I recently bought my gmm rip shifter and i was wondering how hard is it to install, and if there is anyone in fayetteville who already has it in so i can see it. I also have a 160 slp thremostat, and cat back to install. I got a few goodies to put in hopefully tomorrow.
If I remember correctly it took me about 3 hours. The instructions that come with it are pretty good. The one thing you have to remember is when they refer to the "driver's side" it's for RH drive. The biggest pain is getting the stock shift knob off. It just slides on but they use a bit of adhesive. You just have to pull upward (no twisting) as hard as you can. Some guys remove the shift lever, put the lever in a vise and pull it off that way, which is probably easier. The final thing to keep in mind is to put loctite on ALL bolts.
I got mine installed at the local tire shop. They charged me $75 (labor rate for 1 hour - Georgia). When I talked to the mechanic he said it really took about 1.5 hours. He said the biggest challenge he had was getting to the boot bolt underneath the car. I've got a picture step-by-step document that I gave the mechanic along with the GMM instructions. He said that helped. PM me with your email address if you want that file.
if you drop the tranny brace the tranny will drop down a few inches and you can get at the white boot nuts up under in the tunnel. the shifter knob is really easy to get off. remove the bolts holding the shaft on. turn it over and look undeneath. you'll see four little white clips holding the knob on. gently pry each one out a little and stick a tooth pick under each one to hold it open. put the shaft in a vice and it will pull off nicely without doing the primitive pete on it and forcing the clips.
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Here's a question I can't find answered anywhere - how much lower does the shifter sit after you install a GMM? I'd like shorter, and espcially smoother, throws, but I'm already a little PO'd that the cupholder is almost useless if you need to access your shifter. Can anyone here tell me how much shorter the shifter is in height, and how far forward or back it sits compared to stock?
I had the GMM Rip Shifter race version from JHP installed on mine. Honestly, I'm not entirely sure what the difference is between it and the stock shifter. It doesn't really sit any lower from what I can tell. Then again the race shifter is not a short shifter, but I was hoping it would be a shorter throw anyway. Other than being a little tougher, I was kinda hoping somebody could explain to me why it's so much better than the stock shifter because the feel is pretty much identical.
Maybe I should have gone with the short shfiter instead of the race version?
are you kiddin me...its a friggin shifter...and the guy who paid to get it installed needs to be shot...i woulda done it for a 8 pack of guinness
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94Z M6 ~ Absolute full bolt ons, Lots of Suspension, Dr's and 4.10's and a lil shot of happy juice =) (high 12's on engine, trying not blow my rear,lol) havent ran it with n20 yet
LOL yellow goat! $75 bucks to save me 2-3+ hours of what I consider torture! I have better things to do with my time. Additionally, it takes the right tools, and a lift or ramp to install it. If you love doing that stuff, then certainly you should do it for beer (guinness is a good choice). I like driving hard, not banging knuckles on bolts and nuts. I'd rather sit on the porch drinking a guinness watching you install the shifter.....AND, I would still pay you $75 + all the guinness you can drink (but no beer for you until after the shifter is installed ).
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