Chris Foley's Tangerine Racing shift linkage kit Options

[Geezer914]

I just finished installing Chris Foley's shift linkage kit. The car shifts smooth as silk like a normal car with a 5 speed. It's like night and day! There is no question what gear you are shifting into, the shifts are solid and tight. I first replaced all the bushings using the stock shifter. It was like "what gear am I going to find now?" It would grind going into 1st and my arm was hurting from pushing the shifter as hard as I could to the right to find 4th and 5th, and when shifting into 5th, finding 3rd instead! So I installed a Renn shifter, a little better, but not much. Was not happy. So I sprung for Chris's linkage kit and firewall bearing kit. The car is a pleasure to drive. Thanks Chris for a super engineering job and a high quality kit. If you are not happy with the way your car is shifting, I would highly recommend installing this kit. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif)

[gereed75]

I have a Weltmiester short shift shifter. It simply provides a longer lever arm to actuate the shift rod.

I have a Tangerine bushing and the kit at the rear that includes a shift shaft and the two bushings at the console. These components translate all of the shift rod motion into precise rotation and linear travel that is required to most efficiently operate the shift mechanism.

The car shifts pretty well, way better than stock where the end of the shift rod is essentially wagging around rather than rotating and sliding.

This so much increases the pleasure of driving these cars. Gives it a much more precise feel. Get one!