We have always loved BMWs, but one of their shortcomings has always been shifter throw and feel. Even driving your BMW home from the dealership, you might realize that the shifter throw leaves something to be desired when you find your right hand in your backseat when shifting into fourth gear. Things only go downhill from here, as these cars increase in age and mileage shifts feel less and less precise.
Here at Turner, we CAD design everything in house and source the best materials to give you a truly amazing product and enhance the driving experience in your ultimate driving machine. After extensive testing and development, we are proud to present you with our Turner Motorsport short shifter. We wanted to develop something that could fit any BMW owner’s preferences - our engineering team decided this could be designed a height and throw adjustable short shifter that also features a “Quick Change” rally lever extension that allows you to easily swap back and forth between OE height shifter and the longer, rally lever you see in the product photos. Why the rally lever extension? Having the added height allows you to keep both hands closer to the wheel through shifts - this is especially helpful on the track, but we like it in our daily drivers too.
BMWs have historically been plagued by very long throw shifters from the factory - luckily, Turner Motorsport has the solution to this. Turner's short shifters are height and throw adjustable, offering up to 71% throw reduction over stock. Double adjustability enables you to find the sweet spot that will make you excited to drive your car again.
You're probably wondering about the long shifter. Right? Turner's rally lever extension is a Quick Change option - the lower portion of the short shifter is keyed, making switching back and forth between long and short levers a breeze. We like the taller lever because you can keep your hands closer to the wheel under spirited driving conditions or track days. Whether your vehicle is strictly for the track, a weekend warrior, or the daily driver - Turner's short shifter kit suits your needs.
Installation of this kit is also of the easiest to tackle. Compared to the competition, a custom bearing cup allows for easy installation from inside of the car (on applications that use the stock shifter arm).
Benefits:
Adjustable between a conservative short throw to ultra short throw
Ultra crisp shifter feel - quicker, more precise shifts
More engaging driving experience
Installation
Bearing cup assembly allows for easy installation from inside of the vehicle
“Quick Change” between standard and “Rally Style” upper shift levers.
Adjustability
Independently adjustable knob height
22mm adjustment range to fine tune shifter throw and feel.
Note: knob height also affects throw reduction to some degree
Independently adjustable shifter throw
Adjustable by raising and lowering the lower lever position relative to the pivot ball.
Note: ball position also affects knob height by ~10mm range
Combined total throw adjustment range
58 to 71% reduction in throw over stock E39 shifter.
Throw adjustment can be done in the car without removing the shifter
Throw adjustment is accomplished by loosening set screw in shifter ball and rotating ball within the cap.
Design Features
Lower Shifter Assembly CNC machined from 4140 chromoly steel and melonite coated, with 304 stainless steel shifter ball and Nylatron® NSM bushings
Lower shift arm has an adjustment range of 10mm to dial in the throw and feel of your shifter.
Both shift levers and shifter bearing cup assembly are machined from 6061-T6 aluminum and type II anodized for exceptional durability and corrosion resistance
Shift levers offer 22mm of independent height adjustability
Rally Upper Shift Lever machine grooved for OEM boot compatibility and features a black delrin knob and standard ⅜-16 thread to allow for wide range of compatibility
Standard Shift Lever is compatible with OE BMW shift knobs or aftermarket shift knobs
Shifter Bearing Cup Assembly encapsulates shifter components allowing for easy installation from inside of the car.
Bushings and cup assembly are machined to tight tolerances to eliminate play
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Fits These Cars
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Special Fitment Notes
BMW
E39
525i
M54 2.5L
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BMW
E39
528i
M52 2.8L
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BMW
E39
530i
M54 3.0L
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