which tool set should i get?

[accident]

Also: some sort of puller

[accident]

I also recommend picking up a 22mm wrench, preferably ratcheting. Makes doing control arms a breeze.

[JGood]

so i picked up a few things today. feel like money well spent :)


all for 100
visegrips were thrown in for free.
S/k ratchet, two snap on ratchets, one 3/8th craftsman fine tooth
craftsman sockets, two sets
snapon screw drivers
three sets of wrenches
and mac wobbles


the wobbles were 20 lol

only 40 for this one.

i know i know, i made out.

Nice! Garage sale? Those ratchets are a good start, just those are worth the $100.

Not sure what sockets you have there, but you want to make sure you have metric 1/4 deep and shallow from 7mm-13mm, and metric 3/8" deep and shallow from 8mm-19mm. You can get complete Craftsman sets cheap enough.

And metric wrenches from 7mm-19mm.

[M3 Cereal]

you want to wait for black friday bro, and you want to make sure the set has or is metric makes life so much easier.

[devon.818]

so i picked up a few things today. feel like money well spent :)


all for 100
visegrips were thrown in for free.
S/k ratchet, two snap on ratchets, one 3/8th craftsman fine tooth
craftsman sockets, two sets
snapon screw drivers
three sets of wrenches
and mac wobbles


the wobbles were 20 lol

only 40 for this one.

i know i know, i made out.

[dannyyisntt]

tools, like e30's, are like pokemon...you've gotta get all those mother fuckers.

[Restoman]

next $65 of disposable income I have is going towards me chasing down the Snap-on truck and buying a nice ratchet. 72 tooth means 5 degrees of rotation to engage! It's like tool masturbation.

[tjmonsen5]

Cheap tools suck, they may get the job done, but they really dont feel good. I hate tinkering at my friends houses, because they use shitty tools. All china crap, no name. Probably from walmart or the dollar section at ace.

Bare minimum, go with craftsman. Craftsman polished wrenches are nice, i dont like the feel of raised panel wrenches, or the raised panel ratchets. I bought an SK ratchet, and I LOVE it. Its not that expensive, and feels lightyears better than craftsman.

Im thinking of picking up some snapon wrenches, tough decision.

[joshh]

^ i can buy 5 street hookers for the price of one pro, but i guess it's all about the level of expectation.

Good analogy because they all get the job done...except with the cheaper ones you save a lot of money as well.

[Gooch]

Whatever set you end up getting, I suggest getting a set of GearWrench ratchets and swapping in Matco 88 tooth rebuild kits. I did this after using my friends SnapOn ratchets when I realized the Craftsman ones just flat out suck.

[HarukoE30]

All I need is a set of my own extensions and I am good to go...

My Dad has a whole Craftsman tool tower thing full of early 1990's craftsman, but I try not to use it. He is anal about his shit

Haha all Dad's are, just comes with the territory ;)

[cabriodster87]

buy craftsman so that if you break it you just get a replacement :)

and carry case is the best, when the jobs over everything has a place.

[5Toes]

All I need is a set of my own extensions and I am good to go...

My Dad has a whole Craftsman tool tower thing full of early 1990's craftsman, but I try not to use it. He is anal about his shit

[ldsbeaker]

Devon, I have about 80-90% craftsman as well. Built up from a "starter" kit, and now I have a toolbox taller than I am.
Something that may be a little bit wasteful but is nice is having multiples of some things. I think I have 3 sets of box end wrenches now, and the ratcheting wrenches make me SO happy.

A set that I just picked up for CHEAP was this:
(holy shit it's on SALE)

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...4145_200304145

It has a lot of the BIG wrenches that you normally can't find for cheap. There are some holes in the lineup, but if you buy the rest separately, you still won't break $80. That's a hell of a deal for a full set up to 32mm. decent wrenches. They are my backup to the backup.

[Nsquared97]

Anybody else use Crescent? I got their 211pc set a couple years back as a starter kit and really like it. Only problem I have had is the 10mm 1/4 drive socket cracked. Only $100 from Costco at the time.