Short throw shifters? - Toyota Yaris Forums

Spades · 12-13-2006, 03:48 PM

well, so far i love my yaris, but i HATE the truck shifter. for most people i am sure a truck shifter is fine for regular driving, but I cant stand it. so, any companies making a short throw shifter yet? i have seen TWM is making one...anyone have any experience with it? hard to install? is it a good fit?

any info would be wonderfull :)

Nutzoids · 12-13-2006, 05:06 PM

I installed my TWM Short throw shifter last weekend... I love it, Installation was a pain in the ass because of one Bolt... make sure your car is warm when you do it... The cold plastic made it tough... But my God does it fucking rock! It was worth every penny! But keep in mind you will need a new Boot!

eTiMaGo · 12-13-2006, 08:19 PM

AFAIK only TWM has one, but the member ChinoCharles here also made his own by butchering the original gear stick... not for the faint-hearted.

BTW I ordered a TWM one a couple fo days ago and it should be delivered today

Too bad it's gonna be a busy busy day, gonna have to wait a bit to put it in

johnnyfive · 12-13-2006, 08:49 PM

iirc. there is a TRD sports shifter, that is a more compleate short shifter than the TWM one...came with bushings, and the entire mount...was some infoon it in the same thread refered to above(with the hacked up stock shifter)

i didnt look into it more because i drive a manual but if was was in the market, that would have been the kit i would have looked into getting...might have just been a trd japan part, or may have not even been trd atall..but it is out there :)

ChinoCharles · 12-13-2006, 08:58 PM

... And by the way... 10,000 miles and it still hasn't snapped in two! Haha!

tekmoe · 12-13-2006, 09:51 PM

i installed the TRD short shifter in my 02 corolla...

i wonder if it would fit my yaris....

hmmmmmmm

KSIbucky · 12-13-2006, 11:50 PM

i've seen some but i would really be affraid about the fit

eTiMaGo · 12-13-2006, 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnnyfive

iirc. there is a TRD sports shifter, that is a more compleate short shifter than the TWM one...came with bushings, and the entire mount...was some infoon it in the same thread refered to above(with the hacked up stock shifter)

i didnt look into it more because i drive a manual but if was was in the market, that would have been the kit i would have looked into getting...might have just been a trd japan part, or may have not even been trd atall..but it is out there :)

hmmm wasn't that TRD part for the first generation echo/vitz/yaris? I'm not sure if anyone confirmed it would work with the NCP91's?

ChinoCharles · 12-14-2006, 12:11 AM

We confirmed it wouldn't. That is the one that includes the cage, right?

eTiMaGo · 12-14-2006, 09:23 AM

whee hee just received mine today... Instructions look a bit daunting though, gonna have to raid my friend's tool shelf, I doubt my trusty swiss army knife will handle the job...

as for the stick itself, it looks more like a knobbly mini nightstick for a midget cop

Katana · 12-14-2006, 12:35 PM

I wish you good luck.Tell me if your 0-60 is faster now!

SmellyTofu · 12-16-2006, 03:20 PM

Don't know about you guys, I've got the TRD short shift. I compared the height of them both and they were spot on the same height plus it was easy to fit when I did it.

ChinoCharles · 12-16-2006, 10:30 PM

Pictures please.

Katana · 12-17-2006, 04:06 AM

+1!

SmellyTofu · 12-17-2006, 01:18 PM

No pics... don't plan to take my SS out anytime soon but I have posted a pic of the SS itself in the car (search).

If I was buying a SS, I really wouldn't muck about taking standard parts apart with knives etc. It just looks so unprofessional to make a product for customers to do a dodgy job to "install". Anyway, the TRD ones aren't that expensive.

graywolf_14 · 12-27-2006, 11:35 PM

Yeah but if the trd is the same height that would be as cool. I honestly love the stock shifter in my dsm it is so low My hand will hit the consol when shifting into lower gears.

graywolf_14 · 12-27-2006, 11:36 PM

I mean it wouldnt because I think it just looks to high.

Spades · 12-30-2006, 04:13 PM

well, i decided to just make my own
much better, just by taking off about 2.5" from the top the throw is shorter and feels much better.

12-13-2006, 03:48 PM	#1
Spades The Hated One View User's Garage Drives: 07 White Manual Sedan Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Oregon,USA Posts: 390	Short throw shifters? well, so far i love my yaris, but i HATE the truck shifter. for most people i am sure a truck shifter is fine for regular driving, but I cant stand it. so, any companies making a short throw shifter yet? i have seen TWM is making one...anyone have any experience with it? hard to install? is it a good fit? any info would be wonderfull :) __________________

12-13-2006, 08:19 PM	#3
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	AFAIK only TWM has one, but the member ChinoCharles here also made his own by butchering the original gear stick... not for the faint-hearted. BTW I ordered a TWM one a couple fo days ago and it should be delivered today Too bad it's gonna be a busy busy day, gonna have to wait a bit to put it in __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

12-13-2006, 11:50 PM	#7
KSIbucky View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris manual dark silver Join Date: May 2006 Location: Fond du Lac, WI Posts: 694	i've seen some but i would really be affraid about the fit __________________ 7 Color Tach Fujita Intake Momo pedals Shift knob and boot. Full TRD SSK. Blitz exhaust Megan Lowering Springs (Next is DC Header)

12-14-2006, 09:23 AM	#10
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	whee hee just received mine today... Instructions look a bit daunting though, gonna have to raid my friend's tool shelf, I doubt my trusty swiss army knife will handle the job... as for the stick itself, it looks more like a knobbly mini nightstick for a midget cop __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

12-14-2006, 12:35 PM	#11
Katana Drives: Yaris LB 1.3lt 06 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Under the hood! Posts: 1,124	I wish you good luck.Tell me if your 0-60 is faster now! __________________ It's not the ride, it's the rider!

12-13-2006, 05:06 PM	#2
Nutzoids View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 938	I installed my TWM Short throw shifter last weekend... I love it, Installation was a pain in the ass because of one Bolt... make sure your car is warm when you do it... The cold plastic made it tough... But my God does it fucking rock! It was worth every penny! But keep in mind you will need a new Boot!

12-13-2006, 08:49 PM	#4
johnnyfive Drives: 2007 Yaris S Join Date: May 2006 Location: Milwaukee WI Posts: 582	iirc. there is a TRD sports shifter, that is a more compleate short shifter than the TWM one...came with bushings, and the entire mount...was some infoon it in the same thread refered to above(with the hacked up stock shifter) i didnt look into it more because i drive a manual but if was was in the market, that would have been the kit i would have looked into getting...might have just been a trd japan part, or may have not even been trd atall..but it is out there :)

12-13-2006, 08:58 PM	#5
ChinoCharles Banned Drives: LB Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: OH Posts: 7,787	... And by the way... 10,000 miles and it still hasn't snapped in two! Haha!

12-13-2006, 09:51 PM	#6
tekmoe ex-yaris owner View User's Garage Drives: 08 solstice gxp, 06 triumph s3 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: dallas, texas Posts: 344	i installed the TRD short shifter in my 02 corolla... i wonder if it would fit my yaris.... hmmmmmmm

12-14-2006, 12:11 AM	#9
ChinoCharles Banned Drives: LB Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: OH Posts: 7,787	We confirmed it wouldn't. That is the one that includes the cage, right?

12-16-2006, 03:20 PM	#12
SmellyTofu 好多人& Drives: . Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 264	Don't know about you guys, I've got the TRD short shift. I compared the height of them both and they were spot on the same height plus it was easy to fit when I did it.

12-16-2006, 10:30 PM	#13
ChinoCharles Banned Drives: LB Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: OH Posts: 7,787	Pictures please.

12-17-2006, 04:06 AM	#14
Katana Drives: Yaris LB 1.3lt 06 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Under the hood! Posts: 1,124	+1! __________________ It's not the ride, it's the rider!

12-17-2006, 01:18 PM	#15
SmellyTofu 好多人& Drives: . Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 264	No pics... don't plan to take my SS out anytime soon but I have posted a pic of the SS itself in the car (search). If I was buying a SS, I really wouldn't muck about taking standard parts apart with knives etc. It just looks so unprofessional to make a product for customers to do a dodgy job to "install". Anyway, the TRD ones aren't that expensive.

12-27-2006, 11:35 PM	#16
graywolf_14 View User's Garage Drives: um not a yaris but hopefully Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Wichita ks Posts: 207	Yeah Yeah but if the trd is the same height that would be as cool. I honestly love the stock shifter in my dsm it is so low My hand will hit the consol when shifting into lower gears.

12-27-2006, 11:36 PM	#17
graywolf_14 View User's Garage Drives: um not a yaris but hopefully Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Wichita ks Posts: 207	wouldnt I mean it wouldnt because I think it just looks to high.

12-30-2006, 04:13 PM	#18
Spades The Hated One View User's Garage Drives: 07 White Manual Sedan Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Oregon,USA Posts: 390	well, i decided to just make my own much better, just by taking off about 2.5" from the top the throw is shorter and feels much better. __________________

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