69 Dart shifter

Hello everybody, I was wondering if anybody knew if the shifter mechanism is the same for a 1968 to a 1969 Dart. I mounted a shifter that came out of a 68 Dart GTS in my 69 Dart and the shifter rod seems to be to short, bought a new rod and that also is short. Reading different websites that sell the shifter some say the 68 and 69 are different and some say they are the same. Anybody input would be appreciated, Thanks