The Real-Deal Twin Stick Mod

[USMC]

New news, I ordered my Twin Stick from Diesel Freak and was charged for it, but it has not shipped. Wade at Diesel Freak called me and told me that they are like a week away from shipping due to an overwhelming response and getting the parts that are outsourced for the package.

Mine will get here eventually.

Wade, correct me if I am wrong in this info.

 

[Bob R1]

USMC
QUESTION: Is Diesel Freak supplying the required Spacers for the T-Case so that they do not need to be sourced separately??
A complete Kit would be a very good thing.

Bob R

 

[dieselfreak]

New news, I ordered my Twin Stick from Diesel Freak and was charged for it, but it has not shipped. Wade at Diesel Freak called me and told me that they are like a week away from shipping due to an overwhelming response and getting the parts that are outsourced for the package.

Mine will get here eventually.

Wade, correct me if I am wrong in this info.

You are correct. Way more kits were purchased than we expected. It's hard to predict. Everything should be here hopefully soon and we will get them out ASAP. Thank you everyone for your patience.

 

[Bob R1]

dieselfreak
Tell us more about your conversion kit.
Does it come with the Transfer Case Spacers required with the Willys Overland kit.
Are the Transfer Case Spacers needed with your kit?
Does your kit come with Shift Knobs?
Tell us a lot more about the installation.
This kit should be a very good seller for you. I cannot believe that Mahindra did not use the Twin Stick Shifters from the first Roxor built. They were going after the buyers wanting a new old time Jeep.

Bob R

 

[Longslyde]

@Bob R1 This was the install video I saw.

 

[Bob R1]

Thank you Longslyde.

This should end up being THE TWIN STICK KIT. Way simpler, and less work than the Willy's Overland Kit.
No Cutting up the Floor Pan.
Pretty much a complete kit with nothing else to purchase.

The only issue with the Diesel Freak Kit will be the Shift Levers being in pretty much the Same location as the stock Roxor T-Case Shifter. Lots of owners would like the Shift Levers to be back a lot further. I am in a Catch 22 situation. It would be much handier for the wife with the Willy's Overland Shifters being much easier to use. However having them forward would be handier for my Dog who rides between the seats on a folder Dog Bed.

Over all this should be one of the best modifications ever for the Roxor. I am impressed.

I believe that USMC will probably end up keeping the Willy's Set up due to the Shifter location being handier. We will see as he starts working with the conversions.

Bob R

 

[USMC]

Longslyde, what did you do to fit the shift ball on the gear shift lever, new upper, or did you just thread the original lever?

 

[Longslyde]

Longslyde, what did you do to fit the shift ball on the gear shift lever, new upper, or did you just thread the original lever?

Originally, with the single stick, I just rethreaded it, but its a hollow stick so it wasn't easy. With the twin stick, the sticks came threaded and I just ordered the shift balls to match.

 

[right_wright]

Thanks guys! I too wish Mahindra kept the twin stick option. But with it so far forward, it wasn't the easiest to reach to use it often. This is much tighter, more precise feel.

My neighbor came over when I was finishing this mod. He looked inside just before I had the upper part of the transmission lever installed and thought I put an automatic with lightning rod shifters in it! ...Then he figured it out, lol!

When I get some time, I'll start doing a few YouTube videos of some of the things I've done. I did use the RoxPower panel for much of the wiring and also made it work with an accessories switch so the key doesn't have to be on. That's quite handy too. So, info on that might be helpful to you all since I went through all the work to figure out how that ticks already....

Certainly like to hear more about your RoxPower experience. We are getting closer to final electric mods and finding helpful hints would be awesome.

 

[Longslyde]

Tapping my memory now! If I recall correctly, the 4 pin plugs have ground, acc power, ign power, and batt+. You use the ground and the power source pin you need buy getting some wiring connectors that can snap right into the plugs you have. They are already on the box. Then inserting a fuse in the correct slot to power up that circuit. I think I rounded up some info off the net at the time. When I get back to the shop, ill see if I can wrangle up some info. Only downfall is, it is very difficult to use wiring above 16 gauge because 14 already becomes too big to fit the connectors well.

 

[alexsan147]

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