short shifter

[dxmannn]

First step is to remove the console and boot area around the stock shifter. Once that is removed, you will see a rubber accordion style boot around the shifter. This pulls off very easily so remove it from around the shifter lever. On some models, there is an additional rubber cover underneath that, remove it as well. Now comes the fun part, jacking up! So grab your jack and lift the car up so that you or one of your brave buddies can crawl under the car. For added protection, you might want to throw some jack stands under there. Oh, and we strongly suggest that the car have sat for about 30 minutes from when it was last driven, before crawling under there...cause you get warm under that thing if it was just running!
Now get under the car and shimmy yourself to about halfway under the car. You should see an area in the center of the car that now has light shinning through from where you removed the boots. This is your shifter area. In our case, we needed a 12mm socket wrench, and a 12mm closed wrench to remove the bolt holding the shifter end into the shift bar that leads in to the transmission. Your arm will get tired! Once that is removed, lower that shift bar out of your way. Using a 10mm socket wrench, remove the two bolts that are sitting vertically in a plate holding the ball joint of the shifter lever in place. Once those are removed, pull the shifter lever out...and it will usually put up a fight.
The shifter lever will come out with a rubber boot around it, it’s supposed to that so don’t panic. Remove the boot off the shifter lever. Now grab your new short throw shifter lever and slip the boot back over. Slide the shifter back into the original shifter location, and re-secure in to place with the plate. Once that is secure, turn the base of the shifter so that the lever end in the cab is pointing towards the rear of the car. You can now lift the shift bar from the transmission back up in to place on the short throw shifter. In some cases, you will be sliding a rubber grommet or shifter bushing in to place at this point as well. Slide the long bolt back in to place in the base of the shifter and secure with the appropriate nut.
Lower the car, replace the rubber boots in the cab, replace the console and shift boot you removed, and replace the shift knob you removed. You’re all done!

[CIVICRicerBoy]

:werd: Now I have to go do this......

[CIVICRicerBoy]

Awesome. It's all installed. These directions were great! Thanks again!

[goomer416]

:ttiwwp:

[CIVICRicerBoy]

I'll post up some pics tomorrow when the site isn't so slow.

[Gabe1103]

yep, pics would be great! good diy!

[Synth]

For anyone that will be doing this, on every short throw install I do, I'll take the dremel to the rusted areas and throw the anti-rust paint on them. I know you do not have to, but why not prevent issues down the road?

[0CooL]

nice A+

[Fooshitinkinjssomethingorother]

Here's mine from a while back:

http://www.d-series.org/forums/showthread.php?t=22558

Lots of pics and the install is more or less the same aside from the ball being held in place by a circlip or retaining bolt.

[EFHATCH1990]

I just threw my Edelbrock short shifter back in my EF but I changed the linkage too (I hate roll pins!) its gonna be cold in the winter with a polished alum. shift knob! lol good write-up.

[CIVICRicerBoy]

Here's mine from a while back:

http://www.d-series.org/forums/showthread.php?t=22558

Lots of pics and the install is more or less the same aside from the ball being held in place by a circlip or retaining bolt.
Wow. Nice write-up man. That would have helped more than just reading the other one. Very nice though! :TU:

[eg8kid]

i'm too lazy to install mine.

[CIVICRicerBoy]

It was pretty easy. Just need someone up top to hold the bolt when un-tightening.

[Rayden]

Great write up to the threadstarter and good link Foo! I will add, go for an Energy Suspension shifter bushing when doing this mod/swap. You'll be happy you did.

[CIVICRicerBoy]

^^I need to do that.

[Fooshitinkinjssomethingorother]

Yup, those bushings really help it pop. I might even go so far as to say that you can skip the whole short shifter altogether by doing the bushing upgrade :shock:

[CIVICRicerBoy]

:( Guess I need to get on that then. I'll order them soon. Thanks man!

[PimpTwzt]

What I did to my Integra and my Civic is make a short shifter out of the old... I just messured 1/4" bellow the ball and cut then I messured 3/4" above the ball and cut, I then flipped the ball around and welded her back up... it extends the throw by 1/2" and lowers the shifter 1/2" Just have to make sure you get a good deep weld so it doesnt crack down the road. Ive been running this way many years. all for free and just took but 10 minutes.

[SillyImportRacer]

For added protection, you might want to throw some jack stands under there.

Dude, proporly placed jack stands are not optional. I also highly recomend wearing safty glasses while working under your car.
Remember, gravity is on today.

[Fooshitinkinjssomethingorother]

It's funny when you catch one of those off-days though. Traffic's a hoot :lol:

[93civ123]

i put mine on at a friends house outside his garadge it was fun untill it was pooring outside and i was only half way done ..it really sucked

[_CXhatch_]

short shifters are fun to put in

[CIVICRicerBoy]

short shifters are fun to put in

Easy- yes. Fun- didn't relly feel that way....

[slowex98]

Did anybody have any clearance problem with thier exhaust mine vibrates on my exhaust

[CIVICRicerBoy]

No I didn't have that. I guess I might when I go 3 inch exhaust.....

[88_rex_si]

yeh mine hits the exhaust too

[solSi]

Great write up. I installed my B&M short shifter and along with the instructions everything went very smoothly. Now i just have to wait for my Greddy Counterweight knob to come in.

[MyblkVTEC]

Ill rep my B&m till I die!! good shit!

[MyblkVTEC]

Did anybody have any clearance problem with thier exhaust mine vibrates on my exhaust

the really cheap ebay ones tend to do that.... you got one of those?? after I ditched my ebay one and got the b&m'er it has been nothing but perfect shifts....

[burnoutboy]

the really cheap ebay ones tend to do that.... you got one of those?? after I ditched my ebay one and got the b&m'er it has been nothing but perfect shifts....

I just put a cheapy ebay one in my boys ED Si. I agree the cheap ones are the ones that rub the exhaust, his does. Then again his exhaust is kinda ghetto hung. Also agree goggles are a must. Last time I was under my car to change out the front crossmember I had a HUGE chunk of grease fall right onto my eyeball:noway:, sucked hardcore.

[1990reds13]

is there that much of a difference between the b&m and the ebay ones? if so what is the difference that you guys noticed...

[SpoolinSol]

www.TWMperformance.com <---- GREAT shifters (fyi; the stage 1 shifter does NOT lower where the shift knob sits on del sols; apparently sol's has slightly different shifters than civics...)

[Gassaver]

I justed installed a ebay shifter and Energy Suspension bushings. Love it. But I'm not hitting the exhaust like some.

[HXDrager97]

yeah and make darn sure you tighten all the bolts again after, or you get one like mine that chatters casue the whole console was tightend up and not the bolts 100%

[IanB]

I've yet to install my B&M shifter, but my car already rubs the exhaust when shifting, likely due to the header install the previous owner did, stock catback. Thanks for the instructions, should make the install a breeze.

[Hatch94]

I have a bride short shifter with an Integra Type R shift knob. I love it. Mine does't hit the exhaust