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04-16-2003, 05:56 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: North Texas
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Whichever way you go, get 12-point sockets and box-end wrenches. They are much better in tight spots and you can put them on the fastener head quicker. Also, all ratchets are not created equal. In the case of Craftsman, the more you spend, the more ratchet teeth you get. This helps in tight spots where you have little room to rotate the ratchet handle. Sears also sells a "Gear-Wrench", which is a combination wrench with a ratcheting box end. They are made in Taiwan, but work very well and seem to hold up, at least for weekend hot-rodding duty.
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Mike 1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 35 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, recent AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes. 1982 C10 SWB -- sold 1981 C10 Silverado LWB -- sold, but wish I still had it! 1969 C10 (not the current one) that I bought in the early 1980s. Paid $1200; sold for $1500 a few years later. Just a hint at the appreciation that was coming. Retired as a factory automation products salesman. Worked part-time over the years for an engine builder and a classic car repair shop. Member here for 24 years! This is the very first car/truck Internet forum I joined. I still used a dial-up modem back then! |
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