Reviews for B&M Racing 45195 Precision Sport 6-Speed Shifter for 07-18 Jeep Wrangler JK
4th gear no longer pops out, but more importantly, I have more room for my tall drink cups, LoL.
I was able to use a 1/16" NPT to 1/8" NPT adapter, a 1/8" NPT street elbow, and a 1/8" NPT to 8mm (5/16") push connector to connect the NSG370 breather to my ARB breather manifold located at the top of the firewall. I was able to push air into the tube from my mouth and could feel the pressure build and blow back at me, so I am confident that it is sealed well. YMMV.
No more popping out of gear
This is a bit costly. Heck its really costly but it is well worth it for a manual transmission in a Jeep. No more popping out of 3rd gear or missed shift due to Jeeps sloppy shift mechanism. I recommend this if you have a manual transmission
Nice positive feel when shifting. Replaced shifter on '08 JKU after 130,000 miles. Night and day difference.
Hands down one of the absolute best upgrades I've done to my 07 JKU Rubicon.
No more jumping out of gear, no more shifter shaking like a scared Chihuahua. I would also highly recommend you add the B&M Shift Lever as it eliminates the rubber isolator on you stock shifter. Makes for a super smooth and clean shift every time. I wish I would have known sooner just how much this improved the driving experience!
Yes, it's fantastic! Everything the other reviews say and more! It's a whole new dimension for driving a manual wrangler! I don't have much else to add along those lines. So I'll just add some tips/observations. It's expensive, yes, but if your JK is jumping out of gear, you could reach this dollar amount pretty easily just chasing the problem. This job is significantly more intimidating to read about/watch than it is to actually do. To pull the shifter knob, straddle the console and just use force while twisting. Have some leather gloves for this as well as the foam isolator. The metal console is sharp, and rusty. Buy a new foam isolator, don't bother even trying to reuse the old one. This shifter is an investment, spend 20 more dollars.
I drove on this for 12 hours, then I changed my transmission fluid. Night and day difference. Change your transmission fluid as well. Low profile hex sockets (14mm and 17mm) a small extension and a swivel ratchet, and you won't need to worry about getting around the exhaust.
Last note, if you've been watching install videos on this, you might be wondering about the gasket. Quadratec has the newer version of this item that DOES include the gasket.
The shifter does exactly what it says it will. An added bonus for those with a body lift, it's short throw fixes the problem of the shifter hitting the interior trim. I was using an extension before the shift box replacement, and combined with the body lift and weak detents, it kept popping out of gear randomly; sometimes violently enough to almost make me piss myself. This is well worth the cash. Shifts are definitely shorter, crisp, and lock into place solidly.
Installed this shifter on our 2006 Wrangler with the 6 speed NSG370 transmission with 120,000 miles. Only took about 45 minutes since this TJ uses a rubber boot as a seal to the tub and there is a nice large opening in the tub to change out the shifter without lowering the transmission.
Before changing out the stock shifter, the transmission would grind some if you did not shift slow, sometimes pop out of gear if a solid shift was not done, plus I always had to hold the shifter down hard when backing up or it would more often than not, pop out of reverse.
All those issues are gone and I love the short snappy throw.
I don't think my wife could have slapped the smile off my face on the first drive!
Not only because it feels like a sport shifter, but I had been pricing to have the transmission rebuilt and now no longer needed since it feels better than new!
Thank you B&M for a wonderful product and Quadratec for the great price and service!
I have 2008 JK and this B&M Short Shifter fixed my Jump Out of Gear (JOG) problem. My Jeep was popping out of first gear several times a week. It has only happened one time in 4,500 miles since. I got the shaft and foam gasket and had a mechanic install it for about 3 hours labor. Good to go! Buy it.
Seems to be a very well built product. I install the B&M shifter on my 2008 Sahara, Monday. I decide to take the jeep to work today (Wednesday) so far I notice more stability on the trans, the swift point tighter than stock swifter, which will take some getting use too. but I’m ok with it.