Tools Needed:
For Shifter Cable Bushings
- Your Hands

For Shifter Base Bushings
- 12mm socket


Cor Sport Suggests removing some of the stock air intake for an easier install time. Please check this DIY in order to remove air intake box.
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=123625


Are you ready? Good!
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Get all your parts together and bring them outside.


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Locate your shifter cables (Under air box) Notice the pin and washer on top.


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Remove pin and washer then remove the bushing using HAND force only!


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Old junk on top New hotness on bottom, Looks a lot better doesn’t it :)


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Now with your shifter linkage empty.


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Place the solid metal bushing in place. Place the bushing so the groove for the "e" clip is facing up.


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Use "e" clip to secure.


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Then top it off with the pin. Pat yourself on the back because you are done with that part!


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It’s time to get to your shifter base.


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Pop off your shifters trim

Next Step is Optional:
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Remove the two screws at the top that connects the center console to the dash. Then remove the two 10mm bolts hidden under the carpet in the center console armrest. Don't forget to unplug the cig lighter. You can now remove the center console for more room to work.


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Remove the (4) 12mm bolts


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Bolts removed


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Then remove the metal stopper from the rubber bushing.


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Remove the rubber bushing using hand force only.


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Grab your metal bushings;

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Install the bottom bushing first

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Then install the top bushing, replace bolts and tighten up. Your good to go.


Review:
The products quality is good I’m told there will be an option for red or blue anodized pieces in the future. The install was easy and pretty straightforward. The only problem was that there were no instructions included. I’m told there will be a set made and sent out with future kits. Upon finishing I noticed my shifter felt stiffer, it was a bit harder to get into gear but felt nice and tight. I personally think I will like it a lot. Unfortunately (as some of you may know) my car is not drivable right now, so I was unable to give it a good test drive. I will continue this review once the car is back on its feet.

Big Thanks to Tai from www.corsportusa.com for help with this review

Thanks for the incredible review, we truly appreciate it over here at CorSport! ;)

Anyway, so everyone knows the base bushings are on backorder until early to mid october.

Have no fear though, the cable bushings are the better of the two mods (IMO) and still available!

Tai
CorSport

The best review of the bushings right here. Nice work.

add this baby to tech!

thanks for the writeup kaeon

i'd warn about dropping stuff into the framing under the shifter, YOU WILL NEVER SEE IT AGAIN. I lost two screws down there and i found one that didnt make it all the way in. Yall have been warned!!!!

Bump.

in the 4th pic there are 2 new bushing but in the 6th it looks like you only installed 1 am i missing somthing

in the 4th pic there are 2 new bushing but in the 6th it looks like you only installed 1 am i missing somthing

No lol your just focusing to hard :P I didn't put the 2nd one in at the time I took the picture... I didn't think I needed to take a picture of the same thing done again on the second one, my bad man..

Double post. Sorry.

in the 4th pic there are 2 new bushing but in the 6th it looks like you only installed 1 am i missing somthing

No lol your just focusing to hard :P I didn't put the 2nd one in at the time I took the picture... I didn't think I needed to take a picture of the same thing done again on the second one, my bad man..HAHAH. I was tripping out over that too. I just got mine today and they're going in in a couple of hours. :D

Thanks Kaeon!!

Bump.

The new anodized aluminum versions (in a dark gunmetal/bronze type color) will be available in a couple days!

Tai
CorSport

What is the purpose of the base bushings...How do that actually enhance shifting?

What is the purpose of the base bushings...How do that actually enhance shifting?

Makes the shifter base more sturdy by removing the play in the rubber bushings.

any reviews of the shifter base bushings for those who have em in? (kaeon was saying his car isn't driveable)

The picture shows 8 shifter base bushings...why do we need 8?

4 corners -- 1 top and 1 bottom per corner = 8 bushings for the base.

Ah, I didn't realize that they were on the front as well, but makes sense...duh! Thanks

New hard anodized Gunmetal Aluminum bushings in stock and ready for shipping. (still have a few brass ones for those that may want them gold) -- put in notes when you order which you want.

http://www.corsportusa.com/store/catalog/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=Scion+Bushings&x=0&y=0

THanks for looking,
Tai
CorSPort

Bump

Installed the shifter base bushings today from corsport. Great customer service and quality products. I find the cable bushings to be much more effective than the base bushings. I don't feel a big difference with the base bushings like I did with the cable bushings, but nevertheless, everything feels nice and tight. For the price, you cant go wrong. Thanks corsport!

hate ta burst your bub, but you forgot to install the oem washers that went between the bushing and the pin. check out the propa install http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=136884&highlight=shifter+bushing+install

^NOPE. Not on ours. The stock bushings is NOT needed and should NOT be reinstalled.

http://www.corsportusa.com/store/catalog/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=Scion+Bushings&x=0&y=0

Tai
CorSport

my bad... is there any reason to leave the washer off. just curious if i should go that route with the nst ones. thanks

^it was designed to fit without it.

Tai
Corsport

^NOPE. Not on ours. The stock bushings is NOT needed and should NOT be reinstalled.

http://www.corsportusa.com/store/catalog/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=Scion+Bushings&x=0&y=0

Tai
CorSport

Thanks for the "propa" info :P

^np!

We have lots in stock folks!

http://www.corsportusa.com/store/catalog/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=Scion+Bushings&x=0&y=0
^buy now.

Tai
CorSport

Bump, tons of the new anodized gunmetal corsport ones in stock!!!!


http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=117965


Tai
Corsport

sweet, i just ordered some.

^thanks! Bump!

Tai

I have had this mod installed in my tc for over 3 months, and 15K miles driving with both, and this has been a great mod :clap: . I did it with my brother in like 45 minutes for both the base bushings and the cable bushings (easy to do). It gives a very nice, solid and nothchy feel to the shifter and highly recommend the mod. Hell for $60 bucks you cant beat the price on the mod. Great quality product and no problems at all. :bow:

I have them, GREAT improvement in shifter feel, best $$$ you can spend on your shifter!

^thanks guys! They are great, thanks for helping to get the word out there...

Tai
CorSport

Bump. Lots in stock.

http://www.corsportusa.com/store/catalog/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=Scion+Bushings&x=0&y=0

Tai
CorSport

i havent been able to install mine. its too cold. i think it'll be warm enough this weekend. product looks good tho.

We have tons in stock -- the new gunmetal hard anodized cable ones and the standard silver aluminum base bushings -- get 'em now!

http://www.corsportusa.com/store/catalog/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=Scion+Bushings&x=0&y=0

Thanks for looking,
Tai
CorSport

I'm about to place my order but I don't see the gunmetal andonized ones on the site? Or unless the only ones listed ARE of the gunmetal ones. Is there a price difference or should I add in the notes section of my order that I want the gunmetal ones?

I'm about to place my order but I don't see the gunmetal andonized ones on the site? Or unless the only ones listed ARE of the gunmetal ones. Is there a price difference or should I add in the notes section of my order that I want the gunmetal ones?


Yup, the cable ones listed are gunmetal.

Tai

Thanks for your reply, just placed my order and can't wait to install them!

So these make the shifts crisper?

Got the order. THanks! They will ship tonight!

And YES they make shifts MUCH cripser. Monye back guarantee, you dont like 'em, send 'em back.

Tai
CorSport

bump.

Bookmarking this write-up because I will need it tomorrow.

Wow! I received them in the mail today. He shipped them out Friday evening and I received them in only 2 days...unbelievable. Everything looks great and I can't wait for the weather to warm up a bit so I can get them installed.

Will be ordering the SS clutch line soon, bump for a great company!

Update: Just installed and took the car for a spin. The first thing I noticed was a more "positive engagement" Once it went into the gear the shifter just stuck there...it felt really nice. Firm and smooth. Highly recommended product for only $30 shipped.

Quick question: I dropped one of the new cotter pins into the abyss of the engine so I just put one of the stock cotter pins back on...there won't be any problems will there?

i'm in the process of installing my shifter cable bushings.. i did one already the throttle body one..where is the other one?????? PLEASE HELP

First one is laying face up, second one is in front of it vertically to the left.

BUmp. IN stock.

excuse the dumb question...but the bushings raise the cage height right?
Does that mean it also raises the height of the shfiter?

excuse the dumb question...but the bushings raise the cage height right?
Does that mean it also raises the height of the shfiter?

It raises the height of neither (at least not anything significant, maybe a millimeter or two max).

Tai

i'd warn about dropping stuff into the framing under the shifter, YOU WILL NEVER SEE IT AGAIN. I lost two screws down there and i found one that didnt make it all the way in. Yall have been warned!!!!

get a magnetic retractable pick up tool. and in the future.. tape the holes before working on it. i dropped a screw in there too once.

excuse the dumb question...but the bushings raise the cage height right?
Does that mean it also raises the height of the shfiter?Doc Isotope's bushings raise it about half an inch. It makes it a bit easier to shift. If you haven't already gotten a short shifter...you can compensate for the half inch raise by getting a shorter shifter

just placed an order!!

those Corsports eclips are a pain in the ___ to install. i had to go down there from an awkward angle with a water pump plier to get it over the bushing. a normal straight plier didn't work because the firewall was in the way of the handle. just my 2 cent. why didn't you guys just made it the same height as the stock bushing so we can just slip the stock washer back on with a new pin?

those Corsports eclips are a pain in the butt to install. i had to go down there from an awkward angle with a water pump plier to get it over the bushing. a normal straight plier didn't work because the firewall was in the way of the handle. just my 2 cent. why didn't you guys just made it the same height as the stock bushing so we can just slip the stock washer back on with a new pin?

Are talking bout the cable bushing in the engine bay? The pin can be removed by hand, no need for pliers. I thought you dont need to put back the stock washer with the corsport bushings? Washers was used in the stock i believe coz the stock bushings are made up of rubber so to prevent uneven sinking when pressure is applied. Since the corsport bushing is solid, no need to put the oem washer back so they raise the height a lil bit.. thats just my opinion but i could be wrong.

i was referring to the E-clips. the 2 clips that clamps into the groove around the bushing on top of it. those things are really tough and you can't put them on by hand. the pins are easy. i just thought using the washer would be been a lot simpler only if the bushing were shorter.

i already got these things installed and i love them, but i just wanted to give my opinion on the installation process which looked easier than it really is. mainly, due to an unexpected amount of elbow grease I had to use in excess.

lol first install is always the toughest, pretty sure the next time you do it woud be very easy. Its the figuring out the easiest way thats the toughest.

CorSport or NST? NST are cheaper, stainless steel, CorSport brass, seems like stainless steel would be better? Any suggestions/opinons?

Dr. Isotope is cheaper its delrin, but I dont think it would matter, all of them are solid which would give you some nice crisp shifts.. So you cant go wrong with any of them but just a mattr of choice

lol first install is always the toughest, pretty sure the next time you do it woud be very easy. Its the figuring out the easiest way thats the toughest.

yea. if i ever have to do it again next time, i would go straight to the water pump plier and a lot of elbow grease and be done with it in 15 minutes instead of the original 45 min.


trdscion:
corsports if u want to install it with tools u probably have lying around already. not everyone has a snap ring plier.

NST if you want an easier install. also easier to move them at a later date. the corsport requires prying off the E-clip if you ever want to remove them which can damage the white plastic cable endlinks.

as for brass or stainless steel, i don't think it really matters. i think brass is more inert to oxidization and rusting, but i can be wrong. i suck at chemistry.

that's what I figured. Think I'll go with the NST ones, they don't have that massive E-clip either that people say was hard to put on (even though it looks like a good smack with a hammer would do the job), stainless steel looks nice and lasts. Thanks.

that's what I figured. Think I'll go with the NST ones, they don't have that massive E-clip either that people say was hard to put on (even though it looks like a good smack with a hammer would do the job), stainless steel looks nice and lasts. Thanks.

yea a good smack with a hammer will do, but imagine smacking with the bushing on the endlinks... it's a pretty tight fit in there lol.

Bump, brand new stock, back in stock!!!

Get 'em now for christmas...
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=200844

Tai
CorSport

i think brass is more inert to oxidization and rusting, but i can be wrong. i suck at chemistry.
Brass does not rust; however, it does tarnish. The tarnishing (if it should occur) will not affect the usage in any way. If the stainless steel is not formulated correctly (because they are many different "formulas" of the iron-carbon alloy and chromium) it will rust. Stainless steel is corrosion resistant, not corrosion proof.

Ours are not brass, the original ones we sold years ago were, they are made by us now and use a HARD anodized aluminum made to stand up to the usage.

Tai

i just have a quick question. Is it ok to mix and match short shifters and the bushings. I'm thinking it is but just need some other opnions. I just bought the Doc I short shifter and was wondering if i can use other cage and cable bushings instead of his?

i just have a quick question. Is it ok to mix and match short shifters and the bushings. I'm thinking it is but just need some other opnions. I just bought the Doc I short shifter and was wondering if i can use other cage and cable bushings instead of his?

Absolutely.

you got 2 cable shifter bushing u only show one where does the other one go or is that a spare?

you got 2 cable shifter bushing u only show one where does the other one go or is that a spare?

It takes two, one for each transmission cable.

Tai

are they next to each other how do i know which one to use on which ?

are they next to each other how do i know which one to use on which ?

Each one only fits one of the cables.

Tai

Tons in stock!

Great mod, bump!

http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=200844&postdays=0&postorder=asc&&start=0

Tai
CorSport

Bump......

Bump......

QFT!!! :D

Bump.

nice! fast shipping!!!! but why do i need the grease for the cable bushings? i will instal it today, after i slept a few hours.

nice! fast shipping!!!! but why do i need the grease for the cable bushings? i will instal it today, after i slept a few hours.

You don't have to grease them -- but it does help with the install, really your call.

Tai

i just installed it without any grease.

it took me like 2 hours.

jack up the car.. take off the wheel, inner fender, cai... ( ok i cleaned the throttle body too) to take off the original pin i had to use a plier. than the cable bushing witch facing backwards ( towards the firewall) was pain in the ___.
it was really hard just to pull down the cable from the bolt. or whatever is that. then it was pain in the ___ to put it back on it. but i realized if i ask my firend to move the shiftknob back and forth slowly and stop at one point i could put the cable on with the bushing on the bolt.

to install the e clips wasnt that hard with a plier.

about the shift feel.... well... i dont feel too much different.its definiatly not a WOW upgrade. its alright.
to be honest it feels like that something is not greased up. so its not that soft as before. but veeery little change compared to the old bushing.

maybe some of u guys had really bad bushing. idk, i got 05 tc

Most people notice the difference right away as night and day -- oem is soft and friendly and easily wiggled around -- with the bushings you will have a much tighter and firmer shift and more exact engagement via less slop.

Tai

i feel the difference but is very little. but dont worry i am satisfied with the stuff you are selling.!

im just not amazed by the difference. for me its not day and night.. its like early morning and afternoon :D

i feel the difference but is very little. but dont worry i am satisfied with the stuff you are selling.!

im just not amazed by the difference. for me its not day and night.. its like early morning and afternoon :D

lol, right on, sounds good.

Tai

im here to change my statement!!! i just drove an 08 tc and after that i drove my car again. oh yeah, i can feel the difference now! btw maybe i didnt feel it in the first place because my car is 05

im here to change my statement!!! i just drove an 08 tc and after that i drove my car again. oh yeah, i can feel the difference now! btw maybe i didnt feel it in the first place because my car is 05

Nice, glad you can feel them -- definitely a great nice mod.

do u get a discount if u order the base and the tranny bushin together

do u get a discount if u order the base and the tranny bushin together

We have the base bushings on sale for $25.00 and we refund scionlife members $10.00 for the cable bushings.

do u get a discount if u order the base and the tranny bushin together

We have the base bushings on sale for $25.00 and we refund scionlife members $10.00 for the cable bushings.

oh ok so it would be 50 instead of 60 am i right

do u get a discount if u order the base and the tranny bushin together

We have the base bushings on sale for $25.00 and we refund scionlife members $10.00 for the cable bushings.

oh ok so it would be 50 instead of 60 am i right

Correct

oh ok i order mine a receive them but ya still charged me 60

I didn't want to start a new thread so ill just ask it here. Dr. I sells .600" Height Cage Bushings

Can someone tell me whats the point of raising the cage .600" higher then stock?

http://doctorisotope.com/bushings

I didn't want to start a new thread so ill just ask it here. Dr. I sells .600" Height Cage Bushings

Can someone tell me whats the point of raising the cage .600" higher then stock?

http://doctorisotope.com/bushings

Dunno. Maybr so there will be less travel from steering wheel to shifter. Ir so the bottom of your new shift rod is at the same angulation with the cable for smoother shifts since the shorter throw usually is longer below the ball.

This might be totally obvious to most people, but I'm pretty new with working on cars and it took me a little while to figure out where the two bushings were located so I made these images. Hopefully they will save someone a few minutes. I removed the top of the stock intake and swung the bottom out of the way, then got this:

http://www.aww-kittah-aww.com/up/files/153/cable_bushings_1.jpg

and here is the zoom:
http://www.aww-kittah-aww.com/up/files/153/cable_bushings_2.jpg

Great, how do i get the discount?

Eeeeeeets aliiiiiive....