

Kartboy Short Shifter Install on 2008 Subaru Forester Sports XT
This was actually the first mod I did after I got the Forester. The Kartboy short shifter (along with an STI shift knob) was a gift from my brother-in-laws. I didn't do the shifter bushing upgrade, but the short shifter alone was definitely a nice upgrade. A bit of background: A short throw shifter modifies the geometry of the shifter so that the distance of the shift lever required to change gears is reduced. It does so by effectively moving the fulcrum of the lever closer t