autos: column vs. consul shifter

[greenie]

one thing i always liked about the cherocars is the center consul shifter. works good for rocking rig back n forth in hairy situations and whatnot. you kinda get a feel for it so you dont always hafta look down to get it in the right gear. any auto guys out there who can work a column shift without looking? seems like it would be harder, but maybe it's all in what your used to??
:beer:
i ask cuz i have considered building up my pos 5.0 exploder someday, but the stupid column shifter,.... :eeek:

 

[Avanteone]

I rocked the factory column shifter in my YJ for the first 2 years, I had it nailed and it worked perfectly.

 

[greenie]

I rocked the factory column shifter in my YJ for the first 2 years, I had it nailed and it worked perfectly.

good to hear. what do you rock now?

 

[ain'tstuckjustresting]

I wheeled the **** out of my Chebby p/u with factory column shift. After being stuck 100's of times the 1st to Rev became muscle memory.

With that being said my Art Carr shifter in the Toy is Fawesome.

 

[Avanteone]

good to hear. what do you rock now?

When I did the V8 swap with the 4L60, I got a B&M magnum pro-grip, with the gates modded/cut so I can slam from drive to neutral easy, or drive to reverse with a squeeze of the trigger.

 

[chainsaw]

The only down side Ive found to a console shifter is when I hit somehing hard enough that stops the truck my dog flys forward and knocks it into neutral. Then he looks up at me like 'why did you do that?'

 

[skinny_pedal]

Consol shifters mean business. With that said, so do floor shifters

 

[junkyard jim]

When I converted my MJ to auto and 4x4, I got a column shift because I want my floor space!