I we cut mine off about 1.5 inches, Sparks said he originally cut his MUCH shorter. The rod is the same diameter all the way down. We didn't rethread mine, just put a Momo AirLeather knob on it (which has a set screw), it took Shaun all of 5 minutes to have the shifter out of the car and on a table, about 10 minutes to take it apart on the table and regrease, using White Lithium Grease.



Any other questions?

-Chris

Chris Hinds
AIM:CJ111010
1998 Contour GL Duratec 5-Spd
#565/????
15.610 @ 89.62mph
And I payed for it all myself