What you guys think of the one the TireRack sells ?
Snap on and Mac all good stuff but I dont track my car and dont change out wheels that much just looking to get something which will be better then going by feel
I've had the one from Tirerack for about 5 years and it works well and no problems. I only use it 4-5 times a year though. Hard to beat for the price.
Kinda thread jacking real quick, but where do you take the sears wrench to get it calibrated?
Sears?
Like others have said, the difference between my snap on and the craftsman is night and day. I really only use my craftsman for the drain plug so I don't get oil on my snap on.
I have one that I bought from Harbor Freight for $10, including a plastic case. I use it all the time and it has never failed me. I see it's up to $16 now. Good thing I got it when I did.
Oh yeah, I guess I only assumed you were using it for wheel lug torquing. Definitely don't use what I recommended on engine parts. I'd go with a smaller, more accurate one for those types of duties.
I use mine only for mounting wheels/tires. At each track event I do, I switch to and from four track tires at the start and end of the track event, and often one or more times in the middle of the event. And I do 8-10 track events per year. So that's a lot of tire changing.How often do you use yours and for what applications.
I've had it calibrated, and it was 100 percent accurate every time. And it has been absolutely consistent throughout the five or so years I've had it. (Given how often I use it, I bet I could tell if it were off significantly.)Although people may not have had issues w/ the Harbor Freight one, I wouldn't trust its consistency.
One of the guys in our local car club works in a shop that remanufactures transmissions, and when we have meets there, they do the calibration for anyone who brings a torque wrench to the meet.where do you take the sears wrench to get it calibrated?
This thread is like a bunch of women arguing about skin lotion. For God's sake please go buy a damn torque wrench already!
lol+ 1 Bailey just go to sears and buy a wrench.....
I agree with nsxtasy, go to Harbor Freight and buy 6 Torque Wrenches instead. :biggrin:
It's accurate says it's accurate to +/- 4%. . So if you're really worried, set the wrench to 84 ft-lbs when torquing. In that case you'll be at a safe range between 80 ft-lbs at the -4% and at 87 ft-lbs at the +4%.
Plus you'll have 5 other torque wrenches to quintuple check your first one. :wink:
This thread is like a bunch of women arguing about skin lotion. For God's sake please go buy a damn torque wrench already!
lol+ 1 Bailey just go to sears and buy a wrench.....
Actually I just re-read the title of the post and it IS just for torquing wheel lugs. . Just go with a cheap torque wrench then. . . you could get get 3 or more of them for the price of a Snap-On or KD or whatever. . .
If you're using it to do engine work though, get a more reputable one.
Go with the Harbor Freight one. Most car magazines have a 20% off coupon you could use, so it'd be like $12!!
http://www.harborfreight.com/1-2-half-inch-drive-click-stop-torque-wrench-239.html
I think this is more then I need for the two times a year I need to use one
http://www.harborfreight.com/1-2-half-inch-drive-click-stop-torque-wrench-239.html
1/2 Drive Click Stop Torque Wrench
Item # 239
Click-stop type, accurate within +/- 4%
Heavy duty cam and pawl mechanism
Torque range: 20 to 150 ft. lbs
Reversible
Length: 18"
Sale Price $9.99
WhooHoo! Finally seeing the light! :biggrin:
If you have a store near you, print out this coupon for an additional 20% off, making it, $7.99