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Re: Sonic Shifter - recent feedback?

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Originally Posted by Peyton Yeung View Post
Would you mind listing what the differences between them are?
Both the WCP DS and the AM sonic shifter are dog-shifting style gearboxes.

An encoder can be fitted to the Sonic shifter out of the box, while a WCP DS does not, but a grayhill or CTRE mag encoder on an outer axle or a CIMcoder

In terms of weight the WCP DS, 2.92 Spread Kit with pinions weighs 1.93 lbs. The AM sonic shifter weighs 3.41 lbs with pinions.

The WCP DS is more compact than the Supershifter especially in terms of height.

There are 18 ratio options for the WCP DS. The Super shifter has 8 ratios options, but is capable of much lower gearing because of the inbuilt third stage. The WCP DS comes in a 3CIM version and the 3CIM is compatible with a PTO.

The WCP DS has 7075-T6 gears with teflon infused ceramic coating which is meant to improve efficiency.

Uses lithium grease for lubrication, not the fun red tacky grease as in the Sonic Shifter(because of lack of steel gears)

The Sonic Shifter can use a servo for shifting if required

The 2CIM WCP DS is $227.96 and the Super shifter is $279

Last edited by pilleya : 03-01-2016 at 21:25.