shifter recommendations?

[custom89stang]

on june 20th-23rd my mechanic is gonna help me do a auto to manual swap but he says i need all the shifting stuff... so i needa buy shift boot....and of course short throw shifter.... i was wondering what the best short throw shifter would be.... i dont know that much since i have had an AUTO all my 5.0 life. Thanks! ......Right now i'm looking at a pro 5.0 shifter for 165$ on ebay......is that good?

 

[Curse]

$165 for the pro 5.0 sound like a good deal to me, i see them everywhere for over $175. I have the MGW shifter and it is awesome! Beats the crap out of the B&M ripper shifter. Good luck with the swap, if your are like me you will have a grin on your face you can't control the first time you drive it.

 

[super302]

I have a stock shift boot i'll sell you for $5+shipping

one small tear in the seam, on 'front side' so you can't see it

 

[custom89stang]

hmmm, i may consider the armrest too, email me.... [email protected]

 

[super302]

email sent

 

[ratrapp]

got my pro 5.0 from blue oval industries for $165.

 

[slow93]

I have the MGW shifter and it is awesome! Beats the crap out of the B&M ripper shifter. .

hmmm i got a B&M ripper ....o well better than stock

 

[cjman15]

Steeda Tri-Ax

 

[mustang120plus]

I have used the following:

-Stock (obviously blows)
-Pro 5.0 (best)
-Hurst (decent, better than nothing)
-B&M Pro ripper (blows...fell apart on me lol, I have heard others with similar issues as well)

I personally would get the Pro 5.0, either that or the steeda tri-ax. I have heard they are very similar although I have not tried the tri-ax.

 

[8950HO]

I have a Steeda Tri-Ax with a Kona Racing steel shifter handle.The handle looks like a fine quality piece.

This company also sells the Pro 5.0 shifter with a steel Kona shifter handle thats bent like the stock shifter handle not like the straight up Pro 5.0 handle for $169.99. www.konaracing.com

I think it`s just a one man operation so response times are kind of slow.

 

[cjman15]

The only real difference between the Tri-Ax and Pro5.0 I can tell is that the Tri-Ax handle angles a little more toward the driver. The 5.0 is more straight up. You can always interchange handles tho.

 

[bentley429]

Pro 5.0, great shifter

 

[04sleeper]

I have had the following:
Pro-50- Good Shifter, didn't like the straight handle.
Tri-Ax- Good Shifter, more comfortable than the Pro-50
UPR-Same as the Tri-Ax but less money
Hurst-Better than stock but not great, liked the handle angle.

Tried the MGW on a friends car and it was Great!

If I were to buy a new one now it would be MGW.

 

[maverick0716]

I've had my Tri-Ax for 3 years and I like it a lot. Really short shifts and it's strong even though it's aluminum because it's forged.

 

[89CopCoupe]

I've had my Tri-Ax for 3 years and I like it a lot. Really short shifts and it's strong even though it's aluminum because it's forged.

Does the Tri-Ax hide well in the factory boot?

 

[maverick0716]

Does the Tri-Ax hide well in the factory boot?

Yeah, you can't even see the handle with the boot on.

 

[Allforspeed]

i have the upr blue thunder shifter, was 140$ with a height adjustable handle that is trick as hell, looks and feels identical to the steeda tri ax, i had to shim the side to side springs though to get the car into reverse real smooth with this shifter, my tranny is pretty damn new though also, feels invincible, i like the way the mgw shifter looks though! looks cool, the upr shifter is also quieter than my friends steeda car.

 

[89CopCoupe]

Yeah, you can't even see the handle with the boot on.

Thx ... Will buy

 

[89MustangGX]

I've always liked the Pro5.0.

 

[AUcobra94]

I have had a pro50 and the steeda which I run now. The only way I can explain it is if I were building a race car it would be the pro50. But if I were going to drive it on the street go with the steeda(comfort, you dont have to reach for the shifter).