Shifter Knobs

[86GT]

For all you 3 pedal, gear bangers out there.
Which one's do you like best? I've always liked the Hurst white Q ball.
I had a '69 Goat that had a T-handle that matched the car's paint &
that seemed to work well. Lil' Blackie has a titanium rounded top cylinder
that almost feels soft. I don't like my wife's R32 shifter knob, it is bigger
than a Q ball by a bit & has a machined ring on the upper hemisphere.

[Martin0660]

I have been through a lot of combo's of arms and handles.

I seem to be better with a longer stick than a shorter one. I had always preferred a simple ball knob.

When I went to the MGW shifter, one of the down sides (maybe the only one) is that you are "stuck" with their arm. I ran it with the Hurst sidewinder knob for a while, and it was ok, but the reach (1 & 3) was a bit long for my liking.

I tried what a heck of a lot of the NMRA heads up guys was doing, went with a Long handle and simply haven't ever looked back. Most of those guys run this on a Tri-Ax style arm, but it works good on my MGW too (I did cut the threads off some to move it down).

http://i1192.photobucket.com/albums/aa324/martin0660pb/9564C43D-E2B0-4D74-96CA-BDB148E565D2_zpstpsj7pv0.jpg (http://s1192.photobucket.com/user/martin0660pb/media/9564C43D-E2B0-4D74-96CA-BDB148E565D2_zpstpsj7pv0.jpg.html)

Video from passenger inside window (you might recognize the stock '15 getting gapped ;) )


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ENMfUjm_5U

For me the feel and fit is natural with this. The Long handle looks off sometimes, but it is just natural for my style of shifting (like a ninja but quicker :D ).

[THE BIG KOALA]

Ninja huh.

[Terminated]

I love the T-45 shifter handle that came stock on a 99 Cobra. Seemed to just be a perfect fit. The 03 stock ball is nice too. I sold the MGW ball to go back to stokc.

[yeahloh95]

I have the hurst that is similarto bobs and really like it , in my 12 I have a ball and it works well too

[John4cam]

Any short throw shifter with the stock knob. Well...almost any shorty shifter.

[Monkeygrits]

Right now I have a Steeda triax shifter with an 05+ Hurst handle and a Hurst ball. I love the throwback look and I no longer brand my hand with the stock metal knob in the summer. Perfect length for me. I plan on picking up some cobra anniversary style boots with blue or silver stitching from redline performance in the future. 28133

[PaxtonShelby]

I like my white MGW knobs.

[SlowSix]

I have this on my car now
http://www.steeda.com/steeda-mustang-white-cue-ball-shift-knob-555-1240/

can't go wrong with a big white ball. I have an MGW shifter with the red race handle underneath it. Had a tri-ax previously and like the MGW much better.

I previously had something that looked like a mach 1 knob bought the billet aluminum is annoying...hot in the summer, cold in the winter.

[Dan B.]

Had a B&M with black ball in the t-bird. When at the track I swapped on the tall gripper style handle. My 00GT has a pro 5.0 with bulrushes aluminum ball. It feels really notchy compared to the B&M. I like a ball handle on the street.

[juice_man_86]

Chrome stick with a white Hurst ball

[somethingclever]

I know thedak likes white balls.


I like the ones with buttons on the side you have to push in before selecting P R N D 2 1.

[TooFast98Cobra]

Hes Not The Only One ...;)

[Donstang86]

I run a longer chrome hurst shifter with a t- handle. I wanted the old school hurst look. My favorite shift knob was a leather wrapped Thunderbird Turbo Coupe knob with a short throw hurst shifter. It felt cool!

[Donstang86]

Here is what I currently have. Old school down to the Superboot with the red "H". Good luck finding one of them! My 86 GT is a cruiser so I did the old school look!

[PaxtonShelby]

Clean that boot Don! :-)

That is a good look.

[86GT]

My wife Cindy wore a hole through the leather cover
on one of those in her Tubo coupe.

[Mark Aubele]

Favorite one I have had was a weighted tall one I had on the MGW in my Z06. Keep forgetting to grab one for the Mustang.

[sutyak]

I like the stock Terminator shifter style. I had one in my first Mach 1, my Focus, and now in my new Mach 1. I did like the billet ball that came in the Mach 1, but I was more prone to miss shifts at the track if my hands were even a bit sweaty!