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Funny that. I did the same thing a few weekends ago when throwing a new clutch on my '14... Dropped the car, and went for the inaugural drive... and couldn't get in to 1st, 3rd, or 5th (bottom half engaged just fine, no issues).
I did find out though, that if you're flustered enough after a long weekend dealing with RAM and Summit (pro-tip - the size and spline information they post online isn't correct, and you'll be stuck ready to put a clutch in your car without the proper alignment tool), and are just ready to be done with the job and make sure your shiny new expensive clutch works, you can actually snap those tabs off without a dremel when you decide you're just going to put the car in gear in spite of it wanting to stop 1" short.
I do strongly recommend the dremel approach, by the way.
As for the ZL1 shifter - between that and the clutch, it does feel like a completely different car. Haven't had a missed shift or had a small slip while picking a gear since installing it - it wasn't an immediate 'oh my word, this is amazing' feel. It did instantly feel better, yes; but it was maybe after a week of driving I realized just how much I enjoyed the feel - the shorter throws, the more direct feel; but still enough damping that you're not dealing with crazy vibration or noise. I'd do it again in a heartbeat, especially for ~$125.
I was going to go Barton, but have been asking them for a year to bring back the original round stick option. Well, they brought back a different round stick that would need to be used on top of the OEM stick adaptor - and the whole setup would have cost 2.5-3x what the ZL1 stick cost... so the ZL1 won out. Glad I made the swap - I didn't change out the upper steel plate, btw - they're common.
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