Lokar shifter
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Lokar shifter
Good morning, it's me again....'56 f100 with a 302 and AOD trans. I thought after watching some Lokar videos on Utube I knew what shifter combo I needed. Thought I needed the one with the adjustable brackets that go on top. The shifter bolts to the brackets and connects to the trans with a threaded rod. I called Lokar and a tech told me that I needed the shifter that works with the cable. I have recently received conflicting tech advise from the same company so I don't feel very confident in making an investment. What LOKAR shifter option did you choose? How did it turn out? Are you using bench or bucket seats? I will be using a bench seat. Thanks!!!
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I've got the one with the threaded rod. I heated and bent the rod with a small dog leg in the middle to make it look better to me. (less angled at the tranny and shifter) I'm sure it woud have worked without the bend but it seemed to be asking a lot from the heim joints. I've installed, adjusted the rod and the kickdown cable with a pressure gauge. The truck is on stands but it ran through all gears many times/days just fine. Hope it does as well on the road but so far so good. No problem with the shifter hitting the seat or dash. I have the same engine/tranny with a bench seat
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Good morning, it's me again....'56 f100 with a 302 and AOD trans. I thought after watching some Lokar videos on Utube I knew what shifter combo I needed. Thought I needed the one with the adjustable brackets that go on top. The shifter bolts to the brackets and connects to the trans with a threaded rod. I called Lokar and a tech told me that I needed the shifter that works with the cable. I have recently received conflicting tech advise from the same company so I don't feel very confident in making an investment. What LOKAR shifter option did you choose? How did it turn out? Are you using bench or bucket seats? I will be using a bench seat. Thanks!!!
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Filthy, did you have to modify your floor boards, firewall, or main crossmember between frame rails to clear motor and tranny? I'm going with Lokar but I have a Y block with Beinstein bell conversion to AOD and its pretty tight if I don't modify main cross member or floorboards.
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I've used both the cable type from lokar and the rod type on my 56. I didn't like the cable type because when it was tightened up on the mount to the column it would shift hard and I couldn't feel the detents between when shifting gears. I switched to the rod type, and like above bent a small offset in it and it works just like you would want.
(I forgot to say that when I loosened the mounting screws to try to compensate for the drag on the cable type it would allow the indicator on the column to gradually move off center for which ever gear I was in.)
(I forgot to say that when I loosened the mounting screws to try to compensate for the drag on the cable type it would allow the indicator on the column to gradually move off center for which ever gear I was in.)
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When I got the truck the truck the transmission cross member had already been removed and replaced. I removed the engine cross member. I have seen posts that said maybe it could just be modified. I have the engine as close to the firewall as it can go and the transmission as high as it will go. Didn't have to modify the floor boards. Hope that helps.
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Removing the engine cross member is possibly what allowed you to not have a problem with hitting floorboards or firewall. I was hoping to leave it in and not have to modify it, but with a Y block, I have not come up with the right combo. I'm using the side y block motor mounts and I have some room to wiggle with those, but I think to keep the engine at 3 degrees I'm going to have to do one or the other (raise floor board in that area for more clearance, or modify the stock crossmember to let the transmission come down a little.
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Yamagrant and Ringo..Can you confirm that this is the model you used. More than one of their units uses the threaded rod. Also, do you remember how far forward on the mount you had to locate the shifter. I think if you go too far forward you have to buy more parts and it uses an additional threaded rod.Matt
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I hear ya, don't know what I would do if I did not have help here and over on the yblockforever, SPI, and autobodystore.com. Life savers.
