It does shorten the throw and it is really easy to install. The main problem is removing or repositioning the console for access, although in many cases, all you need is to lift it high enough to access the shifter. Otherwise, you would have to disconnect the parking brake cable from under the car. The OEM shifter ball will just pop off, need to use a pair of pliers under the ball and around the shaft and hit up with a hammer. Be careful, the ball will pop off forwards, towards the dash or windshield. Regardless of what the instructions say, DO NOT disconnect the shifter cables from the main shifter bracket or you will have a bear of a time getting the clips back on. The replacement shifter bracket floor bushings supplied in the kit can be changed without removing the shifter cables OR you can just leave the stock floor bushings in. Not much difference either way. Use a good grease (some Hurst kits include a grease packet, some don't) on the shifter pivot ball, actuator, and spring (and floor bushings, if you decide to change them). Can see the Installation procedures here (with pictures):
http://ptcw.truckmoxie.com/tenarticl...-shape_shifter
Would suggest buying some Blue Loctite to put on the threads and use a torque wrench to torque down all the threaded parts. Need to buy hex bits, 7/32 and 3/16, so you can tighten the supplied Hurst bolts (sleeved bolt and shifter stick). Regular Allen wrenches will work but you may not be able to tighten the bolts sufficiently enough to keep them from eventually backing out. I use an extention on the 7/32 hex bit to tighten the sleeved bolt.
Can purchase "Booger Bushings" here:
http://www.boogerracing.com/
and there are other links at that site to other booger bushing resellers/retail stores.
Here is my instructions on how to modify one of the booger bushings to fit the Hurst sleeved bolt that screws into the right side of the Hurst Shifter:
http://ptenthusiasts.org/PTForums/sh...37&postcount=7
The other bushings can be pushed out of the cable ends and replaced easily with the booger bushings and just snaps/locks into place.
Forgot to mention to be careful with the bottom plastic shifter that the shifter pivot ball fits into. Besides removing and fitting it to the stick, there are locating pins molded into it, so when you reinstall the shifter back into the main shifter bracket, make use it everything matches/lines up before tighten the bolts.
Any other questions, just post in this thread. Should take you about 2 hours at most and that's taking your time with a couple of breaks.
Hope this helps.[8)]