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- About this item FIT FOR: Subaru Forester F4 SF5 1997-2002 - 5 Speed,Subaru Impreza 1996-2005 WRX - 5 Speed,Subaru Impreza 2001 - 2006 -FOR STi 7 -FOR STi 8 - 5 Speed,Subaru Legacy BC5 BF5 1997-2004 - 5 Speed.
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- About this item FIT FOR: Subaru Forester F4 SF5 1997-2002 - 5 Speed,Subaru Impreza 1996-2005 WRX - 5 Speed,Subaru Impreza 2001 - 2006 -FOR STi 7 -FOR STi 8 - 5 Speed,Subaru Legacy BC5 BF5 1997-2004 - 5 Speed.
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3.6 / 5
124 source ratings
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jonathan mccloyn –
98 impreza L wagon. I’m too happy day one of install with five miles driven. Had to tell somebody. Took away all the sloppy play in shifting. Feels like my honda shifters.
chance weldrick –
Really liked the shifter itself especially considering the price but actually installing the part was a pain because the metal sleeve had a really bad bur on the inside edge that didn’t let the bolt go in with sanding the bur off, wouldn’t be a huge issue if I didn’t have to take the shifter completely out again in order to fix it. You get what you pay for….
P. DAVID –
No instructions so watch some YouTube, makes the shifting feel notchy and the shifter throw is reduced significantly, definitely worth the price compared to kartboy shifters. Pair this with a new shifter knuckle, bushings and your car will feel brand new.I’ve had it on for a year and has been working well
James –
It was about the same price to get new bushings. So I went with this shifter also no rubber to wear out. Was a bit snug to get into place, but works just like I prefer.
Dan Phillips –
After looking for a aftermarket SS to replace my worn, squeaky stock shifter on my 96 JDM Legacy GT-B I debated between something like this or a Kartboy. Honestly it was worth taking a chance on this for the value when you consider the Kartboy is essentially the same thing for $120.This shifter fitmet is great, the build quality sturdy, with an enhanced bearing. The installation was a breeeze except Im deducting a star because it had zero directions. If you’re competitant or watch a YouTube video its easy but I think this is the type of product that warrants at minimum a diagram.Overall for the value this is easily worth the money. Gone are the annoying squeaks, it feels notchy with about a half inch reduced throw. However the height is only marginally changed but the feel was more important to me.
Samuel O –
I got this about 2 months ago now and I bought it because I lost my Perrin short shift adapter that goes on the OEM shifter and can slide up and down changing the length of each gear change nearly four full inches if you wanted but sadly they don’t make them anymore and they were ridiculously expensive on eBay so I found this. It was extremely easy to install, I feel like I should state that I am an auto mechanic so what’s easy for me may not be for you but I still think for the everyday Joe, this is an easy job if you follow a YouTube tutorial or something similar. The biggest issue I found with this was that both of the brass inserts that go through the shift linkage hole in this and also come with this product ironically are both too big to fit inside of the product it comes with neither brass adapter fits inside of the hole in this short shifter but thankfully my cars shift linkage bolt was the perfect diameter and fit absolutely perfectly in the very nice roller pin bearings inside of this shifter. Both shims this comes with had to be used on my car otherwise the side to side slop was out of control but non-existent issue with the shims. I do wish there was a bit more adjustment to go shorter with the throw, I know my Perrin made shifting significantly shorter than this did at its lowest and shortest but this has its perks as well. For instance those roller bearings I spoke of, they actually can be felt in each gear change and they are quite nice compared to a polyurethane bushing that is on every stock Subaru shifter. The gear changes themselves feel infinitely better than OEM it just doesn’t feel like it shortened my shifts all that much but since it s cheap and it significantly improved the gear change feeling as well as perfectly butted My shifter boot to the shift knob I have, I kept it and I’m glad I did. I can confirm that the bearings have zero slop still at least 60 days later and everything feels just as tight as it did on day one. For reference this was installed on my O2 Subaru WRX sedan or bug eye. You do absolutely have to cut the metal bracket that holds the rubber seal that separates the cab from the outside underneath the car otherwise you cannot shorten the shift at all as it will contact the metal plate. I used my Dremel with a metal cutting wheel and it took all of one minute to nicely cut and deburr the bracket allowing me to max out the adjustment on this shifter. I definitely recommend to those who want more feeling in their otherwise rubbery feeling no feedback OEM shifter in their Subaru. Almost forgot, it can take some abuse too. My car is a fully built hybrid with a 2.5 ej257 bottom end, an FP red turbo, 1200cc injectors on ethanol fully tuned and making 425 to the wheels on my low boost tune and almost 510 on 25 psi. And yes I’m just waiting for this transmission to explode before I put in my STI 6-speed that I already have but for some reason this transmission that usually is made out of glass doesn’t want to let go, it’s taking launches (on wet pavement, I’m not trying to snap any axles) and everything and has about 100,000 mi on the transmission hah go figure
E F. –
I am really disappointed because I had no reason to suspect from the build quality that the bushings would be the wrong size to fit the need bearings in the aluminum housing. I found out only after installing the shaft in the car and needed to slide the aluminum shifter interface off of the main shaft. I figured that chamfering the leading edge of the bushing would solve the problem, and I lubricated the needles with lithium grease. Then I just could not get them to go. Took it to the shop press and forced them in, just for a goof. Made a deep impression. Too bad the factory missed that before boxing them up and shipping them out.
jared –
Had to do some stuff to make it fit on my 02 wrx
scott –
I installed this on my 2000 outback and it fit perfectly. The throw is very very short now which I love. The hardest part of the install was removing the old shifter. I would highly recommend this item.