Big Balls Or Skinny Knob?

[Tony de Wonderful]

I've got a skinny aluminium gear knob at the moment, and I see you can get heavier, weighted, bigger ball type knobs.

Just wondered what people prefer?

[blind_elk]

Doesn't matter what we prefer. You're the one who has to use it.

[madbung]

Big hands...big knob

Or so the saying goes.

Get the right sized knob to suit your hand.

[2LV8ETR]

I got big balls and a big knob.

Works for me.............

[Tony de Wonderful]

Big hands...big knob

Or so the saying goes.

Get the right sized knob to suit your hand.

I've got smallish hands.

I think the big ball type knob is for weight is it not...to aid momentum? It's not just size but weight?

I guess a depleted uranium small knob would give me the right size plus weight?!

[The Dan]

It's not the size....it's how you use it.

In my case, it's whoever is around to help me shift it at the time

[Oblivion]

Hi5 Dan! I still have a sore back from that.

If you want a weightier nob then use a brick.

weight won't make any difference in shifting ability, in fact it might make you take longer to shift. Want a quicker shift then get a short shift kit.

IMO Long and thin goes right in.

[mad082]

when i bought my 180sx it had a skinny alloy gear knob and it shit me off. i'm on of those people who rests their hand on the gear knob and pretty much change gears without my fingers even touching the knob. so it's all done by the palm of my hand. i prefer the feel of stock gear knobs over pretty much every aftermarket gearknob i have used. i ended up changed the gearknob in my 180sx to a stock gear knob out of a n14 pulsar (just the pov pack) and it sat lower than most multifit after market knobs and felt much better.

as for weighted knobs, i had a gear knob out of a wrx in my 33 for a while. they are a friggin heavy knob. they feel like they are made from lead. i'm not joking about the weight, they are seriously heavy. the weight wasn't really an issue. may have made it feel a touch smoother on gear changes, but generally felt ok. i know that some companies who make short shifters recommend using a weighted gear knob with a short shifter as it helps a bit with the notchiness and hardness of shifting due to the extra inertia the shifter has.

but as people have said, go with whatever you prefer. in my opinion stock shifters are the way to go. generally sit nice and low and are ergonomic

[(OO)SKYLINE(OO)]

The stock one will do.

I guess whatever you are comfortable with.

[battery]

i got one of the tube ones with fake CF razo i think, junk anyway.

i want a stock one can you buy them new anywhere?

[The Dan]

i got one of the tube ones with fake CF razo i think, junk anyway.

i want a stock one can you buy them new anywhere?

lol. Ever considered......Nissan?

[08r3308]

i can sell you r33 one if you want

but yeah Nissan will have them , perfect

[bubba]

I have one of these --v and love it (non-homo). Oh and a C's shortshifter if that makes any difference.

Edited September 25, 2009 by bubba

[Hakosuka22]

Yeah got the same one too. Really like it. Adds a little bit more class to the car and doesnt give me the sh!ts...

[s13_Skyline_inside]

yeh the nismo ones are nice, ive got the leather one not to skinny, i like thick ones, the skinny metal ones hurt the palm of your hand after a while depending how you grasp you knob

[Jez13]

Here is my knob:

Its a rubbery feel thats not too hard and not too soft. It is neither a long and skinny or a ball. Its very comfortable in your hand. Best knob I have ever used.

[Munkyb0y]

when i got my car it had a razo like this in it

quite light, good shape and size...

but it was a bit scuffed, so i bought one like this

too damn small. short and narrow. made for schoolgirls' hands.

then i bought another razo. a weighted one. quite heavy.

didnt like the weight of it at all.

so i thought Trust! they cant be too bad.

well it turns out i was wrong. it sucked. weight and shape were all wrong. very uncomfortable to use.

so i went back the the original razo lol.

moral to the story? there is none.

[JAS-25T]

BEST.

KNOB.

EVAR.

fuck Tony and his knob handling, he just can't get enough

[Munkyb0y]

we're talking about using them for shifting gears, jase. not as butt plugs!

[910trx]

Mine is a MOMO Competizone

The knob on the end is there to stop your hand sliding off.....