Trail Edition Gear Banger NP435 Shifter Complete Kit, 66-77 Ford Bronco SKU: 8301NET

Trail Edition Gear Banger NP435 Shifter Complete Kit, 66-77 Ford Bronco

Trail Edition Gear Banger NP435 Shifter Complete Kit 66-77 Bronco

Product Overview:

The updated NP-435 Trail Edition Gear Banger has arrived! It has a new three piece linkage design that lends itself to customization and makes shifting your transmission smooth and easy. The kit includes our NP 435 tunnel cover and shifter boot along with the Gear Banger.

Full description

The much anticipated and updated NP-435 Trail Edition Gear Banger has arrived! The TEGB makes shifting your transmission smooth and easy. No longer will you need that long, twisted shifter sticking out of the floor banging your knuckles against the dash. We put together this "kit" to make your installation job easier. The kit includes our NP 435 tunnel cover and shifter boot along with the Gear Banger.

The Gear Banger brings the shift knob back to a comfortable position close to the seat while out of the way of your transfer case shifters. Its shorter throws and shifting convenience will make driving your Bronco a pleasure.

The TEGB has a new three piece linkage design that lends itself to customization. Thrust bushings and a rod end shift handle allow for smooth operation. All pieces are fastened together with acorn nuts and button head fasteners to give this model a clean finished look. The TEGB comes in a raw steel finish so you can paint or powder coat as you desire.

Shifter bases are available for 0-3 inch body lift sizes. Shorter throws can be achieved by adjusting the new double clamp shift collar. Due to transmission shifter variations, the customer will need to measure their original NP-435 shifter to receive the correct shift collar.

Johnny customized his new Trail Edition Gear Banger by powder coating his parts in black and red to match his Bronco.

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Q&A

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Asked by Clint, February 22, 2017

Q: Will this work with the T-18 transmission?

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Answered by ☆ sales - February 23, 2017

A: We have had people adapt this for use with the T-18. Just pick the right size for the shift collar.

Asked by Danny, September 6, 2016

Q: I just stumbled across this Gear Banger kit. I have a 1978 Jeep CJ5 that the previous owner did a NP435 conversion in. I love the transmission, but hate the long throw of its shifter. Plus in granny or third gear the shifter is practically shoved to the dash. Would this application work for my CJ?

Thanks,
Danny

⮞ 1 Answer

Answered by ☆ sales - September 6, 2016

A: We have never tried it in a Jeep, but it may. You could always buy it and mock it up to see if it will work for you. If not you could always send it back as long as we can re-sell it.

Asked by Mark, July 12, 2016

Q: I have a 1986 dodge w150 with the NP435. Do you have any customers who have used this on the full sized dodge trucks?

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Answered by ☆ sales - July 12, 2016

A: Not that we know of. While it is designed for the early Bronco's, people have bought them for use in other vehicles.

Asked by Zachary, June 29, 2016

Q: Hi there, I was wondering if the short throw shifter will work on a 79 f250. I'm guessing it would if I went with bucket seats but I'd like to keep the bench if possible. The truck is mainly a winter, work, and light-offroading truck. I'm used to a short shift on my daily driver and I'd like to have that option on the 79. Thanks

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Answered by ☆ sales - June 30, 2016

A: You may be able to make it work for your application, however it is designed for the 66-77 early Bronco. Your shifter will need to either be 5/8 or 11/16 for the shift collar to fit. You can always try it, and if you mock it up and find it wont work, you can return it.

Asked by Preston, March 9, 2016

Q: Is the shift knob the same thread pattern as the factory ford np435 shift knob?

⮞ 1 Answer

Answered by ☆ sales - March 14, 2016

A: The Gear Banger takes a 1/2 National Course.

Asked by Kevin, August 16, 2015

Q: Can you tell me what the thread pitch is for the trail edition gear banger shift knob please?

⮞ 1 Answer

Answered by ☆ sales - August 17, 2015

A: The thread is 1/2 NC.

PRODUCT REVIEWS

Andrew Colton

Reviewed 01/09/2025

Works AMAZING!! I no longer have to slam my knuckles into my dash going into first and third gear. Was super easy to install, only took about 30 minutes.

Todd

Reviewed 07/20/2020

Works great,easy to install,

Steve felix

Reviewed 08/18/2020

No writing on the gearshift handle. Picture shows a actual shift pattern but my shift knob came plane. Other than that everything is great.

Note From WILD HORSES: Sorry about the missing gear pattern sticker. We will send one right out.

shawn scott

Reviewed 12/12/2018

I have been looking into this shifter for my yj project for some time and finally bought it and couldn't be happier the np435 in my Jeep had no problems untill I put in a custom dash, fist gear would smack the dash.Thos setup not only fixed that but shortened my shifts, I still have to work out a few things with it but am very happy with it.

Teren Helfer

Reviewed 08/20/2017

A must have for the np435 transmission swap, allows for the transfer case and transmission shifter to move through any range of motion without binding on each other

G.D.

Reviewed 05/31/2015

Love it, It does everything that was said it would do

Harleyice

Reviewed 03/28/2012

A must have for np435. Bare metal so paint or powder coat to your own liking.

Broncohd

Reviewed 09/12/2011

Phenomenal is all I can say. Worked perfect and took very little effort to install. Great addition after the NP435!!! Great product!!! Keep them coming!!