Not sure if this is the right place to put this but...eh

Since i've been changing me and my gfs tires from winter to summer tires over the last year. I have concidered getting one of these torque wrenches. They generally torque up to 450ft/lbs which is WAY plenty for a tire. I think you generally only needa bout 70-90lbs for a wheel. I hear mixed things about them and so on.

What do you guys think?


http://tinyurl.com/y8pr47a

 

Dont have any experience with that brand, but everyone should own a really good torque wrench. I for one though never use an impact wrench on my lugs. Better to use a manual wrench and make sure the lugs dont get over torqued, like you hear of happening so many times at mechanics/garages.

 

Unless you can limit the tightening torque I wouldn't use them to tighten. Very useful to untigthen the bolts though.

 

ive ran a regular husky brand torque wrench for years, i think i paid 50 bux for it plus it has a lifetime warranty
its not dead nuts accurate ~ 3-4 ft lbs but it works fine for 99% of the stuff i need for it (head studs for example)

 

That's not a "torque wrench". That's an "impact wrench". I hear people confuse the terms all the time and it can lead to broken bolts. I told a buddy to use a torque wrench to install his valve cover. He thought I meant impact wrench and actually got mad at me when he broke his plastic valve cover.

This is a torque wrench, and yes, you need one:

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00944595000P