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Originally Posted by oldtamiyaphile

That's the wrong way of doing it. The correct way is to change the fulcrum point, leaving the knob in the standard location.

As quality aftermarket unit should leave the shifter knob location as per OEM. There's not much point in a short shifter if you have to reach further to get to it.

In fact, the one I have on my Fiat (name escapes me), had the option of extending the shifter rod to bring it closer to the steering wheel.

My priorities are the other way around. I want the knob location to change. Whether the shifts are shorter or not isn't the relevant piece, and in fact I'm probably more comfortable with longer throws anyway. But either way, I don't want to have to reach for the shifts or shifter, it just doesn't naturally come to hand for me.

The reason I mentioned short shifters is that's basically what's out there to buy, and one (can't remember the name offhand) brought the knob up about a foot near the steering wheel and was popular with racers, but that's way more than I was looking for.