Tremic 5 speed install list

yeah bolting on the stick is usually no problem, there is just such a range of quality in the shifter bases that bolt to the transmissions.... i.e the bit you bolt the stick to.
standard = good enough. you can usually make custom nylon collars for the shift rail to act as positive stops rather than the usual aftermarket bolt and nut set up.

the aftermarket ranges from awful to brilliant... aim for brilliant if going aftermarket, look for a shifter base with physical stick centreing that is based like the orginal on curved spring shims or belleville spring washers rather than very short thick-wire coiled springs, which are not very good in this kind of application.


my comment about bolt spacing was for the base onto the shifter box
ford pattern is not rectangular
chevy pattern is wider than ford so you can't easily cut down a ford base
tko and t56 bases have in some cases shorter stubs and the t56 in some case looks like the old chevy size base but its not...

basically buy the right shifter base with decent tech in there for stick centering or use whats is on there from the factory...


Dave