Buddy Club "Racing Spec Shifter"
#25
sorta old but I'm really considering this for my Ge.... does this buddy club kit really make the throws that much shorter? just want to confirm for the Ge
#28
Does not change the height. Raising the shift know height and reducing the throw work against each other. Two ways to deal with this:
1. reduce the throw with a proper short shifter like the buddyclub unit where it is an entirely new shifting mechanism and then extended the shift know with either an extension bar or an extended shift knob. Here is a photo of being done this way.
2. Raise the entire shifting mechanism with custom made spacers below the shifting mechanism therefore raising the entire shifting mechanism up higher. You can only do this if you remove the interior of course. Here's a photo showing it being done this way.
#30
I see... My mind went straight to race use...
It's a true shifter... It is suggested by Buddyclub to use a heavy weighted shift knob with their shifter. It was designed that way.
Enjoy
#33
It is an excelent mix. And even better, they are the same length and width, so I don't have to rescale for autocross.
Oh, and wheel bolt patterns are the same and offsets are close enough.
Oh, and wheel bolt patterns are the same and offsets are close enough.
#34
Royally pissed....only I would have trouble with such a simple install. I bought one of these on ebay from a seller named Buddyclub91. Not sure if this is Buddy Club’s official ebay store. Anyhow, disassembly was easy enough. I followed the instructions on the Mugen install linked in OP. Upon installing short shifter, I started to hand tighten the bolts then further tightened with a ratchet. While attempting to torque the bolts down to spec, one of them loosened and started to spin freely. I disassembled and noticed the mounting holes were way off and the beginning of the thread was stripped. I couldn’t imagine how the mounting points could be so off.
I reinstalled the stock shifter and noticed its mounting points were also slightly off. However, because of the rubber bushings there is some movement that allows the bolts to line up. So one theory I have is that Buddy Club made a mold based on the OEM but didn’t account for the play that rubber bushings allow. But then why am I the only one to have this issue? Maybe I got a fake? It came without the retail box, no hardware or paperwork what so ever.
I managed to get the stock shifter back on. Had I tried to force mount the short shifter, I would have stripped the thread all the way through. Only this can happen to me. I don’t usually work on my cars but I do feel capable doing something like this. Has anyone else run into this issue? I should’ve just ponied up for the Mugen.
I reinstalled the stock shifter and noticed its mounting points were also slightly off. However, because of the rubber bushings there is some movement that allows the bolts to line up. So one theory I have is that Buddy Club made a mold based on the OEM but didn’t account for the play that rubber bushings allow. But then why am I the only one to have this issue? Maybe I got a fake? It came without the retail box, no hardware or paperwork what so ever.
I managed to get the stock shifter back on. Had I tried to force mount the short shifter, I would have stripped the thread all the way through. Only this can happen to me. I don’t usually work on my cars but I do feel capable doing something like this. Has anyone else run into this issue? I should’ve just ponied up for the Mugen.
#35
Royally pissed....only I would have trouble with such a simple install. I bought one of these on ebay from a seller named Buddyclub91. Not sure if this is Buddy Club’s official ebay store. Anyhow, disassembly was easy enough. I followed the instructions on the Mugen install linked in OP. Upon installing short shifter, I started to hand tighten the bolts then further tightened with a ratchet. While attempting to torque the bolts down to spec, one of them loosened and started to spin freely. I disassembled and noticed the mounting holes were way off and the beginning of the thread was stripped. I couldn’t imagine how the mounting points could be so off.
I reinstalled the stock shifter and noticed its mounting points were also slightly off. However, because of the rubber bushings there is some movement that allows the bolts to line up. So one theory I have is that Buddy Club made a mold based on the OEM but didn’t account for the play that rubber bushings allow. But then why am I the only one to have this issue? Maybe I got a fake? It came without the retail box, no hardware or paperwork what so ever.
I managed to get the stock shifter back on. Had I tried to force mount the short shifter, I would have stripped the thread all the way through. Only this can happen to me. I don’t usually work on my cars but I do feel capable doing something like this. Has anyone else run into this issue? I should’ve just ponied up for the Mugen.
I reinstalled the stock shifter and noticed its mounting points were also slightly off. However, because of the rubber bushings there is some movement that allows the bolts to line up. So one theory I have is that Buddy Club made a mold based on the OEM but didn’t account for the play that rubber bushings allow. But then why am I the only one to have this issue? Maybe I got a fake? It came without the retail box, no hardware or paperwork what so ever.
I managed to get the stock shifter back on. Had I tried to force mount the short shifter, I would have stripped the thread all the way through. Only this can happen to me. I don’t usually work on my cars but I do feel capable doing something like this. Has anyone else run into this issue? I should’ve just ponied up for the Mugen.
https://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISA...26.m2531.l4585
I looked up the username you mentioned and I don't think that's the real Buddy Club distributor. It should've arrived in a proper box with paperwork.
#36
I feel like for being an eBay user since 2004 that a real Buddy Club account would have more than 14 transactions listed:
https://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISA...26.m2531.l4585
I looked up the username you mentioned and I don't think that's the real Buddy Club distributor. It should've arrived in a proper box with paperwork.
https://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISA...26.m2531.l4585
I looked up the username you mentioned and I don't think that's the real Buddy Club distributor. It should've arrived in a proper box with paperwork.
#38
So something is really off. I tried installing the Buddy Club shifter about a year ago and the holes didn’t line up for some reason. I returned it and put the stock shifter back on. Now I decided to try the Revo shifter and its holes don’t line up either. In both cases the holes were off by a lot (see pics).
So what am I missing here? Are the rubber bushings from the stock shifter supposed to be transferred over. A lot of you have installed both of these models but it doesn’t seem anyone else had this problem
This is the back left hole with both front holes lined up.
So what am I missing here? Are the rubber bushings from the stock shifter supposed to be transferred over. A lot of you have installed both of these models but it doesn’t seem anyone else had this problem
This is the back left hole with both front holes lined up.
#39
Just to update...I enlarged two of the holes and was able to install the short shifter. It's in there rock solid but I'm still not sure why I seem to be the only one who ran into this issue with different models from different brands.