GEARWRENCH 80573 8 Inch Metric Socket Review

I'm not yet unhappy with the GearWrench. I think they offer a great product at a good price. It took me many years to "get used to" using smaller tools than Snap On and Mac, but products like this remind me how stupid it is to think that the big boys are the only quality offerings. They work great on my car, around the engine. Every time I use them I feel spoiled. Even the "stand" is of good quality and works great.

I bought a metric and standard set for work. I bought this item over others because of the lifetime warranty. They appear to be very well built. The only problem I had was dropping the size 3/16 and when it hit the ground the hex bit fell out of the 3/8 socket adapter. While this may seem like a problem, I'd rather have it fall apart than break in half. As far as I know they are pressed in so I put them back together and had no more problems. I would recommend it to others.

I'm just a home mechanic but I've been working on a couple of old cars and recently added them to my toolbox. These are hex heads with a spherical end. , so I wouldn't use them for seriously tacky mounts. However, they certainly save for hard-to-reach places. What I like about them: They have fairly strong 3/8" plastic pins with a retaining ball and spring, just like a regular 3/8" ratchet. Most other similar products that come on a pole either only have square pins with no locking so the…