why 5 foot cable?? wow are you able to shorten it somehow? ony about 18 inchs from rear of transmission to shifter
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It's evident that you have not installed a shifter in retrofit situations. The cable is 5' long because it is used on a variety of different vehicles. You have brackets for Ford, GM, Chrysler, Jeep and so on. The cable does not go directly the shortest route to the shifter lever, it needs to have large loops to control the kinking of the shifter. The cable comes out the front of the shifter with a loop and turns back to the rear where you mount it to the oil pan and connect it to the shifter kind of like a figure 8. See how to install a shifter on youtube. You will understand better once you have seen how it it installed... It's evident that you have not installed a shifter in retrofit situations. The cable is 5' long because it is used on a variety of different vehicles. You have brackets for Ford, GM, Chrysler, Jeep and so on. The cable does not go directly the shortest route to the shifter lever, it needs to have large loops to control the kinking of the shifter. The cable comes out the front of the shifter with a loop and turns back to the rear where you mount it to the oil pan and connect it to the shifter kind of like a figure 8. See how to install a shifter on youtube. You will understand better once... » Read More It's evident that you have not installed a shifter in retrofit situations. The cable is 5' long because it is used on a variety of different vehicles. You have brackets for Ford, GM, Chrysler, Jeep and so on. The cable does not go directly the shortest route to the shifter lever, it needs to have large loops to control the kinking of the shifter. The cable comes out the front of the shifter with a loop and turns back to the rear where you mount it to the oil pan and connect it to the shifter kind of like a figure 8. See how to install a shifter on youtube. You will understand better once you have seen how it it installed... « Show Less
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The cable cannot be shortened to my knowlege. I haven't finished installing my shifter yet. B&H; does have different lengths of cables. Here is their website: http://www.bmracing.com/ There is contact information for Customer Service.
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the cable comes out the back of the shifter it will circle around to the transmission, its possible you may need a longer cable
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I have one on a C-6 and the 5 ft. length is needed to reverse the motion of the shift lever. The shifter lever moves from rear to front(Park to first) & the lever on the trans moves from front to back. That's the reason for the 5ft. cable. I did not see a shorter cable listed when I did my research.
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This shifter fits many applications, not just yours so the cable is basically universal for that freason. You really can't shorten the cable just install it and route it as needed, the excess of length will not affect how it works. Maybe you should see if the MFG offers a shorter cable for your vehicle if this creates a problem for you.
2152696
Shifter has nothing to do with the motor. It has to do with the transmission. Read up on the transmissions that this shifter will work on, it covers a wide range of applications.
206476
My kit does not include shifter and shifter cable. I purchased those two items separately.
1899382
Im not 100% sure, do you know what model transmission you have? what is the issue you are having with your transmission?
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I paid the lower price (~$8) and got 4 cables, two brake and two shifter. All were plenty long for my bike. From the number of times the "size" question has been asked and the number of non-helpful answers received, I'm guessing we're never going to find out what "size" means until someone blindly buys the "size 4" for $22, without knowing what they're getting, and clues us all in. Do you want to volunteer :-)
13411
Not hard at all. Shifting to a higher chainring requires very little effort. It's my assumption that your current cables are worn causing internal friction that makes shifting difficult. This new shifter includes new cables as well.
440452
You can get stem raisers that go in between the original stem and quill. The brake and or shifter cables may need longer also.
2135991
no, this is a brake cable. The barrel ends are of diameter and orientation, they will not be compatible with 99% of shifters.
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Attach to the unit there is a short piece of cable like 2' ( 70cm they said ) and with the sender even shorter piece 10cm, but they came with an extension that it's about 6' still in the short side for my application ( I have 2 land cruisers and made a bit complicated cable routing ). Altho, at that time I contact Koso NA and they said it's ok to extend the extension cable to a max of 10' using same awg caliber wire that they use in the extension .. On a Final note I have 2 of those Koso gauges and both are still working flawless ..
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So the distance between a 5, 6, and 7 speed freewheel/cassette is different. The less cogs, the more distance. Most likely this will not work well with a 5 speed indexed freewheel. There are 5 speed shift mechanisms out there, just search up for them.
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I hard wired a 14 GA. 3 wire 10'-12' extension cord that I removed the female end from. Works traffic. Shorter the better.
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well seeing as nobody else has answered your question properly...no. You have a 3x6 speed, so you'll need 3x6 shifters, unless you want an extra click in your shifters...you could also go and get a 7 speed rear cassette (which would also need a new rear wheel) and then, hey presto! more gears to play with! So, in short, this will not work properly.
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Why?? This is a 12 foot cable. A much shorter one would better. 4awg for an alternator?? May be more than you need.
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Yes you can, it is amazing what you can adjust. You can even change your shift points in the transmission!!!
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You could use this shifter, but there is probably a 3x6 set available. See the Shimano SL-TX30 set on Amazon which is for an 18 speed bike.
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Remove the "collar" around the base of the shifter. It will allow them to ship the car into the faster speed. HTH.
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Not 100% sure of my answer but since there is only one cable involved can't believe it would not work. That said I have over 4000 miles with the shifters and they work perfectly.