std vs short shift lever difference??

[Sonny]

Concerning the length dimension from the bottom of the shift lever ball to the center of the shift lever pivot, how much longer is this dimension on a standard 915 shift lever compared to the length of the "factory short shift lever" ???? I am not sure which lever I have.

MS

[RickM]

This thread should answer you question:

Best short shift kit

[RickM]

This was posted by Sherwood Lee (911pcars) ....

"With a short shifter, you cannot force faster shifts without creating more synchro wear, so drivers have to be aware of their shifting habits.

Because the pivot point of the shift lever moves upward in a short shifter, there is actually less leverage to move into gear, thus the slightly higher force needed to shift.

The Weltmeister (WM) short shifter reduces the throws by 39% over the factory shifter. The Factory Short Shifter (FSS) reduces the throws by 25%. But you have to give up something to gain something. IMO, the WM gives up too much (increased shifting effort) in exchange for shorter throws and thus a tendency to rush the synchros. In addition, the factory lever is 20mm OD and the WM is 19mm. The smaller OD of the WM lever results in too much play in the fork (pivot box) within the shift housing. Some folks don't mind and are happy with it. Others prefer the FSS."

"top, factory lever
middle, FSS
bottom, WM"

[MichiganMat]

this is why I advocate taking a few inches off the top of the stock shifter. by reducing the leverage there is less force being exerted onto the sycnros while increasing the sensitivity of each shift. The WM is a bit shorter than the stocker but with the increased ball length I bet that thing takes gorilla arms to manuver around.