Forge Short Shift Kit - Group Buy

**Greg Roles** · 26-05-2011, 07:40 PM

PM replied. Below outlines the problem side in the 08-09's. This is off a USA Rabbit and I believe the Polo is a steel arm, but it's basically the vertical mech bush that is the problem....

**Greg Roles** · 26-05-2011, 07:42 PM

The link to all the instructions 42DD have.....

42 Draft Designs

Just so it makes sense to both the guinea pigs, and to you guys when you go to fit, the square end links take round bushes. Yep it gets confusing, but all the end links are either square or rectangular. The later model rectangular ones take a rectangular bush. There are no square bushes. Please see the first MK4 fitment on the above link, and the second graphic showing square links and round bushes. My TDI has one square bush, which took round bushes, and I can confirm they are a perfect fit!

**Smead** · 27-05-2011, 09:06 PM

Just fitted the forge shift kit OMG the shifting is AWSOME real tight and crisp

**bn1986** · 28-05-2011, 09:20 AM

fitted mine last night too..

getting the old bracket off the splined shaft was a b!tch but the shift is significantly improved

For everyones info u really need to take out the battery airbox and battery floor thing to access the shifter mechanism

**insanekiwi** · 28-05-2011, 09:35 AM

It's good to get more feedback - I really do want to know how much more force is needed to shift, as I drive my car in daily city commuting traffic for 1.5 hours / day. I want a nice crisp shift - but not at cost of extra tiredness.

More feedbacks please!

**bfeboi** · 28-05-2011, 10:46 AM

fitted mine last night as well. i needed a cam puller to remove the old shifter off the spline..

I feels tight and mechanical. less sloppy. it did not shorten the travel of the lever much but you can feel the gates of the gearbox when you engage gears, which is nice

**kaanage** · 28-05-2011, 05:03 PM

Fitted mine this afternoon. Even though my car is quite low mileage, the original shifter was frozen to the splined shaft too so I used a heat gun to expand the shifter enough to be able to rock it off. I used anti-seize rather than the grease supplied by Forge when I put the new shifter on.

My impressions are the same as bfeboi. The Forge shift saves a bit of weight since the original one has the big handle - does anyone know if this is for testing or emergency shifting?

I had always thought that the Polo had a reasonably short throw and the original shifter is equivalent to the Forge shifter set to about the mid point.

**pog** · 28-05-2011, 05:41 PM

Originally Posted by noone

Looks like mine was delivered to an old address Ian had on file. Awesome...

Probably best to go visit the place and ask. If anything it may get redirected to you or to the sender.

**Blitzen** · 28-05-2011, 05:55 PM

Originally Posted by noone

Looks like mine was delivered to an old address Ian had on file. Awesome...

Same here... Whats more, it was signed for by some random at my old address!! it's a bit hard to get it when it was delivered to Darwin, and I live in Canberra now...

Ian has been great though, and I have another short shifter on the way...