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Originally Posted by camuman,Dec 15 2007, 12:59 AM
i bought a used voodoo pearl aluminum knob from a member here. that shit is AWESOME! feels so good. voodoo FTW. its pretty short throw, and damn noticeably shorter height, but feels just damned perfect!
Originally Posted by thischarmingman,May 20 2008, 02:50 PM
does the shift boot being so close to the knob bother anyone? i always hated feeling like i was holding the boot and the knob at the same time and this is what has caused me to hesitate buying a voodoo shift knob. just wondering if it's an issue.
Personally I love it!!! Visusally awesom and to be honest a voodoo is large enough where you dont have to worry about your hand rising the boot.
A knob that sits high and shows the shaft of the shifter look like sheeittt.
Thanks jerks, this thread ruined my afternoon, a perfect shift knob and two dremel grinding wheels. Ha ha. Ive been looking at the voodoos for a while, but i have a skunk 2 anniv knob. Ive always loved the weight of it but HATED how high it sits with that lock nut.
So I did in 5 minute stints of what 45 seconds on a drill press would have done. I ground down those threads over and over untill it was just where i wanted, orients perfectly! no loctite no lock nuts and its not going anywhere. I still had about a quarter inch more that i could have knocked out but i was about to break my last bit and getting tired. The knob got really hot so i would grind a bit then let it cool and test fit over and over. Here's what i came up with.
Stock Skunk peeking up over the dash(ok its not that tall)
and now it sits nicely(i think i lost about an inch++)
enjoy! (not bad for a $50 knob ehh?)
I have the same shift knob, but at stock height, it feels a shit load better than stock, but its a little high and I don't have the tools to make it as short as yours so I must buy a countersunk shift knob. lol.
The boot is just a cone shaped bit of Leather (plastic?) of which the neck is folded over inside itself. You can play with it a bit to get the best look. Try this:
Lift the centre console
Pull more of the boot down though
use a cable tie inside to make the boot hold the shift lever
By doing this you can reduce the sag in the boot which has a visual effect of making the knob look lower. Plus you can set it to a height that wont get in the way of the knob itself
ARC Knob with boot in standard position
And after I fettled with the boot and put a couple of ties on it.
