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Toyota W56A/B Short Throw Transmission Shift Kit

After running short throw shifters on the transfer case levers for years and a short throw shift kit in my daily driver (a VW) I was dying to have one in my 4Runner.

I have a W56A 5-speed tranny and found an interesting kit the B&M Racing makes for the Tacoma pickups. So I picked one up and set about adapting it to the W56 shifter.

See below for the details:

 
  Here all all the parts needed for the conversion. The s/s shifter and the mounting bolts, shift knob and trim piece come from the B&M kit. The spacer plate (center) and the retainer plate for the inner shift boot had to be fabricated, the boot and base (I added a breather fitting to the base)are stock. The W56A tranny uses a bolted down retainer, unlike most other Toyota 5-speeds that use a spring loaded cup to hold the shifter in the base. So I had to buy a used G-series shifter to scrounge the cup off of (shown on the shifter). This is the adapter plate for the shifter base, it raises the base up 3/4 This is the stock shifter base. I installed a heavy duty UHMW shifter seat bushing that was modified to fit the new shifter (just has to cut the seat down to a shorter height). Also shown is the breather fitting I added, it is a 1/4 Inserting the shifter into the base with the new retaining cup. With the stiff new spring, it was easier to do this on the bench. I also made a slight design change to the B&M shifter, it comes with 2 short (6mm) set screws to hold the ball to the shifter, one behind the other. I found that in use, the inner screw worked loose (not enough threads holding it in place) and the shifter was sloppy. I replaced the two short screws with one long (12mm) screw and this solved the problem. Replacement screws are available, e-mail: sales@4Crawler.com for more info.. Finally, the adapter and shifter base are set atop the transmission and the 6 bolts inserted and tightened. Use a bead of RTV to seal the shifter base to the adapter. The stock gasket seals the adapter to the transmission. Reinstall the boots and happy shifting. Ther B&M shifter is adjustable, allowing 30 degrees right or left angle (or straight back). I set mine to the 30-left position to make it easier to reach. I retained the stock shift knob, but the supplied billet aluminum one is ver nice as well.  
 

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