Anybody have recommendations for online tool purchases, ie. metric socket sets. Our L's are totally metric correct?
Thanks Alot
P.S. Not cheap crap, just good tools at internet prices!

 

Well, it's hard to beat Craftsman:

http://www.sears.com/sr/homepages/ve...&vertical=TOOL

Yes, the parts are metric. If you want to go 'first-class': http://buy.snapon.com/catalog/catalog.asp?id=1

Dan

 

Yep..I'm all Craftsman..and they've got some great close out prices going on some of thier sets right now!!!!

 

I have all snapon stuff in my garage and my race shop and trailor. they sponsormy race team andgive us 5grand a year in gift certificates for tools so we use it even if we dont need anything.

 

For the average mechanic or do it yourselfer, definitely go with Craftsman. As a former Ford tech, my box is filled with Snap-On, Mac, Matco, S-K and Craftsman tools. The higher quality tools don't break as often, but when they do it's sometimes a pain in the butt getting them replaced. It's hard to beat Craftsman when you can just hit the local Sears and have a broken tool replaced. And since Craftsman tools are much cheaper money wise, they make great candidates for when you have to "Modify" one into a special tool . Craftsman also has many "packages" that are great deals.

 

husky is good stuff, its at the homedepot

craftsman pro are very nice, regular stuff doesn't feel good after a couple of hours in your hands

grainger.com has ok stuff

snapon, mac, matco, cornwell are the best, but will cost you tons.

i use ATD and SK tools and i work in a ford shop, then again, i don't have the $$$ to buy top of the line, though that doesn't mean my tools are cheap.

 

Craftsman all the way

 

smk: If you plan on changing the plugs, you need/must have one of these:

http://www.sears.com/sr/product/summ...id=00943193000

Dan

 

i like crescent

 

all i have to say is get craftsman, I cant tell you how many times I have broken a wrench from torquing on it too much. All you have to do is take it back to sears and get a free replacement

 

I like Kobalt from lowes. Huskys are the best made for the money Craftsman are just as much as Snap On.


JEFF

 

Dan - Lightninrod

Thanks for the tip! I'm doing plugs this weekend.

 

You're welcome . You need THAT socket for #7's coil pack bolt. You can use it on the others too but a straight/normal 7mm socket will give you less trouble(wobble) on the other c/p bolts. Be sure you have an extendable magnet(small in diameter too).

One of these: http://buy.snapon.com/catalog/PRO.as...snapon%2Dstore

in 5/8" is handy but not 'necessary'.

Dan

 

You can magnatize the socket by putting it on a fishing magnet for a couple of days...that will help keep the bolts and nuts from dropping into the black hole under the plennum

 

I beg to differ!! Ever looked at getting a 251 piece Snap on set(all wrenchs and sockets, SAE and Metric?) for under 200 bucks? We got a set of these for our other roll around for $150 bucks, which has to one of the best deals on earth!! We've got triplicates and quadruplicates of everything pretty much now...

Cuz you can never have to many sockets and wrenchs, because then there's so many more to lose...hehehe