CwhillVT Posted March 24, 2007 Share Posted March 24, 2007 As most of you may know, the STI STS has relatively short throws but is pretty long in length. I shortened mine by about an inch today and it made a surprising difference and best of all it was free. I used a die and cut the threads on the shaft as far as I could and then sawed off about an inch. All you really need is an M12-1.25 die. You can really only go about an inch because the raised "nub" on the shaft prevents the shift knob from screwing on any farther. In the future I may grind that off and shorten it even more but for now im pretty happy with the zero cost 1" difference. When I finished I went for a drive up to Mountain Lake Virginia(about 15 minutes away from Virginia Tech). The twisty mountain roads are serious fun in this car (much better than my 92 Cherokee I just replaced with my LGT). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jRS2.5 Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 This is great info. I am picking up my STI STS later this week, and this will be very usefull. I also change my shift knob to one I had made some time ago, but it sits further down the shaft than normal. I may have to look into picking up a die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaWolverine Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 That area is beautiful and really fun to drive in. When my brother moved there as a grad student, he lived off campus and he had a mountain in his back yard and all his neighbors owned horses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edkwon Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 how did you install a 6 spd Sti short shifter in a 5 speed manual? Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red beast Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 i did that on my first car. a 1974 datsun b210 hatchback in 1978 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwhillVT Posted March 25, 2007 Author Share Posted March 25, 2007 how did you install a 6 spd Sti short shifter in a 5 speed manual? Ed Its actually the factory short throw shifter- not sure why I was thinkin STI (whishing maybe) haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTGT Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 We should organize a ride up there with the rest of the leggy's here on the board. I know vtsullyman would be down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwhillVT Posted March 25, 2007 Author Share Posted March 25, 2007 I'd be down. I often find myself bored and exploring rural Virginia for hours at a time. Never gets boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaWolverine Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Yeah, I hear Giles County is pretty nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilleg Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 how did you install a 6 spd Sti short shifter in a 5 speed manual? Ed isnt that a option for lgt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBY Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Thread moved to Turbo Powertrains, please try and start threads in the most suitable forum, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axis008 Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 The factory optioned short shifter is in fact an STI short shifter (made specific for the 5MT). If you don't believe me, check out the accessories for a 2.5GT when you build your own on Subaru.com. -ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnAWD Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Thanks for the writeup. You can feel a decent difference with 1" removed? I should break out the tap & die set. I've got the factory STI sts in my 05 LGT LTD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwhillVT Posted March 26, 2007 Author Share Posted March 26, 2007 Yep there is a pretty good diff with 1" removed. 2" would be nice but that will require the removal the shifter from the car to grind down that raised ring inorder to thread it further down. If i end up doing that i will post the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaWolverine Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 So what's the most you can take off w/o the hassle? Can you split the difference and take off 1.5"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwhillVT Posted March 26, 2007 Author Share Posted March 26, 2007 I took off the most i could and now the shift knob threads right down to that raised ring. So 1" max without grinding it off. I did not include a picture after i cut the inch off but if you look at the second picture- I cut half of that threaded region off(the lower half is the part where i cut new threads). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jah64 Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 Here is the how to, I did this almost 2 years ago. One of my favorite mods. http://www.legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11039 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwhillVT Posted April 11, 2007 Author Share Posted April 11, 2007 Update: I still wasn't happy with the shifter length or the shift knob. I cut it down even more(nearly 3" shorter than original). I also bought a shift knob from an 07 Mustang that goes with the interior perfectly. It also happened to have the same thread specs as my factory Subaru knob. The shifts are super tight and the knob fits in my hand much better. I have way too much extra boot now but that will be a job for another time. Total cost: Free + 30 for the new knob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gohmer1 Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Dude, that knob is awesome. It's factory for the 07 mustangs??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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