Quote Originally Posted by Will View Post
Nice thread revival and addition! Pretty dramatic repositioning of the shift lever (a hair less actually), as well as a nice reduction in throw. Strange as the BMW short shift for the m3 didn't have the curvy underside.
Yeah, the M3 is a completely different transmission and shifter assembly. Ours is definitely better

So this whole extra reach thing really bothered the shit out of me. It drove me down the path of ordering to some alternative shift levers from the Z3M and Z4M. Unfortunately the Z3M is out of stock everywhere (understeer uses this lever in their kit for our cars), but I did get my hands on this little baby Z4M lever:



The distance below the ball is pretty much the same as the BMWP lever, but the top section is shorter by 1.5in. That means it sits way down in the boot like a 350z.



It also has no bend to it, so it sits way off to the right in neutral:



And is pretty much touching the trim in 5th



Whatever, let's check the measurements:

Z4M, 3rd gear = 5.875"



Z4M, 4th gear = 3.0"



So our final comparisons are:

OE ZHP throw = 3.25in
BMWP throw = 2.75in
Z4M throw = 2.88in