MikeJim

What brand is your favorite?

Steve113

Snap -on is the best I have used but very expensive

Veloce Raptor

Mark Kibort

J/K....I use Craftsman & buy a new one evrey 5 years or so

Tom W

I like my Precision Instruments split-beam much better than the Craftsman I used to have.

Steve113

I think Griot's has a decent one and they can calibrate it if you send it back every couple of years

SeanR

These are the peeps that make them for Snap-On. Great product.



Get it cheap here

winders

+1

I have the Precision Instruments 3/8 and 1/2 split-beam torque wrenches and prefer them to the click type. Precision Instruments makes the Snap-on split beam torque wrench.

Scott

Gofishracing

STAHLWILLE without a doubt !

911 Crazy

Agreed.

Cris Brady

I'm in total geek love with my digital Snap-on torque wrenches. I got the full set (1/8, 1/4, 1/2) used from Ebay, Craigslist, etc. They vibrate and sound a tone when you hit the setting, and then also show you the actual torque that was applied.

That said, for torquing my wheels at the track, I have a old Harbor Freight 1/2" that I bought for $20. It's lasted longer than my much more expensive Craftsman wrench. I check it against the pricier SnapOn wrench every now and ago, but it's good enough.

Astroman

+1

They work great and are exponentially more affordable. I had a friend buy a more expensive Craftsman and it failed pretty quickly. Several years later and my trusty HF is still going strong. Hell, I could buy a new one every year for the next 10 years and still come out way ahead.

After all, torquing a steel lug nut to 100 ft/lb in the paddock isn't rocket science.

Chaos

Snap - On (gift)

winders

I like using a 1/2" split beam for this application. Why? With the split beam, I can leave it set at 100 ft-lbs (interestingly enough, it's not "ft/lbs") and not worry about it. I always look at the setting before I use the torque wrench just to make sure....

Scott

Gofishracing

STAHLWILLE also split beam.

Toby Pennycuff

I have both Snap-On (electronic Tech Wrenches in all four sizes - 1/4, 3/8, 1/2, 3/4) anda Stahlwille 3/4. Love all of them!