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looking to have a short shifter, but ill be dagnabit to spend a hundred bucks for one....I think thats ridiculous for 2 rods and a few nuts. cant I just cut the shifter? is there anything wrong with taking a dremel to it and re-attaching the knob?

from experience i know i should ask this kind of thing before i go demolition on my baby

This post has been edited by e30og: Oct 19, 2010 - 10:22 PM

http://www.6gc.net/howto/make_custom_short_shifter

or this

http://www.horsepowerfreaks.com/performanc.../Short_Shifters

you can use the ones from 7th gen celica!! Im pretty sure on this just wait for confirmation from another member.

sweet, however why does all that cutting and vice gripping and hole making and tapering need to be done? Can't I just cut the stick down a few inches and put the knob back on? I guess i dont understand how the short shifter affects the linkage or something

I just bought a 7th gen one off ebay. works great. I want to get a weighted shift knob now though, to compensate for the shorter throw

If you cut the stick down, then you have no thread..

Having gone from a regular 5 speed to the TRD short shifter, I can tell you it's worth the price! Short shifters are not just for looks, they have a purpose.

I have an aftermarket knob that has 3 screws to hold it to the post. threads make no difference whatsoever to me. As long as that is the case, I dont have anything else to worry about right? I know I sound like a cheapa$$ but ill save a hundred or so bucks this way...haha.

This post has been edited by e30og: Oct 20, 2010 - 9:00 PM

Ohh gotcha. Then you should be good. Just tighten the hell outta those screws.

A $100 shifter is a lot more than just a shift lever that is made shorter. It's phyisically different, leverage is at different points so the throw is shorter too, not just the lever. The TRD Quickshifter isn't actually shorter at all, but makes the throw shorter.

But just cut yours, I'm sure you'll love it.

dont cut it, like said it will not have the threads on it, buy the 7th gen short shifter, i have this as well as other members, it also comes with upgraded aluminium bushings that support the shifter and you will have a more solid throw, as for the the set screw shift knobs i hate them, hate hate hate them, mine came off when i was in traffic, so not a fan, i have the 7th gen short shifter with the trd knob, worth the money, the scion tc short shifter will work also \

Cutting anything on a car is usually never a good idea wether its springs or a shifter, if you want a ss just buy one a hundred bucks inst that much and like the guys said cutting the stock one vs getting a real one are two totally different things. Just my .02

There are a couple problems with the generic ebay 7th gen celica short shifter. One is that it does not come with the necessary clips so you have to either find something that will work at a hardware store or ghetto rig something up, otherwise the shifter will move side to side. Secondly it does not come with the cup remover tool and some members were having much difficulty getting the cups off without destroying them. Also problems with removing pins, balls not staying in the cups, etc., as described in this thread:

http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=22975

Which is why i am hesitant to do this mod.

I just put an EBAY 7g short shifter on the car this past Thursday and I really didn't have any problems with it. Just like previously stated, I followed the TWM instructions and it all worked without a hitch.

u could just go the cheap route like i did and by a 7th gen short shifter off ebay for like $20 after shipping.. that way u still have ur stock one in case something happens and u need to put it back in

+1

I got mine for 17 shipped.

its not hard at all to do, just remember where everything came from and if you lose the clip i know that home depot has them