Gear shift knob change
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Ryan_S
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Almost as high as the top of the shifter knob. Righty tighty lefty loosey to see for yourself.
Antman
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If you have the ba**s, you can cut the shaft easily with a dremil. You don't need the threaded part for that Momo, it has set-screws. A box with a hole in the bottom, sealed against the shaft will keep metal shavings out of your interior. Did it with my Titan. No going back though!:crybaby:
harper7
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Momo makes all different kinds of knobs and you'll need one they classify as a "tall" knob or IMO it would look as you said,kind of wierd.As mentioned Momo's have allen set screws that hold them in place rather then being screwed on. They have rubber inserts that go on the inside to keep them stable.
Rather then cut the shaft, drill out the shifter knob almost the whole way to the top but not out. You'll get about an extra inch and the shaft on the 5ths is an 8mm which translates to a 5/16" drill bit.
Measure the total length of the knob first then wrap tape around the drill bit just a ~1/8" or so less then the knob length. That way you'll know how far down to go without drilling thru the top.
deekoi
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Holly cow!! $105.99! :jaw drop:
pimpsta
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Thanks for all the great ideas guys...screwing with the shifter itself is safer than cutting the shaft. Will keep looking and may consider drilling the shifter as my last option.
pimpsta
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New shift knob!
So I got the shift knob and had it on for couple of days. Felt kind of weird having it sitting so tall and the shaft was too thin to install it securely (it wobbles and twists). So I took it off and really studied the new shift knob and figured out how to solve both problems.
The package came with five different "caps" in different sizes so it tops off the shaft and use three screws to tighten the shift knob to the "cap". I used the narrowest cap and there was room to wiggle. What I also found out was the shift knob itself is pretty deep. With just one cap on there, there's about an inch of empty space. So I proceed to put one of the useless cap in the knob all the way in, cut off the top of a second one so the shaft can go through, make a hole of the last cap (the one sized closest to the shaft) so the shaft can go through and hit the top of the shifter, and finally cut off tiny pieces of rubbers to fill any voids for the third cap.
Attached is the finished product. It sits much lower now and doesn't wobble or twist.
So I got the shift knob and had it on for couple of days. Felt kind of weird having it sitting so tall and the shaft was too thin to install it securely (it wobbles and twists). So I took it off and really studied the new shift knob and figured out how to solve both problems.
The package came with five different "caps" in different sizes so it tops off the shaft and use three screws to tighten the shift knob to the "cap". I used the narrowest cap and there was room to wiggle. What I also found out was the shift knob itself is pretty deep. With just one cap on there, there's about an inch of empty space. So I proceed to put one of the useless cap in the knob all the way in, cut off the top of a second one so the shaft can go through, make a hole of the last cap (the one sized closest to the shaft) so the shaft can go through and hit the top of the shifter, and finally cut off tiny pieces of rubbers to fill any voids for the third cap.
Attached is the finished product. It sits much lower now and doesn't wobble or twist.
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harper7
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sp8ball
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I am not a fan of the stock shift knob (if that's what you call it) on the 4R, but I loved the one on my FJ even though I cut it down to make it a lot shorter. I swear it's like a foot tall on the FJ. I put a standard FJ knob on my 4R and it fit perfect (better than on the FJ IMO) with no modifications:
azn-sensation
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Ive got a set for sale here:
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/class...please/92148-sale-fj-cruiser-shift-knobs.html
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/class...please/92148-sale-fj-cruiser-shift-knobs.html
Are yours a lighter color?
azn-sensation
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They came in 2 colors black or silver like the ones I have for sale.
fasterdammit
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After 200k, the stitching finally blew out on the shift knob on my 5spd. I looked at all sorts of stuff ... I like the TRD option, and there's plenty on ebay for $30-40. There's tons of other options - I like the Momo/Sparcos but the price ... can't justify >$100 on a shift knob, no matter how purty.
So I went with the knob that I had on my old FJ-40. I know I'm probably breaking some rule of automotive etiquette here, but so what
... feels good, looks good, a little different ...
(edit: apologies, didn't realize this went into the 5th gen threads; just followed up on some of my 'shift knob' searches ... )
So I went with the knob that I had on my old FJ-40. I know I'm probably breaking some rule of automotive etiquette here, but so what
... feels good, looks good, a little different ...(edit: apologies, didn't realize this went into the 5th gen threads; just followed up on some of my 'shift knob' searches ... )
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