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Midwest transmission short throw shift kit?

Anybody used one??? i was going to get in touch with them about one b/c from what i understand they make one for us. if anyone has used one or been in a truck with one i would like to know if they work well. thanks guys
 
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Old 09-02-2009, 01:57 PM
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Don't know of any OBS guys, but there's several SD guys that are using this kit and have really good things to say about it. I not 100% positive but Riffraff might be a dealer for them.

I'd do a search in the SD forum on them.
 
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Old 09-02-2009, 02:08 PM
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will do. i will get in touch with clay and see if he is a dealer for them or something. thanks
 
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Old 09-03-2009, 12:34 AM
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Be sure to post your findings. There may be others besides me interested in this shifter. Thanks.
 
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Old 09-03-2009, 07:50 AM
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Me too, Me too!
Shoot do a group buy.
 
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WTH do we need short throw kits for? its not that long! Get some elbow extensions for christs sake!
 
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Old 09-03-2009, 10:59 AM
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Sometimes we like to mod our trucks!











I'm gonna give you the elbow extension!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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Makes the distance from 1 - 2 something like 30% and the stick isnt any shorter just the throws... faster shifts is the objective... im looking into this shifter along with a weighted ****... shorter faster and smother shifts
 
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I think I read a thread about these short throws over on PSN. Might wanna do a search for it over there. Their were a few OBS guys over there with em'.
 
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i'm going to call Clay at Riff Raff and see if he can get 'em. if not i'm just going to call midwest and get it on the way to my house...

i will let y'all know how it is, or if we wanna try to set up a group buy then how many of you are interested?!?! i know Neal wants/needs one for his big race he is gettin' himself into, i need one, but who else can do it like now or next week?? haha. from what i hear normal price on them is $125 or so..
 
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If we can get a deal, say save 25% or more than I am in. Let me know.
 
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ok guys Clay at Riff Raff is checkin' it out for us. he said he is sure he can do something for us if we get a group buy going on. i will start a new thread and see how many people are serious and wanna get in on it and i will put the number in to Clay as soon as we get it figured out. i will leave the new thread up for a few days, but we need to decide how long we want to wait to put the order in.

Clay sent an email in to the guys inquiring about the zf5 kit. he carries the zf6 kit, but hasn't done anything with the zf5's yet so we will see what Midwest tells him. Everyone who wants to get in on a group buy check out the new thread i'm making right now
 
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Race? What race. heck I got a year still!
 
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heck you might as well get some practice in that year b4 you gotta spank on you some super dootie... hahahahaha
 
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