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FCs Rule

10-25-2005 12:31 PM

ok i bought the FC and the guy told me it is a C's short shifter. it feels good since i never felt what the stock shifter feels like! but my problem is that i can't get the stock shifter to sit right on it. it doesn't grab the thread the stock shifter knob is way to big for the short shifter. does anyone else have that problem? i don't want to go buy some ugly knob from advance auto!

Baldy

10-25-2005 12:39 PM

Maybe you've got an S4 knob and an S5 shifter? (different thread patterns)

FCs Rule

10-25-2005 12:43 PM

lol nice avatar! but i wouldn't know it was installed when i bought it from the dude the problem is i have to keep my hand on the knob all the time because it is so annoying when i am driving and it rattles all over the place. sometimes i just take it off and hold it in my hand! it looks like i am forced to buy an aftermarket shift knob! :(

Tessai

10-25-2005 01:03 PM

I got a Miata shift knob, under $3 at a junk yard. They fit nice and are nice and short (as opposed to the joystick-like stock knob).

FCs Rule

10-25-2005 02:11 PM

https://i15.ebayimg.com/03/i/05/2f/45/9f_1.JPG like this one?

Tessai

10-25-2005 02:58 PM

Yup!

matts86fc3s

10-27-2005 12:35 AM

yeah if you have an 86 to 88 model car then your stock shifter knob wont fit on a short shifter... all those companies making short shifters for the fc only make then so they will fit the 88 to 91 models because they have the same size thread as a lot of aftermarket shift knobs... i have a fidanza short shifter and had to call the company and ask why mine wouldnt fit.... just gotta get a new shift knob...

Baldy

10-27-2005 08:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 86fc3sMatt' post='773108' date='Oct 27 2005, 01:35 AM

Mazdatrix actually sells short shifters for both series. I bought an S4 shifter, then an ended up learning that there aren't any aftermarket knobs that fit it. So I ended up re-threading a voodoo knob to fit it.

Chuck

10-27-2005 11:46 AM

I bought a cheap "T" handle shift knob and it came with several threaded adapters included so that you could fit it to any shift lever you might have. I put the adapter on my Mazdatrix short shift lever and the knob fit right on perfectly. Check the packaging of the knob you might buy to see if it includes threaded adapters.

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