crazymjb

If you use a compressor which torque stick do you use/have. I am getting a compressor this summer and would buy a single torque stick for the TL. And I would also need jack stands.Hmmm

FunZee

Error error error. Stay away from torq sticks. Buy a set of torq wrenches from Harbor Freight !!

Chet03TL-S

Torq Wrenches are a lot more accurate than the torq sticks.

DanL

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On sale for $9.95 at Harbor Freight and it works pretty well...certainly well enough to torque wheel lugs.

melly

glad this thread was started.....i am planning on rotating my tires and am just going to get a torque wrench and socket set. does anyone know what size sockket and what is the specified torque for the lugs? thanks.

260 HP

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Torque is 80
Socket size 19 mm.

Vicman17

Best things I've ever bought for my cars were:

- A household air compressor (no more trips and line ups at the station)

-Campbell Hausfeld impact wrench set and quick release kits.

-An Accu-Tire Gauge (CR rated as one of the most accurate)

-Torque Wrench (tirerack special at around $25.00)

-19mm socket from Sears (lifetime warranty)

-2.5 ton jack and stands (saves me trips and $$$ switching to and from winter tires)

Now if only they would come up with a "Household Tire Balancer" that would be another good thing.

kosh2258

They're good for removing stubborn fasteners easily, but I wouldn't trust them for retorquing them.

Better to invest in a good torque wrench which has far many more uses than application specific torque sticks.

pettydw

I recommend a beam and pointer type torque wrench for long term use. The clicker types can go out of calibration as the springs weaken with age or the ball detent wears. I recommend avoiding Chinese made clicker types due to inferior metallurgy and poor overall quality. I find Craftsman brand tools excellent for home use and they are priced right compared to professional tools such as Snap-On.

TBone2004

So a torque stick is no good?

Legend2TL

Also get a six-point socket not a 12 point.

TBone2004

I just looked at tirerack and what I saw under torque wrench looked pretty close to what I have been refering to as a torque Stick.

What is the difference?

99whitetl

compressor - impact wrench - racing hydrolic jack - jack stands. thats what i have

TBone2004

Ohhhhhhhhhh - slow at work so I decided to educmacate miselph. What I use is a torque WRENCH. Those torque sticks I do not use, nor do I understand how they work.


I use 3 ton floor jack, 3 ton jack stands and a torque wrench.