Sanwa GT-8X Square Restrictor Gate

Sanwa GT-8X must be purchased to use GTN Specific Inserts

Sanwa's original model - the GT-8F 4/8-Way Restrictor Plate - is not compatible with the newer GTN-VI, GTN-Y, GTN-B and GTN-R inserts.

Sanwa is an undisputed leader in the Japanese arcade market, but that doesn't mean the company isn't inspired by community-born modifications to their celebrated joystick levers.  Today, the company asks you to do just that - mod to your heart's content - with a selection of color-coded performance enhancers.

GT-8X with Square Gate Insert 

Sanwa GT-8X Round Restrictor Gate comes with a default square gate insert, and will accept the following inserts.

• Sanwa GTN-VI Round Restrictor Gate Insert
• Sanwa GTN-Y Octagonal Restrictor Gate Insert
• GTN-R Square Mod Type I Restrictor Gate Insert
• Sanwa GTN-B Square Mod Type II Restrictor Gate Insert

Which Sanwa Joystick is Compatible?

This part will fit the following models

• Sanwa JLF-TP-8YT Joystick
• Sanwa JLF-TP-8Y-SK Joystick (No Plate Installed)
• Sanwa JLFD-TP-8YT Detachable Joystick Lever
• Sanwa JLF-TPRG-8BYT-SK Higher Tension Silent Microswitch Joystick (Please read Important Notes for compatibility)
• JLF-TP-8YT-SK
• JLF-TP-8S-SK

Important Notes

Guide Tips Not compatible with Sanwa GT-8F square gate

Sanwa's original restrictor plate - the GT-8F 4/8-Way Restrictor Plate - is not compatible with the newer GTN-VI, GTN-Y, GTN-B and GTN-R inserts.

TPRG Silent Joystick and GT-8X, Guide Tips

For those who would like to replace their original guide on the Sanwa JLF-TPRG-8BYT-SK Higher Tension Silent Microswitch Joystick, the contact of the lead switch may shift due to the impact when the guide plate is attached, and it may not operate normally. You may want to avoid the guide tips part of the mod for that model.

Sanwa JLF Clones

The JL-C-ALL kit and associated parts was designed for authentic Sanwa JLF models.  We're unable to speak for all Sanwa JLF clones on the market, or "knock-off" models that are pre-built into lower-cost Fightsticks, nor cheaper Zippy models.

Guide Tips

Guide Tips are inserts for the Sanwa GT-8F 4/8-Way Restrictor Plate that comes with your JLF. Each guide is color-coded and designed to provide a unique enhancement to lever travel, from the tried-and-true octagonal control of the yellow GTN-Y to the hybrid rounded square of the GTN-B.