Will a short shift kit fix sloppy shifting?

Just bought an 83 911 SC. Shifter is way sloppy and has long throws to front of driver seat. Does the short shifter kit fix the sloppy shifter?

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[Wayne 962]

No, short shifters only make existing shifting problems worse. The fix is to replace all your worn out shift linkage bushings - that will fix your problem.

- Wayne

[roadster49]

Thanks, I have ordered the parts from Pelican

[nineball]

i did the bushings, fluid change and a factory short shift kit and loved the results.

[na2ub]

I did my bushings as a matter of course, but I got the biggest improvements when re-setting the position of the shift coupler afterwards. For me, that had a big impact on gear selection, and everything going in to gear smoothly.

Long throw is normal, and not necessarily a bad thing. Remember that these are old cars, and you cannot shift that quickly with these transmissions anyway, so a short throw shifter doesn't buy you much.