gizmotoy

I remember I saw a giant thread of weighted shift knobs somewhere, and there was at least one aluminum/leather hybrid that might be a good solution for you. It was a Razo, I believe.

Or maybe you can find someone in town that could professionally wrap the one you have in leather for you.

Lots of options...

DetailAddict

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i had the blox knob on before... i love how heavy it was, but i moved back the stock for the height... never did have a grip problem...

Xtremist

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Hmm... My factory shift knob is 1 1/2 years old and still looks new! I have had my hand slip off the knob but it was my fault for not holding it firmly. I really like the upgraded shift knob and e-brake Mitsubishi offer's but I simply couldn't afford it when I purchased my car! SSS was for more attention getting than the upgraded shift knob and e-brake.

4Trouble

LOL is that a sand paper? It seems more extreme than the thought of ductaping or welding the hand onto the shift knob.

I think an important note is that you don't have to look like you are having a spasm whenever you shift, you can still shift gently while getting perfect shifts. It seems to be the majority of the case whenever I observe such kind of slips.

Another thing to watch for is your hand position on the knob and the shaft and the motion involved between shifts. For example, holding it like a joystick for 1-2 and 2-1 works fine and gives you a very steady grip, but you don't want to hold it such way for 3-4 shift as the risk to misshift to 2 is much greater.

JerseyEvox

lol you either have girly small hands, shweaty hands, you get really nervous when shifting, or all of the above. ive honestly never heard of anyone having this problem.

NJ9MR

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Are you serious? Come on? Move your seat up one 'notch' on your slider...Your hand will be closer and you can then 'hold on'! Geez! Lol!

alktrio06

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hmmm, thats what she said...?

cedes14bamg

woah thats one funny thread !
haha

spoolme

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lmfao!!!

raph

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you're doing it wrong.

beetle_orange

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you guys are funny!

xi

Haha nah, its like a rough rubberized material.

Fishstix

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I have the mirror face ARC knob and I have no problems. Grab that ***** and shift it like you mean it.

smoothevo

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The Office? My favorite show of all time next to Seinfeld.

Bawb3

C'mon, you guys remember the "my car goes faster when the seat is all the way back" thread... This isn't so bad.