Which Torque Wrench?

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Mar 8, 2010 | 12:45 PM

Bobby206

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Which Torque Wrench?

Whats the recommended torque wrench? 3/4 or the 1/2? Something basic for the lugs.

Mar 8, 2010 | 01:36 PM

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As long as it gets the job done you should be able to get the bit sizes you need in either. I got a cheap torque wrench at harbor freight and its fairly accurate. Look for ones that have the torque range that you need and you should be fine.

Mar 8, 2010 | 02:48 PM

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1/2" is plenty enough for what you're doing.

Mar 8, 2010 | 04:36 PM

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thanks. I was at sears yesterday and saw the craftsmens are going for $75+ maybe ill check out harbor freight.

Mar 8, 2010 | 04:53 PM

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http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...Itemnumber=239
This is the one I got from Harborfreight, $20. Good price, and it still works. Surprisingly built pretty well.

Mar 8, 2010 | 06:52 PM

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wow, that's a good price. I bought mine from northern tool for about $50 which was a lot cheaper than lowe's. That place was a ripoff, they wanted like $130!

Mar 8, 2010 | 07:59 PM

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You get what you pay for with torque wrenches. Cheap tools give you cheap results. All my torque wrenches are SnapOn for a reason. They're far from cheap, but they hold a calibration and they work consistently.

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Mar 14, 2010 | 12:31 PM

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i bought a 40 dollar cheap one and i thought it work great until i bought a craftsman digital torque wrench... and boy was the reading off.

so spend the extra dough... get a snap on or craftsman.