uhh..this may seem like a stupid ass post, but try to bear with me. i'm lookin to buy a torque wrench so i can start doin some stuff myself. mainly i'm lookin to get one for my lug nuts. is 3/8" drive fine? or is that too weak? also, what makes a decent torque wrench? is something like this decent, or a POS? http://r5.us.rmi.yahoo.com/rmi/http:...45487&ccsyn=15

any suggestions would be good. thanks!

 

i got myself a torque wrench w/ 1/2" drive simply because i figure it's easier to get an adapter for 1/2"-to-3/8" than the other way around. as for what makes a decent one, really couldn't say.

 

I have the craftsman digitorque, it's pretty sweet. I went with 3/8, cause I use that size more on my car. I haven't had a problem yet.

But I can also see the ease of adapter with going with larger 1/2 size...I went with a 1/2 breaker bar.

 

Either one will work fine. If you use it on smaller stuff more, go with 3/8, if you only use it for wheels go 1/2, an adapter for the half is good, but I found on my prelude that with the adapter and then the socket on the adapter I could not always fit the wrench where I wanted it to go.

 

craftsmen is the best. cant beat the lifetime warranty. but i couldnt afford it, so i just bought a $20 1/2" drive off ebay. i just use it for lug nuts and suspension. i borrow my friends craftsmen digitorque 3/8" for engine work. it was $60 on sale i think

 

thx for the replies guys. i just went ahead and bout a cheapo 1/2" drive wit adapter and extension for 27 shipped.

 

i got a torque wrench from tirerack that includes a 3/8 and 1/2 drive adapters for like $33 shipped :thumbup:

 

hey usc, what kinda rims are those? are those the Advan RG's or the 5 zigen Black racing Pro N1's? and where and how much did you get them?

 

they're from Black Racing, the Black Racing Pro N1's in bronze. they're not 5Zigen, (unless since January, 5Zigen bought out the design/name or something).

i got them from Vic at Discount Tire Center in El Monte. i didn't really want them but it's a long story. he messed up an order for me. i forget how much i paid, i think somewhere in the neighborhood of $850. that was back in January.

 

hrm...i never really liked that vic character. always seemed too pushy or i dunno. i always felt like he was gonna screw me outta my money somehow. just the way he makes me feel. but alotta people seem to get great experiences