my ebay is doing its job perfect for me (as it has many others). Unless you're shifting REALLY hard its not gonna break, and when combined wiht polyurethane bushings, your shifting becomes super quick and solid, it just feels amazing. And i'm pretty sure the main difference in the shifting is hte length difference between the bearing on the shifter and the point where it attaches to the linkage.....could be wrong though, w/e.

 

meah, short shifters aren't really nessesary. they look cool if you get a dual bend one (like a gsr shifter) and they do work, but its unnessesary for dd or racing for that matter. but i do recommend the poly bushings to replace the worn stock rubber ones.