For those interested, credit to Josh, it’s an M3 socket head cap screw/bolt. Recommended 10mm in length

Man I watched probably a dozen shifter mod videos and 3d printed several different mods that only lasted a few races before I came across this. Your bolt spacer mod is by far the best solution. That extra 2-3mm of spring tension makes a world of difference for the feel of the shifter. Well done. For anyone wondering on the size of bolt, I used a 4mm x 25mm hex bolt, chucked it into my drill and ground the head round until it matched the outside diameter of the spring, then I ground the threads down smooth so they wouldn't interfere with the spring travel, and cut off the excess to about half the length of the spring. I used a bench grinder, but you could spin it on some sandpaper and it would work just the same, it would just take longer.

This is by far the greatest g29 shifter mod that I have found. This just works, thanks so much for posting this, saved me buying a different shifter

Thank you very much about this trick. I tried it and it improved it a 100%. Keep up the good work. No more noddle shifting.

this was a banger subway, love watching mods to logi wheels

iv watched all your mod videos back to backk cheers to me ; )

This mod works so good, just did mine (m3*10 bolt) and it feels clicky like my shortshifter in my real car :) Greetings from Austria

Thanks for this. Great video with before and after effect.

Nice mod mate, I found someone commented to do something similar under a video from the guys advertising the solid 3D printed block instead of the spring, their solution was to use one of the 6 bolts which holds the metal shifter base assembly to the plastic, however I just used another screw with a similar head, but shorter length, I wanna say M3x10 bolt, either way, it worked perfectly fine for me, it will feel a bit weird at first but once the ball bearing spring settles, it adds a nice amount of resistance without being too over the top.

I first added a 3D printed mod into the shifter, but it made too much noise when shifting. Removed it and added a screw like you showed in your video. Great mod! Thanks!!

awesome trick. you can honestly use anything to preload the spring, the bolt is a perfect object though. Also, dont freak out if your shifter stops working. I thought i broke mine but turns out the sensor on the right side was loose and i just twisted it slightly until it was tight again. but definitely be careful when handling the sensors and wires. be prepared to get alot of grease on your hands. the ball and spring are finicky and the ball can shoot out and get lost easily when you disassemble.

I ended up finding a small computer screw (possibly for a mobo) that fit into the shaft. Since you're essentially looking for a bit more compression by shortening the length of the spring, the tiny head of the screw was thick enough to work. Feels great and snappy, cheers!

I did this with my Logitech shifter after trying a bunch of different 3D printed mods. They all mask the underlying problem that is the under-loaded ball detent you showed. It can be scary to pull something like this apart, but this was the surefire way to improve feel on the shifter permanently. I provided mine 2.5mm of preload and that did great. I would almost say go to 3mm.

Hell yeah man , I'm gonna try this out over the week sometime! Hello from the goldy :)

Couldnt find any long m3 scew, so I just used a really short pan head screw as a pre-load to spring. It got a little stiffer. I think hexbolt woulda work the best.

This works great! £2 for 4 bolts from ebay (m3 x 10mm, only need 1) Thanks dude 👍

I was on a mission to figure this tension issue out with a old g25 shifter I had laying around. What I discovered was, the metal brackets spread apart with force instead of compressing the rubber as the mod is intended. It builds up of energy that suddenly releases which is what makes it feel "clunky" All you need to do is fashion a couple flat metal braces to attach to the top of the metal brackets on the inside to keep them from moving. You can even use existing holes on the brackets. Do this an it will feel much much better. Result is the exact same amount of force shifting out of gear as shifting in gear.

I have the same mod it actually loosens up a little after 2 or so hours of use mine feels perfect now 👌

Anyone struggling to find a piece to fit inside the spring, I spent hours tryna find something with enough decent size - head to give a decent preload, In the end I made one myself by shaving a wooden dowel into the shape and size I needed lol…also for any newer batches from Logitech the cable that you unplug is glued down to the plastic housing and it’s very tricky to free the cable without damaging it, again, be patient, oh and Incase anyone is wondering. It makes a huge difference🔥🔥. #TeamMod#FckkWarrenty

That must’ve been a Ford Ranger shifter mod because that’s how it is shifting mine

I used the m2 drive screw spacer that came with my motherboard as I had a spare. Works like a charm, and has the same feel as my NB miata shifter.

I bought an m3 10mm bolt like people said and I put it in there with the spring, and the ball bearing kept flying out. The spring got bent and now I don’t know what to do. The bolt I got is smaller than the spring so it was a bit loose

Yeah i did this a while back, used a .177 bb ball with a small screw on top to go in behind the spring.

What height is shifter knob ?

Love the music man

Yoooooo...I didn't have any M3 screws, only M4 and felt too lazy to go down to the hardware store. But that's not an issue, since all this does is add pre-load to the spring, I just rolled a thick piece of paper into a tube roughly the diameter of the spring hole and jammed it in before the spring. I initially cut around 1 cm or ~1/2 in. roll but it was impossible to re-assemble for me. The tension on the spring was just too high, I spent a good 30 minutes fiddling around with it, all covered in grease, and ultimately decided to cut the roll down to about half length. It worked wonders, the tension is much improved, the feel is improved and at the same time I feel like if I were to go for my original length roll, it would feel too stiff and unnatural similar to exchanging the whole spring for a solid block of plastic (I think 3drap have that as a mod lol) so yay.

Nice video man could u plz send all the measurements of the bolt cause I’ve got this lathe to make it with so I could be pretty nice if I could get them :)

Just figured out you can stretch the spring out also I accidentally did this while trying and it actually worked I might have stretched just a tad bit but it’s 100 times better

Dear ThatBrokeGamer, I also have the Custom Sim Shop improvement spring, which is basically just a 3d printed ball bearing. It is WAY too stiff after testing. I don't have any suitable bolts lying around to act as a spring pre-load, so I was thinking to cut the custom sim shop plastic piece down to half an inch or less, then epoxy glue it to the stock spring. Do you think this is a good idea?

My shifter feel so much better

hi guy, what kind of screw is that? small allen? its a very good idea, greetings

I did this and now my 2nd gear is acting as 3rd and no other gears register… my shifter was brand new 😢

What RC car did you get that screw from

Mine stopped working can you tell me maybe y

tf is that wheel fr forget the shifter what is that wheel

Is that wheel out of a clown car? Yikes

This is exactly what i said 1 video ago when i first saw this mod!