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Old Jul 7, 2006 | 07:03 PM
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For those of you who prefer spherical shift *****, what diameter do you prefer......

1.8 inches

2.0 inches or

larger than 2.0 inches.

I hope to come out with a glass-look ball shift **** and was wondering what the majority of C5 owners prefer.

Example of one design (2.1-inch diameter)


Thanks in advance!

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Old Jul 7, 2006 | 11:28 PM
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TTT: I guess the spherical people are on vacation!
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Send me one of each and I will do an independent evalutation for you.

Get them to my sister in Oceanside on Monday as she is comind here on Tuesday and you can save shipping.
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I have a 2" and will be trying out a 2 1/8" **** shortly. The 2" is comfortable but looks a bit small; visually the 2 1/8" is, I think, right on the money. I think it will be comfortable too. 2 1/4" is too big, IMO.
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Larger than 2"
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Old Jul 8, 2006 | 12:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Cozmo
Send me one of each and I will do an independent evalutation for you.

Get them to my sister in Oceanside on Monday as she is comind here on Tuesday and you can save shipping.
I would if I had them already, but each "master" will cost me hundreds of dollars - thus my question about the "right" size.

I have a 2" and will be trying out a 2 1/8" **** shortly. The 2" is comfortable but looks a bit small; visually the 2 1/8" is, I think, right on the money. I think it will be comfortable too. 2 1/4" is too big, IMO.
Wow - good input! It looks like the 1.8 may well be waaay too small for this crowd! Thanks.

Larger than 2"
Dang, that thing looks huge! What would happen if you didn't have that nut? If there is a shift pattern, that would explain the need to keep the **** oriented correctly. Otherwise, I would think that you can just screw the **** down until it bottoms out.
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Old Jul 8, 2006 | 02:47 AM
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idk whatever size the hurst it. going back to a stock **** in my brothers car makes the stocker feel too small... kinda like shaking hands with a little kid. awkward
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2 1/2 inch, about the size of a baseball. A bit large, but feels good in my hand. In fact, I've drilled, tapped and painted a baseball and that feels great too.
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I have got the 8 ball style, I thinks its 2.25, it feels perfect in my hand, although I am 6'4" with large hands.......I recently came acros my stock shifter and feels way too small......
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Originally Posted by cenzo
2 1/2 inch, about the size of a baseball. A bit large, but feels good in my hand. In fact, I've drilled, tapped and painted a baseball and that feels great too.
That's gotta be the largest ball **** I've ever seen! I'm sure there are plenty of 6'4"+ guys out there, but I believe the average height is just under 6'. That probably means that a 2.5-inch shift **** would fit only the upper 20% (guessing). Still, it IS unique!

I have got the 8 ball style, I thinks its 2.25, it feels perfect in my hand, although I am 6'4" with large hands.......I recently came acros my stock shifter and feels way too small......

.......idk whatever size the hurst it. going back to a stock **** in my brothers car makes the stocker feel too small... kinda like shaking hands with a little kid. awkward
The size you see in my rendered image in the first post is about 2.2". I'm beginning to think it would be ideal to have both a 2" and a
2.2-2.25".

Hey, I may be able to use them as door *****, as well. That'd be different, especially for a kid's room.

Thanks!
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