Anyone have a 150 ft lb 1/2" drive torque wrench they like?

[rs6er]

To be used primarily for lugs (not just on the P-car).

[equality72521]

I like my Snap-on but any "quality" wrench will do.

[arbita1]

I have a Huskey one from Home Depot which I've had for a few years and like.

[SAM DACOSTA]

I use a Craftsman 1/2" Torque Wrench and I'm satisfied with it.

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[LJ851]

WOW, mine is not nearly that heavy, perhaps because its a titanium? Ha , I really like my Ti ingersol rand 1/2 inch impact. Its light for a 1/2 gun , very powerful and like most impacts you can adjust the tightening torque. Its nice to have a powerful gun for the times when you need it. You are finish torquing with a torque wrench , right ?

[Danny_Ocean]

Also SnapOn.

[SAM DACOSTA]

Originally Posted by LJ851

WOW, mine is not nearly that heavy, perhaps because its a titanium? Ha , I really like my Ti ingersol rand 1/2 inch impact. Its light for a 1/2 gun , very powerful and like most impacts you can adjust the tightening torque. Its nice to have a powerful gun for the times when you need it. You are finish torquing with a torque wrench , right ?

I always finish with a Torque Wrench on my lugs (whether it's an impact driver used to tighten, or tightened by hand lug tool.) Definitely recommended, especially if you're doing any form of track driving.

[fanaudical]

I have a 50-250 ft-lb PROTO I bought at my local NAPA many years ago - It's always still in spec on those rare occasions that I get it "calibrated".

[Hodgey]

I have a 1/2" Husky and does just fine for me.

Neil

[wildcat077]

SnapOn here as well ... Expensive but built to last a lifetime !

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Phil

[JimJ]

CDI p/n 2503CF3...1/2", 25-250ft-lbs.

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[j911brick]

I have allot of torque wrenches (from inch pounds to 600 ft lbs). My favorites are the Snap-on digitals. Mac and Proto are also good. Even though I buy allot of craftsman tools, you couldn't give me another crapsman torque wrench. You can get some great deals on ebay, but I don't now that I would buy a digital off of ebay though.

[yelcab1]

I have 6 torque wrenches, 2 electronic ones, 4 mechanical ones. Three of 6 are craftsman, and they are the ones I use mostly around the cars. When I need to be very accurate, I reach for my electronic ones manufactured by Danaher, one of which even measures torque angle. Technology wins everytime.

[AlfonsoR]

I wouldn't spend too much money on a torque wrench. Torque , i.e. friction, is a very poor method of measuring bolt stretch. If you read one of the books by J. Bickford (Amazon.com: Handbook of Bolts and Bolted Joints (9780824799779): John Bickford, Sayed Nassar: Books), his book says torque has an accuracy of +/- 25%. I don't know if I believe that, maybe his experiment is based on bolting you could find at home depot and not the high quality, rolled thread bolting you might use for a connecting rod, for example. However, the point is still that measuring friction (torque applied) is not very accurate.

With that said, for some applications, torque is all you can go by. I wouldn't buy one that's too cheap either. I have a Kobalt from Lowes, goes to 200 or 250 ft-lbs, can't remember. I tested it against my Dad's Snap-on, and they were equal on tightening lug nuts to 110 ft-lbs.

I have a couple of craftsman and the Kobalt "looks" like it's better made.

Also, follow the manufacturer's care instructions. Mainly, remove the tension off the wrench once you are done with it.

[vash]

my friend loaned me a SK wrench and it is very nice. better value than a snapon, in my opinion. about half the money.

[pksystems]

Canadian tire Mastercraft one here.... seems to work, and lifetime warranty. Think it was only $50cdn.... that's like $50.05 USD

[haycait911]

I have a snappy digital, nice. but, I NEVER use any air tool on porsche lug nuts, and always use anti-seize. hand thread, then a bar with a 19mm socket, then torque wrench.
to be honest I usually skip the torque wrench. after 20-odd years of porsches I figure I can get within a couple of pounds by feel.

[JP911]

Snap On

[mpetry]

+ 1 on Snap On, you can find 'em on ebay, sometimes even with recent calibration.

[Jon B]

Hazet- but for wheel lugs, any quality "click" wrench is fine; beam and dial as well, though they're hard to read when torquing wheels.