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Short Shift Kit for 03-05 NV5600 6spd?

Posted By: SCATPK

Short Shift Kit for 03-05 NV5600 6spd? - 08/22/13 11:28 PM

Anyone use this product and if so what is your opinion of it? I just sold my 98.5 Cummins Auto for a very clean 03 5.9 6spd but the shifter leaves a little to be desired. Wondering if this will help with the funky shifter and make the gates a bit more pronounced? Reviews or opinions would be welcomed. Here is the product below.
http://www.genosgarage.com/BD-SHORT-SHIFT-KIT-03-05-NV5600/productinfo/BD-1031055/
Posted By: cascius

Re: Short Shift Kit for 03-05 NV5600 6spd? - 08/23/13 01:32 PM

A guy I used to work with had one, and personally I didn't think it was that great. It does nothing to make the gates feel any different, and it makes it harder to hit the right gear since it takes less movement to move the shift rail the same distance. Maybe it's something you'd get used to, but having a stock 6 speed truck at the time and then driving that one just didn't feel right.
Posted By: SCATPK

Re: Short Shift Kit for 03-05 NV5600 6spd? - 08/23/13 04:09 PM

Thanks for the info. I have a buddy with a 04 6spd and he wants to get one, I will try his out when he changes out the original stick.
Posted By: Bad340fish

Re: Short Shift Kit for 03-05 NV5600 6spd? - 08/23/13 05:18 PM

A friend of mine has a setup that allows him to use the shifter from an SRT-10 Ram. It shortened the throw up some and feels pretty nice.
Posted By: Polarapete

Re: Short Shift Kit for 03-05 NV5600 6spd? - 08/27/13 08:45 PM

I used the BD kit in my '02. It does make the shift throw shorter, it gives less mechanical advantage and therefore takes more effort to move the lever. I used the add-on cup holder (to the console) and the raised shift knob cleared better. A word of warning, be very carefull with the factory sleeves that go around the shift tower bolts. They look like .22 long rifle brass. I dropped one of them, I could never find it even after draining the transmission and removing both PTO plates. I decided, since it was brass, it would be ground up in the gears without damage to anything. I refilled the trans with Red Line syntheic, drove it 20,000 miles and never gave it another thought. The shift tower never loosened as I thought it might either. Would I spend the money to do it again? Probably not, you are never going to speed-shift a NV5600 and I have better uses for $200.00
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