Buy Hurst 5380036 Gear Shift Lever StickHurst 5380036 Gear Shift Lever Stick Product Description:
- Fits for 1987-1993 Ford Mustang
- It is a chrome finish
- Designed to replace or upgrade your current stick
- Available in lightweight aluminum
- Sold individually
Product Description
The Hurst Comp Stick kit for the 1987-1993 Mustang with a Borg Warner T-5, fits the stock mechanism as well as the Hurst Comp Plus. Includes chrome stick, knob, boot and console top plate.
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By S. Lewis
I just received this for my birthday. I've always wanted it but just couldn't justify spending the money for something purely cosmetic. My stock leather shift know was starting to get a little worn, so I put this on my wish list. I know it says it only fits to 93, but I put this one on my 02 anyway. Installation was straight forward. I noticed that the provided isolator seemed rather skimpy compared to the large chunk of rubber attached to the stock shift stick. The holes in the shifter stick are much smaller than stock, so I used what came with my kit. I reused my stock shift boot and just bolted this in place of the stock stick. After 20 minutes I had it installed and was adjusting the position of the cool white shifter knob. Pleased with myself, I decided to row it though the shift gate and I immediately noticed that the shifter was much longer. After driving it for 2 hours, I decided that the long stick just looked goofy and the longer throws were bothersome. All minor annoyances, but the biggest problem was that the new shifter stick acted like a amplifier of every noise that was going on in the transmission. Down-shifting was the worse part. Also noticed that if I rested my hand on the shift knob, the sounds got louder. I experienced none of these things with the stock setup. Determined to keep the shifter and knob, (if the new knob would fit the stock shifter stick, I may have gone that route) I decided that this piece could be salvaged using some tools and some parts off the stock shifter. First thing I had to do was shorten the knob height, since it was now half way up the radio. (You fox bodied mustang owners are probably used to a shifter in the way of the radio) I took the knob off and used a 3/8 - 16 die and cut as many additional teeth as I could into the shift stick, until pieces started chipping off of the die. I was able to add an additional 1/2 inch of threads to the top of the stick. I screwed the knob back on and got lucky that it bottomed out on the threads and the shift pattern could be read. Since the jam nut increases the knob height buy about a 1/4 inch, this modification brought the knob down 3/4 inch. It doesn't sound like much but it makes a very noticeable difference. Next was the sound and vibration issue. I removed the shifter stick from the car, and using the stock shifter as a template, I elongated the holes of the hurst piece until the stock rubber isolator would fit. This took about 2 hours of drilling and grinding with a dremel tool. I'm sure a carbide bit on a die grinder is the way to go with this, but I didn't have one. I also offset the holes so that the shifter would angle slightly towards the rear. Its a lot of extra work, especially for something purely cosmetic, but if you want the look but want stock Noise/vibration/harshness levels, this is what you have to do. Since it can be modified and since it looks so damn cool, I gave it 3 stars. If I had no fabrication skills, and had to live with it the way it is bolted to the car, I would have given it 1 star. Granted it wasn't designed for a 2002 mustang, but I've owned a fox body car and know that the interiors just aren't THAT different. Bottom line, it looks cool, and with some basic skills, it can work well too.
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By Bill
This product installed in no time and looks and shift awesome.. Dresses the car up a little. Good bye!Thanks
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By Mark D. Walker
Nice product, but did not come with any type of instructions or information on a warranty. I did however receive some cool Hurst stickers....lol.
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