Torque wrench
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CAFFEINE SLAVE
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Torque wrench
Has anyone bought a torque wrench lately? Just wondering what I should expect to pay for when I'm ready to put my rims on. Good place to get one (not on the net, I want to see it in person) Sears, Home Depot, Menards, Lowes? Also, don't want to spend too much $. Thanks
a torque wrench is a torque wrench right?
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I would get a craftsman torque wrench. They are around $80.00 give or take. Lifetime warranty, and any torque wrench can get out of adjustment or break easier that a regular wrench. Once you get one you will use more than you think. I have broke a cheap wrench before, out $50.00
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CAFFEINE SLAVE
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CRAP 
I wish I would have thought about it when I bought my rims and tires from tirerack. They have a decent looking one for $29.99. Should have just added it to my order :angry:
I wish I would have thought about it when I bought my rims and tires from tirerack. They have a decent looking one for $29.99. Should have just added it to my order :angry:
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Proto
I bought a Proto about 20 years ago for about 100 bucks and it is still in calibration today. For just wheels, don't go too far out. The 29 bucker sounds like a good price for the light usage of wheel torque.
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CAFFEINE SLAVE
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Originally posted by MaCe
just go to a tire place and ask em to torque em to 80 lbs im sure they wont care... slip em 5 bucks easy as that
MaCe
just go to a tire place and ask em to torque em to 80 lbs im sure they wont care... slip em 5 bucks easy as that
MaCe
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You shouldn't have to give the tire shops a $5 because they're supposed to do that for you anyway!
Of course, this isn't always the case... just for kicks, I took my torque wrench (Craftsman, but not the clicky kind) to my wheels after it came back from getting a tire repaired and it went off the meter... over 150 ft lbs. Took two people to undo the nuts.
Of course, this isn't always the case... just for kicks, I took my torque wrench (Craftsman, but not the clicky kind) to my wheels after it came back from getting a tire repaired and it went off the meter... over 150 ft lbs. Took two people to undo the nuts.
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From: western mass
Originally posted by RidinLow
You shouldn't have to give the tire shops a $5 because they're supposed to do that for you anyway!
Of course, this isn't always the case... just for kicks, I took my torque wrench (Craftsman, but not the clicky kind) to my wheels after it came back from getting a tire repaired and it went off the meter... over 150 ft lbs. Took two people to undo the nuts.
You shouldn't have to give the tire shops a $5 because they're supposed to do that for you anyway!
Of course, this isn't always the case... just for kicks, I took my torque wrench (Craftsman, but not the clicky kind) to my wheels after it came back from getting a tire repaired and it went off the meter... over 150 ft lbs. Took two people to undo the nuts.
damn ... u shoulda went back torque that high can warp your rotors... i work in a tire bay im always torquen peoples shit down u'de be surprised how generous people are ... the guns we use can snap a stud clean when set at the highest setting... around 300 - 400 ft/lbs hehehehe <---- i'm talkin from expereince here
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