I used a Lokar cable column shifter. Worked pretty good.
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Winters / Art Carr Gated Shifter effect.....for a column shifter?
- Thread starter Greg72
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Very similar to this. Might even be the one I used.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/lok-aca-1805?seid=srese1&gclid=CI6r6PXktMwCFRCRaQodZgYIzQ
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/lok-aca-1805?seid=srese1&gclid=CI6r6PXktMwCFRCRaQodZgYIzQ
chulisohombre
1/2 ton status
I love my 465 for everyday driving but a auto is much easier in extreme conditions. At least that's what I find. The little bit of slip won't let the engine die if I am not careful on the slipping of the clutch. Then once I lose engine I lose power brakes and steering. It's hard to control until I get the engine running again. The lokar shifters are the best I've seen so far if you ended up Floor shift. You can always engineer something for the column so that it locks easier. I don't believe there is anything on the market as of now so you would need a one off piece I'm sure. The old hurst shifters were pretty low to the floor on some models as well. My buddy had a slap shifter in his gto that was pretty fun to use.
A reverse light switch is a ava as well thru a third party.
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There is not, If you take the shifter linkage loose at the transmission, there will be no resistance in the shifter at the column.
Martin
Stick to your guns, a floor shift would look stupid in that rig.
Martin
Martin
chulisohombre
1/2 ton status
You can always mod the shift linkage at the transmission as well. I like the solenoid push button lockout idea for park. That seems like it would work well and keep you from accidentally overshooting reverse.
If you're really willing to put your truck in a situation where it could roll over backward it seems like an effective piece of equipment to prevent that would be important no matter what it looks like. Rolling backward is harsh. Your interior won't look original after that. Or maybe it will but I guarantee the rest of the truck won't!
But my tinkerer brain says that maybe a small mechanical gate/stop that physically flips in the way of the column shift before it gets to "P" would be enough. Just flip it down when you're on a climb and bump it with the shifter if things get hairy. Leave it flipped up out of the way for 99% of it's life.
There are other reasons for performance shifters too though, like not overshifting other gears in other far more common situations.
But my tinkerer brain says that maybe a small mechanical gate/stop that physically flips in the way of the column shift before it gets to "P" would be enough. Just flip it down when you're on a climb and bump it with the shifter if things get hairy. Leave it flipped up out of the way for 99% of it's life.
There are other reasons for performance shifters too though, like not overshifting other gears in other far more common situations.
