Floor shifter

[bear76]

My long term goal is to go fully manual, sm 465. Until then I was going to swap in a floor shifter (might stay with it if I like It). But I have a few questions. First, I already have a manual colum to put in, where would the neutral safty switch go if I install a lokar shifter? Second, on a floor mount linkage shifter can you "feel" the gears when change them just like the colum shifter? And last, any opinions on floor shifters?

Thanks.

 

[roadnotca]

My long term goal is to go fully manual, sm 465. Until then I was going to swap in a floor shifter (might stay with it if I like It). But I have a few questions. First, I already have a manual colum to put in, where would the neutral safty switch go if I install a lokar shifter? Second, on a floor mount linkage shifter can you "feel" the gears when change them just like the colum shifter? And last, any opinions on floor shifters?

Thanks.

We don't need no stinking "safety switch". Cable shifters are a whole lot better resonse/feel than the factory column shifter. And for mine, I used HURST Promatic2, tossed the B&M.

 

[beater_k20]

i've got a B&M QuickSilver that i'm thinking of using in mine. and i've got buddies who have used MegaShifters and Pro-Matics. i may just go with a cable actuated column shifter though.

if you're going to go with a cable operated floor shifter, go for one with a ratchet mechanism in it. most generally come with a reverse lockout too that will keep you (or your significant other/little ones in the case of an S.O.B. seat) from accidentally putting it into reverse while moving forward. we hooked the Megashifter in my buddy's '81 TA up to a neutral safety switch and to a backuplight switch, although its been 7 years since we did that, i cant remember how we did it now. oops.

 

[Chrisblazzer89]

Hey sry for the HiJack but i also would like some insight on the subject.

 

[NEK5]

Where`s ryoken when you need him

 

[Eric M.]

You can ordernutral safty switches with all the aftermarket shifters, Lokar,B&M, etc. I had a hard time trying to get the Lokar mechanical linkage to set up correctly with my T-400. The cables are nice, don't need to worry about body flex and linkage problems, but, keep them away from the exhast and watch for tight bends.

Eric M.