I cut and extended mine, Ive also seen people make a small sleeve that slides over the top where the shift knob goes, but normally its the stock bend in the shaft that binds up on the body, so just simply making it longer does not do the trick.....
i have also taken a torch and heated and bent it to get the angle right, or Ive seen people cold bend them too,
calmini sells Them for the sidekick body lifts (witch should be the same) but they even say it takes a bit of welding to make work, so you minaswell make your own.
how big is your body lift?