3 shift linkage upgrades, my installation/driving impressions (long)

[fahrvergnugen at cox.net (David Utley)]

LEF wrote:
> Spherical rod end linkage is very little improvement over new stock plastic ball-in-socket pivots, since there is little/no play in the stock setup.
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> The biggest improvement in the shift linkage comes from putting solid, low-tolerance bushings everywhere you can replace the stock polyurethane units, which quickly go south from oil/heat.
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> I put the complete MissingLinkz kit on mine (minus the weighted link) and found the above to be true.
>   
If this is true, then it is no wonder you saw no improvement with the 
addition of stressbars...  :-P

David