best short shifter?? Options

[moveon622]

i am wanting to put a short shifter in my 96 celica st, and i am trying to figure out which shift kit provides the shortest, best feeling shift, and is also the best looking.....any opinions?

[95CelicaST]

The answers are going to vary on your question due to personal preference. I have had a TRD in my first Celica and liked it a lot, though it isn't a huge change from the OEM unit. I traded that shifter for a TWM short shifter which was great. Really short, shorter throws than the TRD, and it gave a great notchy feel to each shift.

When I bought my second Celica it had a TRD in it, so I swapped my TWM unit into it and put the TRD back in the other one.

TRD is a full shifter assembly. TWM is just the rod. Ease-wise the TRD would be better. It's four bolts, two retaining clips and two cotter-like pins. TWM requires you to open up your OEM unit and swap the rods out. I don't know what that entails because I swapped the whole assembly, so my TWM came to me assembled.