Help !!! Help !!!
 

not sure where i should post this, but since is "general discussions" i figured it would be ok here.
i have 2 questions.

1- i just purchased a Shift Knob. . . the question is how THE hell you take that shift knob out so i can switch to the one i just purchased? either that thing does not screw at all, or its super tight, or im just weak lol. either way how can i change that thing ? lol

2- i am in the process of getting some wheels for my hooptie, but i dont know NOTHING about wheels beside brand names and that lips look good lol. the wheels i want has an option of +20 +25 and +40 offset. now my question is... THE heck is offset ? what does that mean ?

if anyone could help, explain to me as detailed as possible i would appreciate that.

Thank you all in advance.

thank you.
but i tried google already and still confused. thought someone would be more helpful than your google suggestion.

Patience and the search function.

Should be in the interior/exterior section. See below for answer

http://www.the370z.com/exterior-inte...-searched.html

and for your rims/tires selection, we have a section called Wheels/Tires for that

http://www.the370z.com/wheels-tires/

http://www.the370z.com/wheels-tires/...can-we-go.html

Click the back button twice, scroll down to "Wheels and tires" and read the stickied threads

Hmm...forum use 101.

truly appreciated !!!!

The search button is your best friend

Crack ME UP!!!!!:icon18:

Yeah like everybody else said search is your best friend. But to give you a quick answer,


1. Yes. That thing is a bitch. You need pipe wrench to un-screw it. But wrap a towel around the shift knob so it won't get damaged.

2. Put it this way, the lower number of the offset the more stick out the wheels will be thus looks sicker.:tup: Hellaflush folks usually get wheels that have negative offset. But then again, you always can get wheel spacers afterwards to achieve the lower offset you want.

Yeah. Thank you so much. I did research it. But was still confused, that's why I asked. Seems like in this forum everyone that knows something feels like their god and wanna make fun of the ones that wanna learn, instead of help them. I'm cool with it. . . I've learned to always ask questions when in doubt.
But once again thanks a lot bro. After the YouTube videos and google answers I thought the higher the numbers the more Polk out you get. I'm trying to have a flush look. Maybe ill lower the car tucking a bit of the wheels. So I'm guessing a +15 would look good then huh.

As far as the knob, I guess I'm weak then lol. I was doing that. Ill try again this Sunday and hopefully ill be successful.

I honestly appreciate your help bro. Makes thing a lot clear now.
Thank you.

No problem bro.:tiphat: But just one thing to correct, it is the lower the number on the offset the more poke out of the wheel you will get.:tup: Coz the offset is the distance from the center of the wheel to the mounting point. The lower number of wheel offset pushes the wheel outward.

+15 is a mild aggresive offest to start with. To make it flush it also depends on the width of the wheels. But like I said, you always can get wheel spacers afterwards if you want them stick out more. It will take some experiment play with offest, cambers and ride height to make it look sick. Good luck bro!:tiphat:

Oh right. I forgot. That's what's spacers are for.
Thank you. Thank you so so much kid.
Ill do that. Start with 20s maybe even 25s and if I need it ill get spacers.
Good thought. . . Thank you kid.

I think you will find that most of the members here are very helpful. Many will bend over backwards to get you the answer to a question that has not been answered already or clarification of answers/info you have found.

One of the main purposes of this and other "fan sites" is the sharing of information - check out the large DIY section - and all are encouraged to ask questions. Just do a little homework first.

Apparently, you didn't research it very well as there are multiple threads on the subject. Maybe you just didn't know the proper terms to search for but don't expect a lot of slack from this crowd. If your feelings get hurt, don't let on as it causes a feeding frenzy. :eek:

Strap wrench for the shift knob and a 2nd wrench down at the linkage to prevent it from twisting. Good Luck :tiphat:

Thank you. Thank you brother.

In the future if you can't find an answer by searching please give your thread(s) an actual descriptive title and put it in the appropriate section.

A little bit of forum etiquette goes a long way, best of luck.

Yes. Ill most certainly do that next time. So I've heard people be acting worse than a female pregnant of triplets for having threads in the wrong place.
Reason why I apologized in the first sentence. And to make you feel better now. Pls accept my apologizes. Once again.

Either way. It worked and people helped me out. Thank you. And one more time. My apologies for putting on the wrong section.

you need a very large wrench :P

I'll be tackling that later today again. The first time I tried, the strap wrench wouldn't grip the shift knob tight enough and kept slipping off :shakes head:

First time I tried nothing turned. Nothing moved lol.
Ill try doing it again tomorrow on my day off.

so i finally got to swich the knob but got damn there was no towel that was gonna save that knob.
my original knob got messed up badly. even with towel wrapped and all.

Geez. Lol. But at least you could switch the shift knob.:tup:

Pretty much lol.
Now I just need to fix that leather piece to be together with the knob and not just hanging there.

What shift knob did you buy?

I wrapped the oem knob in a decent amount of vinyl tape, then the strap wrench and held the "stalk" with vise grips. Took me 20 - 25 minutes of wrestling the darn thing off. If there was a way to induce a little bit of heat onto the stalk, it would have been easier.
At least you got it off. I second TerribleONE, what knob?

What's all the commotion about? Distressed damsel?

Crazy title if it's just about a guy mangling his own knob. Should of used lotion.


Tapatalk2 on a phone plus *nix with apple food coloring added

i bought a momo shift knob. i like it a lot. and it kind looks like the audi r8 shift knob after i put it on too.

what the heck !!!! i have no idea why the photos uploaded upside down.
sorry about that.

what kind of acrobatics were you doing while taking that pict? :ugh2:

Your breaking my neck dude.:icon17:

Lol. Sorry kid.
I broke my own neck like what the hell.