C3 General General C3 Corvette Discussion not covered in Tech
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by:

Combo Tool Set

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old May 1, 2010 | 09:49 AM
  #1  
77vetter's Avatar
77vetter
Thread Starter
Racer
10 Year Member
 
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 289
Likes: 1
From: Valley Springs SD
Default Combo Tool Set

Looking for a good metric and standard tool set - sockets, wrenches, screwdrivers, etc. Who has the best deal and who makes the best combo set? Want to spend around $200-$250. Want to use it as a spare set and a travel set. I have a poll barn and I keep my tools in the garage but it would be nice to have a set I can leave in the poll barn for odds and ends jobs.

Last edited by 77vetter; May 1, 2010 at 09:57 AM.
Reply
Old May 1, 2010 | 09:53 AM
  #2  
johnmb's Avatar
johnmb
Racer
 
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 434
Likes: 0
From: Triangle Area NC
Default

I'd suggest you take a click over to www.garagejournal.com and shop around the Forum classifieds. You can (as I did) get lightly used professional quality tools (snap-on, williams, proto, etc) for not much more than cheap Chinese stuff.

Plus you'll have the pride of ownership of fine tools, rather than China Freight :-)

John
Reply
Old May 1, 2010 | 11:21 AM
  #3  
markids77's Avatar
markids77
Melting Slicks
 
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 2,709
Likes: 3
From: Savannah GA
Default

For occasional use stuff, Lowe's tools are better than Sears by a mile. I am a Snap-On owner and afficionado, but if I was looking for a "truck set", I'd be at the big blue box pronto.
Reply
Old May 1, 2010 | 12:54 PM
  #4  
Lon Wayne's Avatar
Lon Wayne
Drifting
 
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 1,480
Likes: 2
From: Circleville Ohio
Default Vader Vette

Originally Posted by 77vetter
Looking for a good metric and standard tool set - sockets, wrenches, screwdrivers, etc. Who has the best deal and who makes the best combo set? Want to spend around $200-$250. Want to use it as a spare set and a travel set. I have a poll barn and I keep my tools in the garage but it would be nice to have a set I can leave in the poll barn for odds and ends jobs.
I just bought an old 944 to play with and I went to Sears and got my standard & metric tap & Die set A complete Metric Socket set and Line wrenches. I also have Snap- on And some Cobalt they all seem good But I prefer Sears Just Cause I brake one i send it to work with my girl and she comes home with A new one (she works by a sears) the best thing Ill tell ya is try to stay away from Harbor Freight stuff some of it is not even good for boat anchors.....
Reply

Get notified of new replies

To Combo Tool Set





All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:44 PM.

story-0
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!

Slideshow: How to Protect A Convertible Top: 10 DOs & DON'Ts

By Michael S. Palmer | 2026-04-03 00:00:00


VIEW MORE
story-1
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!

Slideshow: The 10 most explosive Corvettes ever built based on power-to-weight ratio.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-05-20 07:23:03


VIEW MORE
story-2
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter

Slideshow: From C1 to C8 we compare every Corvette generation by the numbers.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-05-12 16:54:12


VIEW MORE
story-3
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time

Slideshow: Some Corvette pace cars became collectible legends, while others perfectly captured the look and attitude of their era.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-05-11 09:50:51


VIEW MORE
story-4
Top 10 Corvette Engines RANKED by Peak Torque (70+ Years of Muscle!)

Slideshow: Ranking the top 10 Corvette engines by torque output.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-05-05 11:58:09


VIEW MORE
story-5
Corvette ZR1X Will Be Pacing the Indy 500, And Could Probably Race, Too!

Slideshow: A Corvette pace car nearly matching IndyCar speeds sounds exaggerated, until you look at the numbers.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-05-04 20:03:36


VIEW MORE
story-6
Top 10 Corvettes Coming to Mecum Indy 2026!

Among a rather large group of them.

By Brett Foote | 2026-05-04 13:56:44


VIEW MORE
story-7
Top 10 C9 Corvette MUST-HAVES to Fix These C8 Generation Flaws!

Slideshow: the top 10 things Corvette owners want in the C9 Corvette

By Michael S. Palmer | 2026-04-30 12:41:15


VIEW MORE
story-8
10 Revolutionary 'Corvette Firsts' Most People Don't Know

Slideshow: 10 Important Corvette 'firsts' that every fan should know.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-04-29 17:02:16


VIEW MORE
story-9
5 Reasons to Upgrade to an LS6-Powered Corvette; 5 Reasons to Stay LT2

Slideshow: Should you buy a 2020-2026 Corvette or wait for 2027?

By Michael S. Palmer | 2026-04-22 10:08:58


VIEW MORE