TRD Quickshifter + TRD (Tall) Knob

[ARMIN]

Question: What is that piece of metal sticking out in the middle of the shifter for? Because if you look at the pic with the tall knob attached, that loopy thing actually gets in the way of the shift boot. Especially mine since I got the smaller '93+ shift boot. Would it be ok to cut that piece off or is it there for a reason?

[Mark_Dorman]

That's the anchor for one of the shift linkages...

[ARMIN]

So how do people who have done this before get the shift boot to fit smoothly without the anchor sticking out of it?

[Mark_Dorman]

Custom boot or leather folding skills...

[ARMIN]

haha. Yeah once I get my car back from the shop I need to take a look at my stock '91 boot to see if that would work better than the shorter 93+ one.

[eckoman_pdx]

Originally Posted by ARMIN

Question: What is that piece of metal sticking out in the middle of the shifter for? Because if you look at the pic with the tall knob attached, that loopy thing actually gets in the way of the shift boot. Especially mine since I got the smaller '93+ shift boot. Would it be ok to cut that piece off or is it there for a reason?

That's the paert the shift linkages attatch to, as has been said. It's also what determines the throw of the shifter. Cutting it and re-welding it somewhere else will change the throw of your shifter, and possibly lengthen depending on where you re-weld it (up or down). I would recommend leaving it alone or you could ruin the TRD Short Shifter. Your short shifter could end up being a long shifter...

Originally Posted by ARMIN

haha. Yeah once I get my car back from the shop I need to take a look at my stock '91 boot to see if that would work better than the shorter 93+ one.

The 91 boot has a much wider top and neck section than the 93 shift boot, so it should work better in this aspect. The 93 boot has a never narrow neck section.

Also, if you look at the picture posted earlier (and re-posted below), the knob threads down all the way to the piece the shift linkages attach to. Use the 91 boot. Have the plastic ring that comes in the stock boot installed in the boot, and put the boot on. It should rest on the shift linkage. The thread the knob on. The presurre from between the metal tab below and the knob above should sandwhich the boot's plastic ring and keep the boot in place. If you want to keep it from moving around for sure and want to get it to sit flatter, cut a notch the wide of the metal tab into ring on the inside of the boot. Cut it where the ring hits the tab. The ring should then slid down on the notch and sit on the metal shift linkage tab, and that will hold it in place.

The pressure from the tab below and the knob above should further hold it solid.

Good Luck

where the tab hits the plastic ring

[ARMIN]

Thanks for the advice eckoman but...you lost me after you said "use the 91 boot" lol. Can you please clarify?