Custom Billet Shift Knob for Toyota Tacoma (2-1/4" diameter). ***Utilizes factory boot.***

You left the door wiiiiddddee open there. Just sayin'. . .

Your knob looks great in pics though.

 

WIDE open!

 

On a completely serious note, this thing is really badass. The quality is so far beyond what I could have imagined.

I recommend everyone read the shimming instructions. I was lazy and just started cutting shims. Went through more than half of the yellows. Which was a pretty thick shim. Probably went around more than one turn.

 

My package isn't small ... IT'S THIN!

 

Definitely worth the wait!! It's a Masterpiece!!

 

I release them into the wild, and they come back digitally ...

 

No shit eh, it's like herpes simplex III

 

If you like something, set it free. If it doesn't return, hunt it down.

 

And kill it with fire

 

Nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

 

Orientation/Installation instructions

When you screw your new shift knob onto your truck, there is a good chance that it will become tight at an incorrect orientation. I couldn't use the same orientation method of the stock knob, because there would be too high a risk of galling the threads (further explanation here). Outlined below is my shim method.

Note the yellow square at the bottom of the thread (pics below) ... that is where the supplied shim(s) go. I supplied enough of each color for you to cut a few of each to proper size. Reference the chart below for thickness of the color coded shim stock.





The thread pitch for all versions is 0.0492125 per turn, so if you place a yellow shim (.020 thick) down there it will net to a little less than half of a turn difference. Two yellow shims and two blue (.005) shims will get you right back where you started, if that makes sense ... because their thickness will add up to just above the pitch of the thread.

Whatever solution you end up with, prep a blue shim and keep it in your cup holder, because the shaft on your truck will compress/settle the shims about that much over the first couple days.

Here are the colors and their thicknesses of the shim stock that I use. I don't always send the same colors, so here are all of them.

**Warning**, do NOT use tools to tighten the knob as overtorquing can cause damage(same goes for folks with great hand strength). It is better to play it safe by taking a few seconds to re-shim than it is to force orientation and risk damaging your truck.

 

Updating the orientation info just so I can use a single link. It can always be found in my signature, and if you are on mobile make sure you are viewing in landscape mode to see it. My old links are too wordy anyway.

 

Action shot of the sphere finish pass.

 

Batch update. 11/9 ship date is my goal for these, just need engraving and collars.

 

You have seriously mastered your craft man. This level of prideful professionalism make me happy! Glad to give you my hard earned money sir.

 

I see myself more as the eternal student, hard for me to swallow that ... but I do appreciate it!

The pride part is dead on, though ... couldn't be happier how all of this transpired right here on the boards. This shift knob project has come a long way, and hasn't even been year yet. Still open to tweaking more design features out of it, too ... just haven't been able to think of anything worthy.

 

Well . . .

 

Haha, I was actually spending time on something like that a few mos ago with @WulfmanX (who had some really good ideas how to integrate it).

Could surely do that, but it would result in a knob that rests much taller than stock height. Can't tell you how many times I've been asked if I could drop the height of the knob, but the shaft itself is the limiting factor that prevents us from getting it where they usually want to be.

 

That's hilarious. I'd vote for either lasers or oil slicks.

That is what I like about the knob you made for me. It's as low as possible.

It sounds like you are getting into the short shifter business? If so, . Hahaha!

Here's the idea that I think will NOT work. Our saab had a pretty long throw for a car and was a linkage operated shifter. Some genius put the SSer on threads. You could adjust it to your liking. After dropping it down so far, you had to delete the reverse lockout function (key removal only) which was a big positive for anyone not familiar with driving saabs. I made the mistake of not hammering on the exhaust tunnel a bit to drop it even lower. Still, it was neat mod.

Given the odd feedback about the URD SS and that there are no 3rd Gen specific instructions even though it is different, it sounds like there is room in the market for something even cooler?

 

I vote for every single knob sold, when the button is pushed it triggers @TeecoTaco 's radio to play Enya's Sail Away.

Yeah, URD really seems to have mailed that in for 3rd gen ... somebody needs to do it properly. If I had better inspection equipment I would do it myself. We ship everything out to Iowa that needs that level of probing. Crappy QC dept where I work, but we really don't need one at all.