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Review on πŸ”§ Capri Tools 30083 Torque Limiting Extension Bar Set, 5 Piece - 65 to 140 ft. lbs. - 1/2 in. Drive by Lamar Marshall

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Slightly inaccurate but very handy for lug nuts

I use 65 lbs - ft on the drive lug nuts glue. With my setup they go up to 90 lb-ft which is good enough. It's much quicker to just screw them all the way in rather than stopping for fear of overtightening and then dealing with a torque wrench. Is it worth the money? Hm. All I really need is a torque bar. But you don't really know what it's up to without testing it first. So what if I bought a 90lbf stick only to find it was spinning something I don't need? You basically have to buy the whole set. People don't really understand how they work. It's not magic. It's just a torsion bar that absorbs impact energy and spreads it out over time, producing less torque. I have to use a nut adapter (stupid the tire shop gives me custom nuts) which adds more mass. I think that might be why my grip rotates from 65 lb-ft to 90. Well maybe it's magic, I don't know!

Pros
  • Color coded torque extenders: 65, 80, 100, 120, 140 ft-lbs (90, 110, 135, 160, 190 Nm)
Cons
  • I write back