44turbo_sergio

I just bought a Weltmeister short shift kit, I want to buy a rennline shift **** but don't know if it will actually fit...I asked the vendor but He told me to check the size of the short shift lever but it won't arrive until next week I think and I don't want to lose on the xmas discount. has anyone done this or know if it will fit etc?
this is the shift ****..
http://www.rennline.com/Rennline-Alu...oductinfo/I14/

the short shift kit...
http://www.automotion.com/product.as...5&dept_id=5097

ryanm6100

You are aware that the short shift kit goes on the transmission (rear of the car), and the **** goes on in the passenger compartment, right?

MAGK944

The Welt short-shift kit fits at the rear of the car and has nothing to do with the shift ****. The Rennline shift **** will fit the stock 944 shift lever.

44turbo_sergio

ok, i thought the short shift would replace the stock shift lever and reduce the throw as weel as lowering the lever...don't know why I thought this then, didn't check the info out...nevertheless, I bought it and it should arrive next week...then I have no problem buying the shift **** then...thanks and excuse my ignorance lol

44turbo_sergio

Now I just have one problem...silver or black???
my interiors are black...
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MAGK944

The Welt short-shift will reduce the throw, its a popular upgrade and works well. As for the gear ****, IMO the original is the best and you can recover it to look like new, there are lots of recovering kits out there from most of the vendors on here. If you want to do something different, you can get an aluminum shift cap for the top. I think with your black interior with the new black gear boot and alu shift cap would look good.

Here's a Boot Kit



Here's an Alu Shift Cap

Darwantae951

One thing I noticed with the boot kits was the excess of loose material. I wish they would make it closer to stock size. I don't mind, but I liked my original boot a tad better.

ramius665

If you're even a tiny bit handy with fabrication, you can mount any aftermarket **** on the stock shift lever. Here's the steps:

- Remove shift boot trim
- Remove stock shift ****
- Remove shift lever from the car
- Take a 2" aluminum blank, in the diameter of the new shift **** and cut it down the center to match the width of the shift lever
- Remove the top rubber stopper on the shift lever, then cut it approximately .5"-1.5", depending on your tastes
- Test fit aluminum blank on to the shift lever, ensuring a good fit
- Tack weld the blank in place, then grind the welds down until they are flush
- Reinstall the shift lever
- Install rubber and leather shift boots
- Install aftermarket shift ****
- Drink beer and celebrate your modification

I did this with my 951, took all of about 2 hours and the difference is extreme. You can use basically any aftermarket shift **** at this point, and you can thread the aluminum blank if you have a threaded ****. And the best part? Besides the shift ****, it will cost you less than $10 to complete.

44turbo_sergio

and were can I find a good quality shift boot that I can use with this rennline ****? OEM quality, maybe alcantara or just black leather...Is it the one from 944online.com?

ramius665

http://www.928leathershop.com

These guys do excellent work and can fabricate a boot in any color/stitching combination you could imagine.

balefire

Has anyone ever fit a rennline shift **** onto a 944? Looking for a countersunk ****.