Torque Lug Nuts on pick up trip?

[sideout1961]

Thanks for the responses guys. That was very helpful. I learn something new everyday. I will go out and buy a Torque wrench ASAP. Any suggestion on brand?

[OldCoot]

Good torque wrenches are pricey, a good "Snap On" 1/2" drive 30 lb/ft -250 lb/ft will probably be in the range of $150-$250.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Snap-Torque-...331#vi-content

[Herk7769]

I have a craftsman
Craftsman 9-44597 Micrometer Torque Wrench,1/2dr,250ft/lbs#

[Rod Johnson]

Originally Posted by sideout1961

Thanks for the responses guys. That , was very helpful. I learn something new everyday. I will go out and buy a Torque wrench ASAP. Any suggestion on brand?

That's a loaded question... Ford or Chevy?

You get what you pay for, to a certain point. I used to swear by Craftsman, now I seem to be very happy with the Kobalt stuff.

I wouldn't trust the $9 one from HF, but I have one, and it reads the same as my Craftsman...

Some guys are gonna tell you the $350 Snap-On is the only way to go...

[Rod Johnson]

Originally Posted by herk7769

I have a craftsman
Craftsman 9-44597 Micrometer Torque Wrench,1/2dr,250ft/lbs#

Did you see that price at Grainger's? I wonder if thats a typo?

http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/CRA...4&ci_sku=3KGZ1

[travyp]

Man, that is a great price. I am thinking about jumping on that deal if it is truly Craftsman.....

[Rod Johnson]

You might need an account for Graingers.

[travyp]

You can check out as a guest. Just seems too good to be true. A quick google search returns much higher cost. I know Grainger has some good prices but that doesn't seem right...

[sideout1961]

I just ordered it. $42 with shipping & handling. We will see.

[sideout1961]

Just got email from Graingers, item on backorder. Must have been limited supply and sold out.

[travyp]

Sure but a great price if they honor it when stock comes back in.

[RonLynnJr]

When I worked at Firestone they had a set of these for every couple techs. I was a little leary of them at first but after double checking them with a torque wrench they actually worked great and saved a huge amount of time.

[Herk7769]

Originally Posted by Rod Johnson

Did you see that price at Grainger's? I wonder if thats a typo?

TORQUE WRENCH 1/2 DRIVE 25-250 FT/LBS : Grainger Industrial Supply

For that price I would "Press to Test" You could sell those on eBay and double your money.

My bet is you will get the "out of stock;" "Backordered" reply. Then you will get a price change notice a week later with an offer to cancel.

[sideout1961]

My thought exactly Herk. Thought the price was to good to be true. It was more than likely the last one in stock.

[travyp]

Just got a call from Grainger. It is discontinued and they want me to pick out another wrench.

[Herk7769]

Originally Posted by travyp

Just got a call from Grainger. It is discontinued and they want me to pick out another wrench.

check post 33

[amxpress]

Did you mean Torque wrench and that was a misspelling or were you being humorous?

Not only do I really know how to spell it, I can actually use one, too!
I have a few torque wrenches and have paid $350 for one that I used to build engines.
Interesting discovery, though. I was given a $30 torque wrench from Harbor Freight as a gift. I compared it to one of my Snap On's when torquing lug nuts. They were both fairly equal when it came to 85#.
Would I use the $30 one for engine building? Probably not. But for keeping in the fiver and checking wheel lug torque, definately.

[mm29]

What torque wrench dd you get sideout?

[sideout1961]

@mm29: I still haven't bought one yet. I've seen one at wal mart but don't know if it's good enough.

[btmfdr]

I 2nd the harbor freight torque wrench at $20, results are equal with my Snap On, yet my craftsman is all over the board....

Craftsman probably 20 years old, may have to make a trip over to Sears for a swap out...