN Posts: 908 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	thats what i dont get...is he gonna extend or it romsething?

12-02-2001, 01:18 PM	#13
chickenmanq Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,000 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yeah, I was thinking about that after I raised the question.  Although, the tranny is only 1 inch from the section where it comes out in the truck, so I don't think the other shift would give me that much. I started trying to shift with my hand low on the stick and found it's freakin' hard to reach.  However, I think I can chop 4 inches off and still have decent comfort.  I may just hacksaw off the top and re-thread it.