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Old 01-10-05, 09:16 PM
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Quick question about S4 & S5 shifters

I thought I read somewhere that the stock S5 shifter had a shorter throw than the stock S4 shifter. Also, I thought I read it was a bolt-on part for an S4 (S5 shifter that is).

Correct me if I am wrong please.....
Old 01-10-05, 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Audiofight
I thought I read somewhere that the stock S5 shifter had a shorter throw than the stock S4 shifter. Also, I thought I read it was a bolt-on part for an S4 (S5 shifter that is).

Correct me if I am wrong please.....
Throw is the same.
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Throw itself is the same but the shifter is shorter.
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Not true. I got an S5 shift rod and put it into an S4. Even with the rods being the same length (some shift **** that stuck up real high for minimal movement from wheel to stick..) the S5 had a large reduciton in throw.

It's a direct bolt on too, highly recommended.
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Originally Posted by I Hate Ricers
Not true. I got an S5 shift rod and put it into an S4. Even with the rods being the same length (some shift **** that stuck up real high for minimal movement from wheel to stick..) the S5 had a large reduciton in throw.

It's a direct bolt on too, highly recommended.
Throw is not affected by shifter height, it is affected by the distance between the two pivot ***** on the shifter, which is identical between an S4 and an S5 shifter. If this were not true, you could not have bolted an S5 shifter into an S5.

A ruler owns you.

The shifter is physically shorter in height, so the distance from 1st gear to 2nd gear is shorter, but the actual shifter thow is not changed.
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