Torque wrench
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blksn955.o
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If your just looking for cheap and good (kinda hard if you REALLY want quality)...I would just go craftsman. Get a ft/lb. and seperate in/lb. if you can.
After using the father-in-laws snap-on trq. wrenches (DAMN cool bonus the father-in-law is a dealer and lets me use the tools...helllova cool guy to boot). They are better. The one I used to put my motor together is of a line that gets QC'd by cliking like 100k times and has to be something around 5% or less out of spec.
. Damn things are like 800$+ IIRC though.
After using the father-in-laws snap-on trq. wrenches (DAMN cool bonus the father-in-law is a dealer and lets me use the tools...helllova cool guy to boot). They are better. The one I used to put my motor together is of a line that gets QC'd by cliking like 100k times and has to be something around 5% or less out of spec.
. Damn things are like 800$+ IIRC though.
juiced_94gt
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juiced_94gt
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LOL I spend alot on tools, I used to be a mechanic but now im an Iron worker...somethings never change, i always chase down a snap on truck to buy tools, S#!t my rollaway 7 ft. box with stainless top cost me 7k with NO tools...I did get a free 6 pack cooler though
Bosko5.0
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SeventyMach1
Keep it lubed .... keep it straight .... and keep
I got one at NAPA with a lifetime warranty and is pretty good quality wrench, IMO. Can't remember how much it was, but I think between $40-60.
Zero Signal
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I found the Harbor Freight ones to be really inconsistent and way off. I'm very happy with all 3 craftsman ones with the twisty handles.
Nik_95Cobra
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Snap-on 1/2" Digital here, their newest version is pretty sweet. About $450 bones, but is a very nice piece.
Had to buy that when someone jacked my 3/8" one
Had to buy that when someone jacked my 3/8" one
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GTA_V6_Mustang
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I have a $350 1/2 snap on torque wrench. Pretty bad assed, but I got it free in the skills USA states competition I won. Along with a few other tools by matco.
thats why i use it for wheels only
when i did my motor i borrowed a snap on wrench to tq everything
it was so niceQuality go's with price! sadly enough
that being said the new crap on stuff sucks
Nik_95Cobra
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I prefer the new Snap-on stuff compared to new cracked handled matco and stripped out mac ratchets and the maribou screwdrivers matco has. Also like how quickly the chrome flakes off on anything from SK/Folcom.
Stanger007
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I was at Sears the other day looking at upgrading from my "antique" torque wrenches to some clickers and ran into a guy that did engine building on the side - he said he had broken two Sears clickers and after the hassle with the Sears replacement (not a lifetime warranty) he bought a Snap-on and has had it ever since.
I borrowed my neighbor's Harbor Freight clicker wrench to torque my oil pan bolts on my '72 Mach 1 because there was very little room to work my other wrench. I ended up breaking two bolts off in the block using it - was it the bolts fault (new bolts) or the wrenches? I dunno.
But when it comes to something as important as a torque wrench, it looks like you get what you pay for. This whole dang hobby is like that.
Wes
I borrowed my neighbor's Harbor Freight clicker wrench to torque my oil pan bolts on my '72 Mach 1 because there was very little room to work my other wrench. I ended up breaking two bolts off in the block using it - was it the bolts fault (new bolts) or the wrenches? I dunno.
But when it comes to something as important as a torque wrench, it looks like you get what you pay for. This whole dang hobby is like that.
Wes
juiced_94gt
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