Opinions on Reasonably Priced Aftermarket Automatic Shifters

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65 Dartman

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I’m looking for suggestions for a reasonably priced aftermarket floor shifter for my much modified 65 Dart. The tunnel has been rebuilt to accommodate a Dakota A500. Most of the B & M units are well into the $300 range. Reviews for the various styles are all over the place. I know there are ither brands - TCI, Mr Gasket, etc If you have real world experience with any of them, please share. Thanks
 
Not saying you want to do this one but if you like old school, "Mr Gasket" still makes this one. I put one in my 64 Dart and Have one in my 63 Belvedere beater.
Will shift 2 speed-3 speed and 4 speed automatics.Works well,Very basic.It comes with lots of brackets and linkage.You do have to be a bit creative.$100.
Both Summit and Jegs carry it.Gotta look for it as it doesn't show up in their regular line up.Best photos I got. Many think the cars are manuals.
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Forgot to say I do tend to be cheap and do low buck stuff.
 
65 dartman heres a B&M Z gate ratchet shifter on sale at Advance Auto online for $79.00 go get em. Instructions and mounting brackets for A727, A904 will work with the automatic O/D trans you have. These average about $199 new. Indicator is not back lit. No biggie IMHO.

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I have no experience with any of them but I will say look at where park is, some are really set forward. Also, some or most are more race oriented, so watch for that. The ratcheting ones are cool. Watch a few videos of the ones your looking at to verify the way they work, will work for you.
 
I have, and have used/raced with both the b&m ratchet, and the turbo action. I can recommend both, but both are now a lot more money than when i bought them. I think i paid $250 for the t/a and $200 each for two b&m ratchets. The b&m are now $330 and the t/a is $430.
That is why i was surprised to see the Winters in the summit catalog for $220. It is essentially the same shifter as the t/a but includes a cover that is an optional extra on the t/a. Both are absolutely bulletproof, will live 20 years (winters have been around for at least 50 years). It is NOT a small shifter, but if you want rugged and have the room.......

But dang, that z-gate at eighty bucks is hard to beat!
 
I am suprised no one had duplicated the Slap Stick. Nice shifter!
 
Winters shifter has a rear entry cable to the back of the trans. Avoids the headers all together! That’s why I use one. I like it and the price was right!
 
Thanks for the heads up on that. I just scored one.
Advance is clearancing a bunch of their performance stuff.
I scored a nice tachometer for 15 bucks.

65 dartman heres a B&M Z gate ratchet shifter on sale at Advance Auto online for $79.00 go get em. Instructions and mounting brackets for A727, A904 will work with the automatic O/D trans you have. These average about $199 new. Indicator is not back lit. No biggie IMHO.

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I f-ing HATE this online saleBULLSHIT!!! I tried to go to the store they mention on line so i wouldnt have to deal with bullshit on line ordering, but they cant get it for the online price even tho their store is mentioned . So , back home, trying to get something done on line EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NEVER, EVER had a satisfying experience. No surprise, no change.
Item is "out of stock in the store" . No **** , they wouldnt sell it to me anyway.
Confirm alternate shipment. Fine, HOW?!? They wont proceed to checkout, it doesnt fit my car, etc. etc. IT'S A UNIVERSAL FIT TACH AND SHIFTER, ASSHOLES, JUST FIGURE OUT A WAY TO SELL ME WHAT I WANT!!!!
sorry, rant over.

And as i finish typing this , what appears? AN ADD FOR THE SHIFTER THEY WONT SELL ME!,!
 
who are you trying to buy from?
The b&m shifter mentioned above , and a bosch 5"tach, from advance auto parts/car quest.
It doesnt matter, i really was only buying them to put on the shelf for future use, they are so dirt cheap. I have given up, and completely lost interest. It's just that the process is so frustrating. I like dealing with a store with a real human being in it much better, kung flu or not.
 
I have a quick silver in mine, works well. I am still using the factory console, so it almost looks stock.
 
I f-ing HATE this online saleBULLSHIT!!! I tried to go to the store they mention on line so i wouldnt have to deal with bullshit on line ordering, but they cant get it for the online price even tho their store is mentioned . So , back home, trying to get something done on line EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NEVER, EVER had a satisfying experience. No surprise, no change.
Item is "out of stock in the store" . No **** , they wouldnt sell it to me anyway.
Confirm alternate shipment. Fine, HOW?!? They wont proceed to checkout, it doesnt fit my car, etc. etc. IT'S A UNIVERSAL FIT TACH AND SHIFTER, ASSHOLES, JUST FIGURE OUT A WAY TO SELL ME WHAT I WANT!!!!
sorry, rant over.

And as i finish typing this , what appears? AN ADD FOR THE SHIFTER THEY WONT SELL ME!,!

Their website is hot garbage. The stores are stocked with people who will work for peanuts. But if you really want it call the 1800 number and *****. They will call the store and tell them to match it.
 
The only aftermarket shifter that I ever had was a Z-gate and I freakin' loved that thing!! I never installed the black & chrome cover, just to give it a cool functional look. That sucker took all the abuse I threw at it. I'll probably buy one of them online right now, just to have......
 
I tried to order the Z Gate moparmat2000 referenced in his post and the web site said not available on line but go to your local store. So i called them and they didn’t want to match their own web site. I got the manager who said if i came in with a screen shot of the ad, he’d match it. So that’s what I did. I don’t know how their computer does the match but somehow I got Another $20 off the $79.99 ad price for $58 and change!

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Woohoo and the bonus round cha ching $$$$ awesome deal 65 Dartman

That’s what I thought- should have bought both they had in stock for that price!

EDIT: when i opened it everything was still sealed in factory bags. Reading reviews on line, some receive opened (returned) Boxes, parts missing, etc.
 
Coulda flipped one of em on fabo. If I had a need for one, I woulda been there yesterday lol
 
Might have to go back tomorrow and hit the advance anout 15 mikes away - they had a couple in stock as well!
 
Every Advance within 20 miles has at least 1 in stock. Damn! wife would kill me if i started buying up all these shifters!
 
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