Does anybody else make truck driver gear changes?

"The man in the iron mask" (Themanintheironmask)
11/04/2013 at 07:35 • Filed to: None

the picture is an automatic, but you get the idea...
i Have a manual Jeep Wrangler.
Found a video min 2:26 getting it to fourth

DISCUSSION (28)

Mattbob > The man in the iron mask
11/04/2013 at 07:38

no. Looks uncomfortable. Also looks like he is practicing for something else. Something with another dude.

The man in the iron mask > Mattbob
11/04/2013 at 07:39

lol, i get it, well but have you seen the wranglers shifter? its almost as those on a truck. its very tall and moves a great distance

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > The man in the iron mask
11/04/2013 at 07:42

The lonely cowboy?

OkCars- 22k Crossroads > The man in the iron mask
11/04/2013 at 07:44

hi five

Kinja'd!!!

zadtheinhaler > The man in the iron mask
11/04/2013 at 07:46

I used to do that driving my Isuzu P'up, not so much for the other manuals.

I actually had to do that in my Dad's Bronco- that 4-speed was a royal bitch when it came time to put it in fourth gear, so I had to fairly slam it in.

TJSquirrel > The man in the iron mask
11/04/2013 at 07:46

Are those pork chops?

And no, i don't shift like that. . .

McMike > OkCars- 22k Crossroads
11/04/2013 at 07:51

First LOL of the day.. Thanks!

BlazinAce - Doctor of Internal Combustion > The man in the iron mask
11/04/2013 at 07:52

Nope. Between first and second and third and fourth, my shifter is so short I can just snudge it in place. I might do that if I had a sixth gear, but Reverse is sitting where the sixth should be, so I don't think it's a good idea to shift into that ad highway speeds :p

zadtheinhaler > OkCars- 22k Crossroads
11/04/2013 at 07:59

Still less creepy than a dildo shift-knob.

Mattbob > The man in the iron mask
11/04/2013 at 07:59

I used to drive a '95 YJ 5 speed for about 5 years. I still think it would be uncomfortable. I have long arms though, and I learned on that car, so I guess it was always just normal to me.

YSI-what can brown do for you > The man in the iron mask
11/04/2013 at 08:10

Only do it from 5th to 6th, but not to that extreme. It is more like a shove with my hand facing the way it is in the picture.

Leadfoot866 > The man in the iron mask
11/04/2013 at 08:22

Only between 3rd and 4th and occasionally when changing down from 5th to 4th (my car only has a 5-speed :( ).

The man in the iron mask > Leadfoot866
11/04/2013 at 08:23

well yes, it would be uncomfortable from 2nd to third, it wouldnt make sense

McChiken116 - Patrick H. > The man in the iron mask
11/04/2013 at 08:25

I do that a lot actually. Saw JC do it on top gear a lot.

The man in the iron mask > McChiken116 - Patrick H.
11/04/2013 at 08:26

haha yeah Jeremy clarkson does it.

doodon2whls > The man in the iron mask
11/04/2013 at 08:39

I don't always shift like a truck driver, but when I do... ...

Jayhawk Jake > The man in the iron mask
11/04/2013 at 08:40

From time to time.

The Jevans > The man in the iron mask
11/04/2013 at 08:42

I did from 5th-6th in my FR-S

PRBot II > The man in the iron mask
11/04/2013 at 08:47

I do it. I also sometimes reach over and shift with the left hand if I'm multi-tasking. Good times.

DocWalt > The man in the iron mask
11/04/2013 at 08:58

I don't really know why, but when I see people shifting like that it really bugs me. It's not like that's a natural position for your hand.

BKRM3 > The man in the iron mask
11/04/2013 at 09:12

Eh, not really. In fact I'm going the other way these days and actually shifting as lightly as possible...you really only need 2 fingers. My (HPDE) instructor pointed out that developing a light touch when shifting is probably the most effective way to make sure you don't ever have a money shift on track. There's simply no reason to muscle the gearbox. Also, neat trick for the 5-4 downshift is to tip the shifter out of 5 and let it center itself for a fraction of a second and then knock it straight back into 4. The centering spring places it right where it needs to be for going down to 4th. If you grab it and try to pull it from 5 to 4 you might **crinnnnge** hit second by mistake.

I realize this truck driver thing really only applies to upshifts, but I'm convinced that anyone who needs to develop shifting skills for a track setting would benefit from developing a lighter touch. Mister mustangman wasn't adding anything by shifting that way...