8 replies to this topic

[dean.austin]

i was going to fit a quick shifter to my mini and i was think of installing a KAD quick shift i was just wondering if it is a good upgrade from the normal shifter it costs about 90 pound and i can pick one up fom ebay for about 30 but i was abit wery would you go for the kad type or the mini spares type for about 35 pound

[yeti21586]

ive got the kad one (havnt driven with it yet as still in project stage) and can sellect gears nicely. the older kad ones and the none genuine ones have had problems in the past.


YetI

[dean.austin]

ah yes theres is the newer and better KAD type on the KAD website but it like 95 pound

[dean.austin]

or this one
http://www.ebay.co.u...=item4ab063074b

[samsfern]

Go for a new kad one, best out there, pretty much all others are just useless scrap metal.

[dean.austin]

cool

[Cooperman]

Yes, the KAD is very good. Don't expect to be able to change gear more quickly though as, despite its name, it only makes the gear lever movement less. The speed of change is still governed by the syncromesh. That's why some refer to the Quick-Shift' as the 'Quick-Graunch'! Don't fit one if your gearbox does not have good syncromesh.
Some people fit the Quick-Shift when the problem is a worn rod linkage and weak rear mounting rubber. Make sure the linkage is all-good before fitting a Quick-Shift.

[1275GTS]

I've got one of the original kad quick shifts fitted to my mini for the last 10 years with no problems. As cooperman says it doesn't make the shifts quicker just shorter. I've heard bad reports on other types of quickshift so I would invest in the KAD type as they do work.

[mike.]

I love my KAD one, I don't think i'd own a mini without fitting one now i've driven with one.

I found it took a lot of the slop out of the standard lever (although this can be down to the linkage mountings as cooperman says) and made the gear changes much more precise and gave the gearbox more feel.

Fitted quickly first time with no messing. The cheap quickshifts can be made to work but they are not a fit and forget part like the KAD original. The cheap ones need the some sanding doing before they'll work.

If you do fit one i'd also recommend replacing the linkage mountings as they are often neglected and can make a massive difference.

Mine were near enough disintegrated and weren't supporting the linkage at all really. I replace them with a pair of these general purpose cotton reel mounts: http://www.cbsonline...Dia_x_39mm_COT6

Cheap enough and they are made of tougher rubber and wider than the standard items so support the linkage better and makes it really sturdy. I fitted those with some nyloc nuts on them, fitted a gearbox-subframe steady fitted with poly bushes and when putting my engine in the roll pins on the selector obviously were changes as well and this has all lead to a much sturdier linkage and a perfect gearchange.