i was looking at the sears catalog for tools and came upon too many sets. i saw this set for $1,000 it has 546 pieces. i doubt i'll need THAT many for your basic honda/acura swap/maintenance job, so does anyone have a suggestion on a good set of tools?

 

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr...46000 199.99 for the beginner's..


Modified by DEVIOUS_EF* at 8:44 PM 10/28/2004

 

for standard sizes, but for a lot of tools for not much money. PS, craftsman screwdrives don't fit honda screws very well, imo. I luv my matco set. You'll need some pliers too.

 

and a big hammer and a pry bar

 

SNAP ON..

 

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for strap on tools

i prefer craftsman

 

craftsman

 

id get snap ons if i could afford em

 

Snap On turns into Snap Off with me, but then again, I break everything. I've had good luck with Matco, but bang for the buck is Cornwell. They have much better stuff than Craftsman and the price is just a little higher.

Related story, I was going to take the rods out of my ITR block, so I got my 13mm craftsman deep socket. This is the first time I've ever used it, and when I went to put it on the rod bolts, it wouldn't fit. I said wtf, and tried my buddy's 13, and it fit fine. I looked at mine, and put it on a 12 on the side of the block. The great people of craftsman gave me a 12mm marked as a 13mm... I almost don't want to return it just because it's awesome.

 

dude, that is definately awesome.

 

I like this set. I got it for myself. The whole set is metric. I had some standard stuff already, I hardly use standard sizes though so I'm glad I made the choice to get this all metric set. The one posted above onsale for $199 is a good deal. The one I have posted here below will go onsale for $149.99. That's when I got it. Either way I don't think you can go wrong. I really like all my craftsman tools. They have really nice click style torque wrenches also. I have both the 1/2 and 3/8. At least 75% of my tools are craftsman and they're all great.




http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr...=TOOL

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If you got the money its not the best set of tools in the world. But damn MUGEN!

 

As if regular Mugen parts weren't expensive enough. Dayam, I didn't even know that existed. Crazy...

 

haha ive seen that, isnt it like 800 or something

 

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Get the 254-piece set from Sears. It WAS on sale for $199 ($269 regular price). That one is the best bang for your buck. Comes with everything you need including a mini-tool box for everything. The only thing you might need to buy are the flexible joints and a 13mm deep socket. I needed that for my ARP headstuds.

 

I'd probably get this too. I used it to get 2 stripped 12mm bolts loose to remove my header and I was extatic as to how good it worked. Great investment!

 

omg those rule. They will take anything off, rust or not. The first time I used one, I couldn't believe it.

 

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lol...i really hope thats a joke. i have all snap on tools in kenedy box's at my grandmothers houses, and i love them. whats weird tho is they stay shiny no matter what the tools are over 15 years old, and look new.
well here's a quick story. i was using an SK socket on a breaker bar to get the bolts started to unbolt my head and the damn socket cracked. it stripped the bolt, no problem ill go get a set of craftsman bolt extracters. too bad the dont fit in the recess for the head bolt and i had to have it tig welded to the broken socket. came out real easy after that. craftsman really isnt that bad, but snap on tools are great. i still have no idea how i cracked that one socket.

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Modified by KraZEtEggIE at 1:55 AM 10/30/2004

 

I use and recommend snap on hand tools and boxes IF your a serious about it. On their website they have several different sets import, domestic, diagnostic ect. you can tell a lot about a tech by looking in their tool box.

 

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same here...

 

Craftsman, along with many other companies have lifetime warranty, so break it , exchange it

 

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$680 on the kingmotorsports site.

 

Craftsman at home. When Im working on my car and break a tool I can swoop by the nearest Sears and get a free replacement. No waiting for the Snap On truck to come by.

Snap On for the shop. Tools can take a beating. When a tool breaks we just call the truck to come and sell us another tool instead of sending out a tech to the local sears.

 

some snap on guys will sell to you at your home if you buy enough from them right? i gotta find one that will deliver to my house in ct.

 

it would be cheaper if you bought it online straight thru online, but the drawback would be that you would have to pay in full instead of making payments.

i buy alot of craftsman tools, but snap on has alot of special tools that craftsman doesn't have