[tgreeman]

Does anyone have any personal experience with a short BD short shift kit for an NV4500 or NV5600? good or bad.

 

[H.R.D]

absolutly love it one of the best and funniest mods i have done to my pick up....makes it feel like you are shifting a sports car.....

 

[tgreeman]

awsome, I thought it would be cool and help that 1/4 mile time too. :thumbsup: thx

 

[JasonblkZ06]

I HATED mine, it caused my NV5600 to shift horribly. I was afraid I would screw up the syncros, so I took it off after about 5,000 miles and it is back shifting like butter and like it did before. One of my only regrets with the truck so far.

 

[bigstacksdodge]

i'm almost with him on the 6spd but mine i can't shift very fast because of the DD clutch so i really didn't gain awhole lot really, lol but might be different with a single clutch, not to sure. also takes some time gettin used to. seems like i want to hit reverse instead of 5th alot since i put it on.

 

[sledneck696]

Just takes some getting used to. Im happy I went with it really tightened everything up

 

[BBRam]

I was very happy with the short shift in the 5600. But like said above, it takes some getting used too.

 

[jt3436]

When are the nv4500 guys going to chime in. I would think it would help us more than the nv5600

 

[mjd91]

I'm not sure if they make them for the 5 speed guys....I could be wrong though. It's been a while since I looked at them.

 

[bigstacksdodge]

I'm not sure if they make them for the 5 speed guys....I could be wrong though. It's been a while since I looked at them.

yeah i believe they do make them for the 5spd guys. i'd say it would really help them out, as our 03 5spd is just like shiftin gears on our graintrucks lol

 

[tgreeman]

Well, mine is an NV4500, most vendors I have found sell either the nv4500 kit or the NV5600 kit for around $270 or so. I would think it would be a pretty cool mod for a 5 speed.

 

[strokersmoker8]

had one on my 5 spd, hated it... it was so rough, ew nasty

 

[Drew92]

I had one on my last truck. Loved it. My current truck doesn't have one, and it seems so much more sloppy. I like the tightness of one with a short shift.

 

[JZOMBEK]

Never tried one, but I plan on getting one for my 4500...I believe genosgarage.com is having a special on them for 198 $ instead of payin 270 $ until the end of july or something ...check it out if your interested

 

[JasonblkZ06]

That is why I left mine on for so long to get used to it. "Getting used to" it did not improve the shifting quality with it on. It was very clunky and hard to get into gear at times no matter how I shifted it or how long I left it on. You might talk to a trans shop about short shifters and get their advice on them. My 2 mechanics at the shop I used to own hated them and said so many vehicles with short shifters had syncro problems that they saw and they had rebuilt TONS of transmissions.

 

[H.R.D]

had one on my 5 spd, hated it... it was so rough, ew nasty

You must not be able to shift very good becuase it is bad a$$... mine is smooth and fast....

 

[tgreeman]

Appreciate all the feedback guys:thumbsup:. I am going to take the plunge and try one out.
You know I had 93 Chev with 6.5 diesel for long time
should have tried one on it might have gained some speed huh. LOL

 

[jt3436]

Did you get one?

 

[tgreeman]

Did you get one?

No not yet, I have not been in real hurry lately, my dodge is at my Dads in New Mexico, I am going up there for the 4th anyhow and i'll bring it back to Texas, I think I'll get it ordered though, put it in and get used to it on the drive home for 8 hours. Get into a pickup race with my wife, she drives the ford in my sig.eelout HEHE

 

[mball]

My teacher had one I could have bought for 75 dollars and i didnt. didnt think id like it