NST (NonStopTuning) Short Shift Kit Info, Specs, User Data... - Toyota Yaris Forums

nickav21 · 07-21-2009, 07:53 PM

I'm going to go out on a limb here and actually give the NST SSK a BAD review. I ordered the SSK and shifter cable bushings at the same time (easier to install both at once!). I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE the shifter cable bushings. They really tightened up the shifts a whole lot more than I expected.

However, the SSK is a GREAT idea that was poorly implemented. What I mean is that the actual part they send you works perfectly and is pretty easy to install (takes a little elbow grease). The kit does not include a cable relocation plate, though. The cable is at such an angle that it makes installation more difficult, shifting MUCH harder (really takes some umph to get the car into/out of gear), and it seems as if putting the cable at such a dramatic angle would cause damage over time, for it's obviously not meant to bend like that.

I put the shifter in yesterday and after a pretty full day's worth of driving I'm uninstalling it and selling it. I'd love to make a bracket myself, but I'm a college student working an internship and therefore have zero free time. I'm going to try out the TWM in-car shift lever (it makes the shifter shorter height-wise which is something I REALLY want too! - yeah, I know this will mean more difficulty shifting due to leverage reduction, but it CAN'T be worse than it is now) and see how I like it. No offense to NST (you make a good product!), I just feel like a cable relocation bracket is a necessary addition to your kit.

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07-21-2009, 07:53 PM	#11
nickav21 Drives: 2009 Toyota Yaris sedan Join Date: May 2009 Location: Memphis Posts: 4	I'm going to go out on a limb here and actually give the NST SSK a BAD review. I ordered the SSK and shifter cable bushings at the same time (easier to install both at once!). I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE the shifter cable bushings. They really tightened up the shifts a whole lot more than I expected. However, the SSK is a GREAT idea that was poorly implemented. What I mean is that the actual part they send you works perfectly and is pretty easy to install (takes a little elbow grease). The kit does not include a cable relocation plate, though. The cable is at such an angle that it makes installation more difficult, shifting MUCH harder (really takes some umph to get the car into/out of gear), and it seems as if putting the cable at such a dramatic angle would cause damage over time, for it's obviously not meant to bend like that. I put the shifter in yesterday and after a pretty full day's worth of driving I'm uninstalling it and selling it. I'd love to make a bracket myself, but I'm a college student working an internship and therefore have zero free time. I'm going to try out the TWM in-car shift lever (it makes the shifter shorter height-wise which is something I REALLY want too! - yeah, I know this will mean more difficulty shifting due to leverage reduction, but it CAN'T be worse than it is now) and see how I like it. No offense to NST (you make a good product!), I just feel like a cable relocation bracket is a necessary addition to your kit.