Well, its student loan time again, and none to soon. Im goign to be replacing shocks and springs on my 93 civic and im looking to invest in some air tools as i know thous suspention bolts can be a big pain without them.

Im trying to look at compressors but i dont really know what im looking for. I know i need a fair CFM @ 90psi but ive seen recomendations from 5cfms to 15. Im looking to spend 600 or less on a compressor (less is highly preferable) Im wanting this mostly for impact but the option to run other air tool would be nice. Any suggestions?

 

I bought a craftsman 33 gallon at sears with 25ft hose (1 year warrenty) for 400$.

so far i have had it for 6 months and painted my engine bay, done grinding, drilling,air ratchet, air hammer, fill tires, you name it. Its a great buy.

 

also to protect tools, invest in a moister/water filter.

 

I started talking to a girl that works at Sears for a few weeks, got my 33gallon compressor for $280 after tax and that was about the last time I spoke to her lmfao. Then I went to Harbor Freight and bought a starter kit for $5 on sale that had a 25ft 1/4" coil type hose along with like 4 male hose ends and 3 female hose ends. Then I bought a 50ft 3/8" air reel/hose to mount to my ceiling and a 15ft 3/8" hose to go from the compressor to the air reel mounted on the ceiling. So for $400 I had my complete air compressor setup for the garage. Now air tools is where it gets pricey but heck I have $5k+ in tools anyways lol. Make sure you have a 3/8" hose because a 1/4" doesn't flow enough air for things other than using the blower tool to dust things off lol. I have no complaints on the Craftsman other than the drain valve on the bottom which many have the same problem and fix it by using a few fittings and a handle shutoff valve rather than the twist thing. Plus the newer ones like I have, they have 2 ports for plugins. Meaning you can run 2 separate hoses off of it. Again the one for mine runs to the air reel and the other has the self coil duster offer tool which is nice to have both when doing body work sanding.