interesting shift knob

superdan · Post by **superdan** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:11 am

what is the diameter of our shifters? i want to get this pretty badass knob. thanks

pic of the knob
http://tinyurl.com/cavy4x

billm0066 · Post by **billm0066** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:32 am

You dont know what gear youre in?

blueneo03 · Post by **blueneo03** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 1:51 am

probably not that.. its just kinda cool to have. i think its a pretty sweet knob.. pretty pricey tho... id just get one from autozone.. they have some nice ones.

superdan · Post by **superdan** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 2:04 am

yes i know what gear i am in. do you? main reason is i like the way it looks.

anyone know the diameter?

hybrid-Srt2001 · Post by **hybrid-Srt2001** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:33 am

sweet

Post by **racer12306** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 8:46 am

i'll have to looking up on the drawings I made for my shifter adaptor's.

iirc, its a shade over 9/16" which would be just a little too big.

joseph_hac · Post by **joseph_hac** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:01 am

PM Mad Dog. He'll get that knob to fit!

Post by **racer12306** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:12 am

Yeah, if you wanted a Maddog STS you could probably have him turn down the rod just a little and it would fit just fine.

I'll try to find my drawings tonight to tell you what diameter I made my adaptors. It was a very nice fit, maybe just a few thousanths bigger than the rod.

superdan · Post by **superdan** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:42 am

ok cool guys, yeah i will PM maddog soon as i post this. and racer thanks for looking for your drawings for me in advance.

joseph_hac · Post by **joseph_hac** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 2:50 pm

You prbably wouldn't even need to buy an STS off of him. I bet you can just send him the knob and some loot ($35 core charge + whatever he charges you for the work). He'll then ship the knob and matching shift assembly back to you. Once you get your new shifter installed, send him your old one and he will refund you the $35 core charge.

superdan · Post by **superdan** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 5:35 pm

^^^ kinda complicated huh? lol

Post by **racer12306** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:30 am

well, i got busy doing stuff and forgot to look for the drawings. I'll see what I can do tonight.

Post by **racer12306** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 5:55 pm

well, i found the flash drive i used at school when i drew them, however i never put them into PDF format so they are in drw. and i can't find a free drw viewer.

if i find the paper drawings i'll let you know. also i'm sure maddog knows exactly how big the rod is on our shifters.

superdan · Post by **superdan** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 6:24 pm

ok sounds good i keep forgetting to pm him and i havent seen him post in a while unless im missing it lol

Post by **racer12306** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 6:28 pm

well, now i found a viewer for pro/e but it wont view the drawing, just the models

superdan · Post by **superdan** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:54 pm

haha take your time man im heading to D.C. tomorrow morning til monday so it wont be until then when i make decisions

but im 95.3578% sure im getting that knob (pun intended)

nineball · Post by **nineball** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 9:17 pm

i got a generic aftermarket shifter knob from someone a while back very cheaply and it did fit just fine, but i had to use the knob itself and none of the smaller adapters. there is hope. it's dead easy to take your knob off and measure the shifter, just press down and turn.

lilnicko11 · Post by **lilnicko11** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:01 pm

i think it looks pretty decent........measure it urself????

Maddog · Post by **Maddog** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 12:57 pm

The diameter on all of the Chrysler rods (5spd only), from late '89 production (non-reverse lock-out), until end of '05, is 14.63mm (+/- .05) , or .5765 (+/- .002).
What I can do to keep any extra cost out of the equation would be to simply replace the stock upper rod with more readily available smaller diameter stock, such as .547", or 13.90mm. Using that diameter stock would take almost all chance of "slop" out of the fit, which lengthens the servicable life of the knob. We all know what happens to a knob that keeps loosening - pretty soon, you wear the set screw threads out from periodic re-tightening.

Post by **racer12306** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:48 pm

Maddog wrote:.5765

thats it

i think i made my adapters .578

superdan · Post by **superdan** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 2:07 am

ha thanks guys, i will be getting intouch with maddog on pay day this week, and then ordering the shift knob next week

stay tune peoples