New Shift Knob Idea

[Pblesh85]

So I was thinking of what shift knob to buy and remebered two things.
#1. Im a cheap bastard
#2. I can make my own

So My idea involved a M10 1.25 hex flanged nut, 10mm washer, 2 skateboard truck bushings, and a skateboard wheel of your choosing.

All of this is really straight forward and the only modifying needed is you will need to cut the bushings down to fit on the shifter with the washer and nut.

If you take some clippers or a small hand saw you need to cut about half of each bushing off(I used a sharp set of wire dykes). You can see the bushing in my pics.

But anyway, please tell me what you think. Its just a different path to spending $50-125 on a shift knob.:2f2f:

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[rps13drift]

pretty cool/different! and if boarding is you thing than why not!

[norbac]

skateboard wheels eh? sounds interesting enuff, post pix when ur done

[JohnRed]

seems uncomfortable, I skate. Ive held wheels and I hate gripping them. What size wheel you going for? Im thinking maybe under a 50mm might be good.

[Pblesh85]

I used a 54 and its actually not uncomfortable.

[majiga]

wow that is a pretty sweet idea.

[KwKouki]

reminds me of a B&M style shift knob. it could work

[worangejuice]

fight the good fight my man...........

[A Spec Products]

Not a bad idea

Definitely unique and good usage of creativity with what you got

If you actually skate too thats cool cause it speaks out about your own personality with your car

Me personally I wouldn't do it but who cares its your car have fun with it!

[timlush]

Doesn't look comfortable at all...

[S14DB]

I can imagine a hex burn in your palm in your future.

[Dr. Greenthumb]

im feeling that shit

[racepar1]

3 problems

1- The wheel is too big.
2- You need a plain white urethane wheel to really look good.
3- You need to come up with some sort of endcap to prevent the nut and shifter itself from hitting your hand.

It is a good idea though it just requires a bit better execution and more thought to really look and feel good IMO.

[shade]

The soft longboard wheels would be alot better. They're usually bigger as well. Regular boards wheels are too hard and too small to be comfortable. Originality is where its at.

[berz]

gotta do a baker wheel but it looks ight

[Pblesh85]

I might change the wheel later, but this is what I had laying around. I have a cool set of Spitfire wheels that are brand new, but im going to use them in the near future. As for baker, umm... not my choice of wheel. Im thinking Pink Autobahns or something to that effect. I will post a pic as soon as I get a new one.

What you cant tell from the pics is the nut sits about 1/8 of an inch above the wheel and can be lowered or raised by tightening or loosening the nut. And the wheel is almost the same size as the stock shift knob(diameter). Its quite comfy.:2f2f:

Also, I do skate, been doing it for about 13 years. Want to play a game of skate for car parts ???

[silviaguy240]

need to put bearings in so it can spin! but also why the hell do you have 1 extra wheel?

[Jonnyblaze]

blank white or black wheel is the way to go

[Pblesh85]

The first car I ever had was an 88 mazda b2200 skate truck. It had a rhino liner, snug top, sick wheels, skate stickers(tasteful not ghetto), and silver/blue flames and a white body. It was a pimp little truck. I wanted a shift knob to fit the truck. So the skate shop I spent all my money at hooked me up. I will have another one someday.

That is why I have an extra wheel.

[an_orange_s2k]

+rep for something different

[NI_YON_Zenki]

Yeah, thats fresh if you have some problem when out at a demo, and a kid, or you need a spare wheel, then .. ..it gets uncomfortable. but until then. very artsy! and I gotta drop some knowledge on his Avatar, I know that car, And its siblings!

[Z33dori]

The first car I ever had was an 88 mazda b2200 skate truck. It had a rhino liner, snug top, sick wheels, skate stickers(tasteful not ghetto), and silver/blue flames and a white body. It was a pimp little truck. I wanted a shift knob to fit the truck. So the skate shop I spent all my money at hooked me up. I will have another one someday.

let see a pic of these knob in the car...

[Teddy]

Very creative. I like it.

[93superHICAS]

interesting idea, i would think it fits pretty good in the hand, but the nut on top would get annoying maybe,
looks the same size as a pool ball.
but to me i do it big,
REAL big
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i25/Greenbeast2008/beer.jpg

people like it, freinds say its to tall, to me, its fine to me. sry to thread jack

[Solidus311]

need to put bearings in so it can spin!

I hate shift knobs/shifters that spin! It needs to be completely tight and solid.

I used to skate and I think the idea is creative. But I would use a stock shift knob before a skateboard wheel. It looks uncomfortable.

[lolatclint]

looks like a good idea but i agree that it looks uncomfortable.

[Excursion745]

i think it is a badass idea.. a spit fire wheel would set it off better and as far as comfort a skate board wheel is no bigger then ur hand.. and if u want a larger wheel that fits snug to ur hand u could always find one.. i skated for a few years so that idea is sick dude.. but i do think the nut needs to be more flush, maybe think of finding some sort of cap.. like a hub cap for a skate board wheel lol..

[Pblesh85]

I will try to get it in the car this week, I just need a place to do my five speed swap. I will go down to a skate shop and pick out another wheel more befitting.

[racepar1]

If I was in NC I would take you up on that! I haven't skated for about 5 years though, since I tore my ACL skating. :Owned:

I might change the wheel later, but this is what I had laying around. I have a cool set of Spitfire wheels that are brand new, but im going to use them in the near future. As for baker, umm... not my choice of wheel. Im thinking Pink Autobahns or something to that effect. I will post a pic as soon as I get a new one.

What you cant tell from the pics is the nut sits about 1/8 of an inch above the wheel and can be lowered or raised by tightening or loosening the nut. And the wheel is almost the same size as the stock shift knob(diameter). Its quite comfy.:2f2f:

Also, I do skate, been doing it for about 13 years. Want to play a game of skate for car parts ???

[Pblesh85]

anytime you want to try, im up for a game.

Just bring your game...lol

[Pblesh85]

Ok I finally got my five speed swap done(sort of, I need wiring help. Please look at tech talk, car wont start... after five speed swap... ) and put most of my interior back together.

Take a look at the skateboard wheel shift knob. I like it, its comfy, and I only spent $2-3 on it(if you have a wheel and bushing laying around).

Let me know what you think. I will change the wheel when I get my car running and want to change the color. For now it stays.

Pics:

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[rednissan180]

i like it :bigok:

[Andrew Bohan]

i would have just used an actual shift knob... but that works too i guess

[hotlavaflow]

I def like that. Does it spin? Like your hand can stay in the same position while you shift?

[Pblesh85]

It is in there tight. It wont spin unless you make it. It is as soulid as a normal shifter.

[dynamicck]

If it spins, it could be like how taxi drivers, that have spinning knobs on the steering wheel. haha

[!Zar!]

Been done before on rat rods and what not.

But who the fuck wants a shift knob that spins?

Shit, I hate life when my steering wheel is loose. Fuck having it spinning on purpose.

Either way, that is fail imo.

[Pblesh85]

Fails because it is a wheel or because you think it spins ?

[flip3d]

wow. nice.

i hope its new otherwise you'll get hepatitis. :)

[Def]

Eh - looks way too big in diameter to be comfortable. I guess it was cheap though.

[Bomber 570]

Eh - looks way too big in diameter to be comfortable. I guess it was cheap though.

Its only too big if you have girly asian hands, wait for your testicles to drop and I bet itll fit comfortably.

[kognition]

Actualy a novel idea. :bigok:

[Pblesh85]

Ha-ha ^, It is not much bigger than stock if any at all.

[Def]

Its only too big if you have girly asian hands, wait for your testicles to drop and I bet itll fit comfortably.

I'm 6' 3" with hands to match and older than most here.

You talk pretty tough on the internet though tough guy. :jerkit: :fawk:



Anyway - I just prefer a shift knob that's a bit taller than it is wider. It's easier to backhand it into 4th to make sure you don't shift into 2nd from the top of 3rd. See a Ferrari round knob to get an idea of the perfect diameter of a shift knob IMO. It's about 1.5" or so.

[Pblesh85]

Im not a big fan of the "mugen" shift knob style. The ones that look like little hot dogs < :2f2f: "my honda is fast... just look at my muffler..."

Besides, all the shift knobs I like are about $100 and up. Mine was free and I know that no one else has it or at least not many.

[Bomber 570]

I'm 6' 3" with hands to match and older than most here.

You talk pretty tough on the internet though tough guy. :jerkit: :fawk:



Anyway - I just prefer a shift knob that's a bit taller than it is wider. It's easier to backhand it into 4th to make sure you don't shift into 2nd from the top of 3rd. See a Ferrari round knob to get an idea of the perfect diameter of a shift knob IMO. It's about 1.5" or so.


just screwin around man, I got a sarcastic ass dry sense of humor, why dont you drive up to Lewisville and I'll buy you a beer lol.

*edit* oh and Im not too young, turning 25 in a couple months, need more years under my belt tho.

[Def]

just screwin around man, I got a sarcastic ass dry sense of humor, why dont you drive up to Lewisville and I'll buy you a beer lol.

*edit* oh and Im not too young, turning 25 in a couple months, need more years under my belt tho.

No worries. I didn't take it personally since it is just the internet after all.

I'm not even a fan of the whole dildo knob thing that everybody loves around here, so it's no surprise this doesn't exactly do it for me. As for me, I just have a cheap aluminum knob I got off eBay and stripped the anodize off then alodined it. Nothing beats working with dangerous chemicals to complete your shift knob.

[Bomber 570]

No worries. I didn't take it personally since it is just the internet after all.

I'm not even a fan of the whole dildo knob thing that everybody loves around here, so it's no surprise this doesn't exactly do it for me. As for me, I just have a cheap aluminum knob I got off eBay and stripped the anodize off then alodined it. Nothing beats working with dangerous chemicals to complete your shift knob.

my shift knob has an Overdrive button ;)

[Tops*]

man, i liked how the e-rumble started in this thread.

cool idea. i remember there being some pretty dope wheels. i might even try it. what's the diameter of the wheel?

[Pblesh85]

this one is a 53mm I believe. I also have a set of 52mm I might try.

[0100]

Been done before on rat rods and what not.



...and jockey shifters on bikes.

[TurboNinja]

Thats pretty cool man...First time ive seen it done,

[Icy13]

not a bad idea. An idea I have been batting around it taking a door knob (whatever style you like, there are a cluster fuck of them out there), filling it with hot glue (or similar sort of plastic goo) and a properly threaded nut. Bam, instant shift know that looks pretty unique and fits your style (assuming you found a knob you liked)

[lalberti]

people mentioned longboard wheels here, some of those have deep offsets so you wouldn't even have the nut scraping against your palm as you shift, plus they would feel better b/c they're gummier. it'd be sick if there was a low profile bearing though so that you could get the wheel on there w/ the bearing and have it spin while on the shifter. my bug has a skate wheel as a gas pedal and a heineken tap as a shifter, the wheel fits w/ the bearing so spins as you press on the gas.

[hotlavaflow]

my bug has a skate wheel as a gas pedal and a heineken tap as a shifter, the wheel fits w/ the bearing so spins as you press on the gas.


Sounds dangerous but fun.

[!Zar!]

Fails because it is a wheel or because you think it spins ?

It fails because it's a fail idea.