TRD short shifter

[beerad]

hey guys ne idea how much a TRD short shifter is? 4 a caldina

[ps165]

its way cheaper to make. pretty easy too.

[Adamal]

Properly make or just cut off half the shifter? Because that's not a true 'short shifter'....

[Dr-X]

They're simple to properly make, too.

[Mr Revhead]

yes they can be, especially for a remote shifter type like the caldina.

[LEV_101]

is there any point in changing the shifter ? and what differnces does it make if i cut the shifter short.....

[Caveman]

Cutting the shifter is stupid because you need more effort to shift. A true short shifter requires no extra effort. All you do is modify the remote so you have shorter connecting arms on to the cables.

[beerad]

the type of short shifter i was meaning was one that shortens the play between the gears.. How would you easily go about making one? and does anyone have any idea how you would buy one from TRD and for how much cheers.

[ps165]

i meant the proper way.

i draw pic (its 2am and i tired!)
the higher the shifter, the less throw required to move the shifter the same distance...

you need to add a plate of some kind (i had an engineer make one up for me, wont cost much at all.) and you also need to extend the bottom of the shifter itself, the same amount of the height of the plate (1cm did the trick for me...the higher you go, the less throw between gears, but also 'stiffer' it will be.) i had the same engineer also do that for me you can cut the top of the stick down to suit, obvisly youll probably want to cut it down minimum of the raised amount, to regain its natral height. all up it shouldnt cost you more than $20-30
a trd kit i would imagine upwards of $100

[beerad]

So its basically just changing the leverage of the shifter by moving the pivot point up. cheers

[Mr Revhead]

yup that sit, a TRD one doesnt mover the lever, it moves the pivot point, the gearknob still sits in exactly the same place.

but if your gunna make one, then id lift it up.

[CozmoNz]

yup that sit, a TRD one doesnt mover the lever, it moves the pivot point, the gearknob still sits in exactly the same place.

but if your gunna make one, then id lift it up.

so cut the shifter after you do it.

moved pivot point, along with short shifter .

however will have more resistance, but with the *added* throw, wouldnt it be removed again?

[Mr Revhead]

eh?

no you dont cut it... effectivly you move the pivot up, and then space the mounts up by the same amount... that increases the throw.but you can add more below if you want by cutting and welding

[ps165]

trd short shifter kit = 308USD!! make it yourself!

[Adamal]

trd short shifter kit = 308USD!! make it yourself!

Talk to Mr Revhead silly

You think we pay RRP around here?

[caldinagtt]

hey mr revhead do you think you could post a price up for a trd short shifter kit coz ive tried to get one from ksmotorsport they charged me 400 and they stuffed around for 5 weeks and i didnt receive any phone calls or anything and i ended getting my money back, useless bastards. I asked toyota to get me a price but there just a bad they dont ring either anyways a price would be good coz im interested in one and a mate would be to depending on price.
cheers

[beerad]

the TRD guy told me $340 which aint cheap, is anyone on here a fabricator? i would be happy to pay someone to make one up for me, it seems there is quite a market for it!

[Mr Revhead]

the reason for the high price of the TRD ones is they include a leather knob that sells for over $120 and (on the fwd ones) a new cradle as well. whereas all the others iv seen are just a modded lever.

[Nuty|Mike]

ive seen a site on making ur own short shifter for an aw11 or any remote shifter for that matter anyone seen it cis i cant find it it had all the dimentions and stuff too

[Mr Revhead]

dont need a site!

if you just wanna mod the lever all you gotta do is move the pivot... then space up the mount to the same level

even I can do it!