Thread: C4 wont upshift....lokar dont feel positive

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I actually like Lokar shifters. They aren't meant to be a positive racing type like the B & M types, but are for street use. You have to fiddle with them a little after installation to get them dialed in. Mine was dropping down from third to second gear on hard bumps, but that was because I didn't tighten up the jam nuts enough. Once I did that, no more problem.

I think some of the problems come in because people pick one that is way too tall, just for coolness, and that causes the shifter to be a little wimpy. I had a 16 incher in my 23 and my Son Don has a taller Lokar in his T. Mine seemed a little more positive IMO, but his looks better for his car due to the tallness.

One thing I found helps a lot is to get the knob adapter and put a larger knob on it. I had been running a large round Gennie knob on my 23 that was a gift from my Son Dan. I liked the way I just had to put my hand on top and push down on the whole thing to get it into gear or shift. When I sold the car I kept that knob and put the original back on. The last day I drove the car it felt really strange and harder to put into gear with the small original knob.

By comparision, last night we installed a Gennie shifter on my Son Dans rpu. I know it's a personal thing, but I am not nuts about the action of the Gennie compared to the Lokar. I find the action to be less positive than the Lokar. I like the Lokars so much I will be ordering one for the 29 rpu I am going to start building, and that is after using the one in my 23 for 3 years of driving. I never had a missed gear, even when running hard through the gears.

Don