Shifters!! Looking for opinions

[Jaym14]

I currently have a pro 5.0 shifter mated to my tremec tko 600 tranny. I'm not all that thrilled with it. I'm considering a steeda tri-ax and I'm looking for opinions or recommendations.

Would anyone currently using or has used the steeda shifter recommend it?

What other shifters might you recommend?

 

[cenok is family]

the tri-ax is a badass shifter but everyone is going to say MGW. I haven't tried one but I haven't heard a single bad thing about them

 

[1991notchbackLX]

MGW x1000

 

[bubba-dough]

I have had the Steeda before in my '96. Great shifter. The throw felt more natural than the Pro5.0 in the '96, however in my fox the Pro5.0 felt better. I have had a Hurst without any complaints. Stay away from a B&M Ripper Pro. I wanted to try something new a few years back....bad mistake. That shifter, aside from having stops, was worse than a stock (sloppy feeling). I called their tech and they said they designed it that way to be more forgiving while shifting???

 

[90lxcoupe]

alot of people use the pro 5.0 with a tri ax lever, i love the pro5.0 shifter, but with the supplied handle it pretty much feels un-natural. I use a pro 5.0 with a hurst handle/lever.

you might want to try a new handle and save close to 200 bucks

 

[cenok is family]

yeah I have a pro5.0 with a tri ax handle and I love it

 

[SVT32VDOHC]

MGW x1000

Damn, you beat me to it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

MGW!!!!!!!!

 

[Ryno8705]

The search feature must not have been working for you earlier...

Anyway, I have an MGW and it's great. Not sloppy, good handle position (adjustable), centering springs are great, almost no trans noise, and great quality.

 

[SteedaGT9150]

no complaints about my triax

 

[66sprint6]

I have a Tri-ax on a T5 in my 66 and an MGW in my 90 again with a T5...I like em both but I really like the MGW best I believe! I kept a Tri-ax in the 66 cause it allowed me to use a longer shifter handle so I can reach it better where the MGW doesnt.
Matt

 

[Jaym14]

yeah I have a pro5.0 with a tri ax handle and I love it

Does the tri-ax handle bolt right up or do I need to do some modifications?

This might be a cheap fix for me.

 

[S&B]

the handle bolts right up, i had the same problem you do, The handle made all the diff. in the world. I have the tri-ax handle in all my stangs but i dont own one tri-ax shifter??

the handle is key, its like 10 bucks

 

[25thmustang]

Pro5.0, I don't have any issues with mine .

 

[MAC'n89Blckstng]

I always ran a Tri Ax and was happy, but I just got a MGW, haven't even driven the thing yet but from goin through the gears, I already love the MGW. I have the silver racing handle. I can't wait to drive it tho!!!

 

[Darkwriter77]

yeah I have a pro5.0 with a tri ax handle and I love it

+1

Same setup on my '89. The shifter could stand to be just a wee bit more to the left and just a little farther back, but otherwise, it's all good.

I also really like the shifter that LaserSVT got for Frankenstang - not sure of the brand, but it was very nicely assembled, installed easy enough, and shifts exactly the same as my Pro 5.0 shifter. It could stand to use a better shifter handle, though ... maybe a Steeda Tri-Ax, or something similar.

Anyone ever tried any of the handles/shifter bases sold by UPR? I was kinda curious about their adjustable shifter handle, if anyone's ever given that one a go...

 

[Mustank]

Anyone who says anything other than MGW just hasn't tried an MGW yet.

 

[habiv]

I have had the tri ax in my 90 fox for about 4 years now. I have not used any other shifter than this (other than stock) but I am very happy with it. It was a huge difference over the stock shifter. The only thing i am a little unhappy with is how much it loosened up over the years. When i first got it it was very stiff, which i liked. Over the years it has become loose, not sloppy like the stock shifter, just loose. My father bought a tri ax for his fox cobra last year and you can feel the difference between the older tri ax and the newer one.

 

[blackened88lx]

Anyone who says anything other than MGW just hasn't tried an MGW yet.

Bingo. MGW is the way to go.

 

[MAC'n89Blckstng]

I had the UPR blue thunder (the one with the holes) on my tri ax and it was awesome. I had an 03 cobra style knob on it and loved it. The MGW is #1 in my book now. I also ran the adjustable UPR handle but didn't really like it, instead of pulling back you had to push it down to get into 2nd and 3rd.

 

[blueink]

Anyone who says anything other than MGW just hasn't tried an MGW yet.

haha, well I had an MGW in my t45, it was a nice shifter BUT I just got a pro 5.0 for my t5 and its Sick!! i dont know fo some reason it actually feels better than the MGW in the t45. Shifts feel smooth and precise! Im not sure bout you, but the MGWs are some $$, so you might be better off with ur Pro5.0 unless u just have to try out the MGW and see for your self. I might have gotten the MGW just because of the experience on my T45 but for the $125 I got the almost new Pro.0 and a FRPP know, Im very happy with it!