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Old Jan 27, 2019 | 09:32 PM
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Just bought an MGW shifter that I’m installing soon and I’m looking for a billiard ball style shift **** that won’t rattle. The one I have now rattles because the insert with the threads has a tiny bit of movement in it and is super loud under hard acceleration. Does anyone have a recommendation on which ball style **** to get? I saw a heavy composite **** through twisted shifters and was considering that. Thanks
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I have the "C5 threaded" Hurst ball on my MGW and it doesn't rattle whatsoever.
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I have the "C5 threaded" Hurst ball on my MGW and it doesn't rattle whatsoever.
like this one?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Corvette-Sh...kAAOSwjI5aps5-
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I have the black version, but yeah that looks just like it. The black PN is 1630156, I can't seem to dig up the white P/N at the moment.
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I have the black version, but yeah that looks just like it. The black PN is 1630156, I can't seem to dig up the white P/N at the moment.
I would prefer the black. Looks like that one is 2 1/4” diameter, which seems a little big. Does it fit good in the hand or is Kinda big?
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It's on the bigger end of the billiard ball-type *****, but I grew to really like it. I don't have the most giant hands in the world, either. I think it looks nice in the interior, too.

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