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Old Nov 30, 2011 | 09:57 AM
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Have you replaced your shifter knob?

.. and what did you replace it with?


When I bought my truck it already had some cheap knob, I think I might want to go with a heavy round metal one.
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Old Nov 30, 2011 | 10:04 AM
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Yes. 80's MR2 knob.
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Old Nov 30, 2011 | 10:05 AM
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I really like the TRD ones. hint hint...
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Old Nov 30, 2011 | 10:08 AM
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Drilled a golf ball for my beater lol...original knob is in the glove box.
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Old Nov 30, 2011 | 11:59 AM
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I was thinking something like this. They mostly advertise for Subaru 2.5RS/GC8.

http://www.shopflossy.com/collection...ts/grip-tape-2
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Old Nov 30, 2011 | 01:40 PM
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Check these out. several types, styles, and colors to choose from.
http://flameball.com/
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Old Nov 30, 2011 | 02:34 PM
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Subaru / Audi / VW knobs thread on, Honda do not.. I replaced mine with an Audi 80 series knob, then a Subaru Forester knob, and now I'm running '84 SR5 knobs..
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Old Nov 30, 2011 | 03:02 PM
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I got rid of the stock knob and replaced it with a MOMO Evolution, after wearing the finish off, I now have the ICON billet knob. It's the short one that they use on the FJ transfer case. Feels great except in the morning when its freezing cold.
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Old Nov 30, 2011 | 03:18 PM
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I replaced mine with a 44 magnum cylinder. $20 in some autozone parts type store in Fort Drum.

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Old Nov 30, 2011 | 03:37 PM
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i put the wider knob from a sr5 4runner in mine
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Old Nov 30, 2011 | 04:47 PM
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Have you replaced your shifter knob?-xbyxp.jpg

my old kx 250 piston
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Old Nov 30, 2011 | 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by fork


my old kx 250 piston
Dude I'm stealing your idea lol...have a few pistons from my old YZ.
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Old Nov 30, 2011 | 06:02 PM
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go ahead do it better than i did though. i just jb welded a m10x1.25 nut inside it. im sure with a little more effort or creativity it could be done better. i still need to find a dead piston from a 50-85cc for the xfercase. shouldn't be too hard seeing how people wind those bikes up until they scream...
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Old Nov 30, 2011 | 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by distortedvoice
.. and what did you replace it with?


When I bought my truck it already had some cheap knob, I think I might want to go with a heavy round metal one.
Yup. Both of them:

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Old Dec 4, 2011 | 05:28 PM
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Swapped mine with a sweet drilled out rock. It's in one of my videos somewhere
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Old Jan 22, 2012 | 12:44 PM
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Replaced mine with an 8-ball knob from canadian tire, I'm looking to make a pair of brass knuckles and weld a nut so I can screw it on
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Old Jan 22, 2012 | 12:59 PM
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made my own.

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Old Jan 22, 2012 | 05:12 PM
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Hurst T Handle

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Old Jan 22, 2012 | 05:43 PM
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anyone have their stock ones left that they want to sell to me? ha!

Toyota wants $56 and $46 for my truck shift knobs to put in my 4runner... don't like the stitched soft crap in the 2nd Gens, not paying $100 for shift knobs....
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Old Jan 22, 2012 | 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Shoua
Yup. Both of them:

I've been eyeing that one. Was it a direct fit?
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