Anyone ever add a spring in tunnel to center shifter in 2/3 plain? Options

[RickS]

Today for fun I installed the weltmeister (reverse) shift lockout spring kit. The literature says it will help prevent knicking reverse when downshifting. Well, I never had an issue hitting reverse, but did find 2/3 and 4/5 rather vague even with a side shift. I had a tail shifter and that was really vague.

When driving and shooting for 2nd sometimes I hit 4th, or downshifting from 4 to 3 and instead, hitting 5. I know I need to improve technique and it's not an issue when I focus, but why focus on shifts?

I have a Siene systems gated shifter in the SC and there is never a question about what gear you are in or going to. I like it a ton but it is spendy.

So this brings me to the original question, has anyone ever introduced a spring on a short bolt through the side of the tunnel would force the shifter to automatically force it to center in the 2/3 plane? Or perhaps some other method so you know exactly where the shifter is?

Oh and regarding the kit, I followed a couple of suggested ways to install which made it a snap, bit really didn't notice a significant difference in shifts, but that may be because the car only has 65K miles so the original springs were not shot.

[RickS]

I swapped the stock springs to the new Weltmeister which are stiffer. The bushing was swapped a year ago.

[somd914]

I swapped the stock springs to the new Weltmeister which are stiffer. The bushing was swapped a year ago.

I haven't done what you are inquiring about, but the PO of my silver car rebuilt the shifter and added the Weltmeister kit. Shifter centers in the 2-3 plain, and finding gears is easy, relatively speaking.

On the flip side, my Revenna green car, being a partially completed project car when I bought it, the shifter and bushings have not been attended to. It can be a nightmare to find gears and easy to knick reverse while looking for gears. So I have work to do there...

Oh, and keep in mind, the Weltmeister kit is not a reverse lock out, it just helps to find the 2-3 plain, therefore with aggressive or fast shifts, one could still knick reverse.

[RickS]

Perhaps the issue is that I didn't double up the springs by adding the new set in addition to the originals. One poster said just swap them out rather than drill the housing. I may have to pull it and give it the full Monty.

I swapped the stock springs to the new Weltmeister which are stiffer. The bushing was swapped a year ago.

I haven't done what you are inquiring about, but the PO of my silver car rebuilt the shifter and added the Weltmeister kit. Shifter centers in the 2-3 plain, and finding gears is easy, relatively speaking.

On the flip side, my Revenna green car, being a partially completed project car when I bought it, the shifter and bushings have not been attended to. It can be a nightmare to find gears and easy to reverse reverse while looking for gears. So I have work to do there...

Oh, and keep in mind, the Weltmeister kit is not a reverse lock out, it just helps to find the 2-3 plain, therefore with aggressive or fast shifts, one could still knick reverse.