Bent a bit
Wardo,
I bent mine just a little bit which keeps it from hitting the back of the front seat. I have a Ray Allen grip in the back. If you put a bigger grip on the rear stick you will need to bend it more or cut it off a bit shorter to keep it from hitting the front seat backing. Also if you put a large (read fat) person back there you may have to pull the stick anyway because you will not have full aft travel. I will be at Oshkosh in July if you want to take a look, although hopefully you will be there also in your flying RV-8. Best of luck, blue skies