3/8" vs. 1/2" Torque Wrench (all things equal)

[Ben006]

10-100 Nm and 25-250 Nm are mostly used on my cars

The ones I use the most too, 10-100 for oil changes and most small mechanical job, and 25 - 250 for wheels and subframes.

I like the digital ones... but I won't buy one, it's more a gadget than else, and they aren't as tough either.

I have a craftsman bought from sears online, good enough, a lot of guys at work have them. for the price, you can get both 3/8" and 1/2"!

[Topless]

I do sometimes use a torque wrench on oil drain plug, but never for the filter. "Hand tight plus a little snug to seat the o-ring." Has worked for a long time.

I also have an aversion to most digital tools. It seems they all require fairly unique batteries and when I need the wrench the battery is invariably dead and the stores are closed... or I am out at the track 80 miles from nowhere. I prefer the tried and true click style. I also like and use most Craftsman tools but never liked their torque wrench. It's not their best effort.

[bwdz]

Get the Harbor Freight ones, they work fine for what you need. I personally use my 1/2" the most but I also have ones that go up to 1300 lbs of torque as well as torque multipliers (I own a trucking company, semi trucks use big bolts, example would be the main caps on our engines require between 450-600 lbs of torque)