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Socket Set advice please

Posted: Tue Feb 23, 16 9:49 am
by Steve
Morning gang......need some help finding a socket set please.

My oldest lad, Scott, lives and works in North Carolina and is car mad (Jap stuff).

I want to get him a good quality large socket set like the Halfords ones a lot of us have but cant find the US equivalent on EBAY USA etc. A lifetime warranty etc would be great, again, like Halfords.

We would all love Snap On or Blue Point but I cant stretch to that unfortunately so looking in the $2-300 range. I want to find it in the US and get it sent to him internally.

I probably cant see the wood for the trees, anyone got any good links or advice please, Im not coming up with anything at the mo :oops: :oops:

Cheers Steve :thumbright:

Posted: Tue Feb 23, 16 10:02 am
by Blue
JC Whitney might be your best bet, not sure what quality lines they carry, I believe Craftsman is good stuff. You might also consider buying a selection of tools instead, sets tend to contain things you never use and of course you are paying for that.

Posted: Tue Feb 23, 16 10:04 am
by Matt
I've always found Sears Craftsman to be very nice.

http://www.sears.com/tools-ratchets-soc ... 1214364361

Posted: Tue Feb 23, 16 10:19 am
by steveo
have a look at jegs & summit sites

lots of good stuff ,

in a lot of / most cases , much much cheaper than , the equivalent tools / quality here in RIP off Britain, even when you factor in shipping & customs & vat ...

http://www.summitracing.com/int/search/ ... cation=int


http://www.jegs.com/c/Tools-Garage-Gear/10013/10002/-1

Posted: Tue Feb 23, 16 11:16 am
by Dart Vader
DREW ?

He should know somewhere

Posted: Tue Feb 23, 16 2:13 pm
by hemi472
This is a good set has most everything in it - i have some craftsman its good stuff

http://www.summitracing.com/int/parts/s ... /overview/

Posted: Tue Feb 23, 16 2:40 pm
by drewcrane
Craftsman is the best bang for the buck,and they will replace anything that breaks,and there are stores everywhere, so Sears is the place for decent quality :thumbright:

Posted: Tue Feb 23, 16 3:25 pm
by Charger
another vote for Sears / Craftsman here too, my brother lives in Texas and has Craftsman tools

:thumbright:

Posted: Tue Feb 23, 16 8:48 pm
by Steve
Men.....thank you very much for all the suggestions and advice! Lots to look at there and will let you know what I get for Scott.

Blue, thanks for the advice mate.....he has lots of individual tools and has specifically asked for a socket set that he can just keep in the back of the car and use when he is out and about with his car club

cheers Steve :thumbright: