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re: Gearheads, recommend me an automotive torque wrench
Posted on 11/24/20 at 11:24 am to Soul Gleaux
Posted on 11/24/20 at 11:24 am to Soul Gleaux
here is the thing, it has good reviews but i personally have never heard of that brand. i dont often use a torque wrench but the way i base my tool brand choices is how often im gonna use that tool. the more often i use the more im gonna pay for quality. i buy cheap tools for once in a time projects. torque wrenches arent something id necessarily cheap out on but you dont have to go buy snap-on. if you are a total gearhead like i am then you will end up having multiple sets of the same types of tools as you find what brand works for you. its just trial and error man. ive never had harbor freight tools, tekton, craftsman, kobalt, husky, dewalt, milwaukee, ryobi or any brand break on me because im not a moron and i use my tools properly and clean them.
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Posted on 11/24/20 at 11:46 am to AdmiralApe
Understood. This is the first project of this magnitude that I’ve undertaken, so there’s been some tools here and there that I’ve had to get. I plan on doing more in the future, so I was looking for something reputable, made in the US, but not necessarily $600-$1k+ in cost. My rebuild is involving front and rear axle swaps, engine, the works. So there’s quite a few things I’ll need it for. I appreciate everyone’s input, I’ll get to shopping 
Posted on 11/24/20 at 11:58 am to AdmiralApe
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here is the thing, it has good reviews but i personally have never heard of that brand. i dont often use a torque wrench but the way i base my tool brand choices is how often im gonna use that tool. the more often i use the more im gonna pay for quality. i buy cheap tools for once in a time projects. torque wrenches arent something id necessarily cheap out on but you dont have to go buy snap-on. if you are a total gearhead like i am then you will end up having multiple sets of the same types of tools as you find what brand works for you. its just trial and error man. ive never had harbor freight tools, tekton, craftsman, kobalt, husky, dewalt, milwaukee, ryobi or any brand break on me because im not a moron and i use my tools properly and clean them.
I have broken cheap tools and I have broken Snap On and that caliber tool.....and I have done it using them the way they were meant to be used but more often when I have broken them I was doing something with them they weren't meant to be used for....usually a cheater bar was involved but occasionally a hammer and rarer a hydraulic press or jack. They will break.
I buy harbor freight hand tools. Easy to get, good selection, cheap and good warranty.
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