Tool advice - geared wrenches

[01Z]

Hoping I'm not posting in the wrong forum so Mod, please move if it is.

Can someone guide me on what to look for regarding a set of ratcheting wrenches?

I just bought a set of stub length flex head locking ratcheting craftsmans. They are fine but I'm thinking about buying a set of regular length double boxed end ratcheting wrenches and hope someone can warn and point me in the right direction. They are kind of an investment....

Thanks.

[CKJ]

The double ended ratcheting wrenches are a beatiful thing :cool: At our shop we have I think 2 SAE and 2 Metric sets hanging up on the wall. They're damn good wrenches, we've had them for over 2-3 years now and havn't broken one. I use them a lot with the underdash of my cars and in very tight places. Try replacing a water pump and front cover seals on a 4.9 Cadilliac :eek: They also have this spot on the very tip top of the arch on the bone like wrenches (what i have) that you can press with your finger (no bs) and the wrench will turn freely. It can be a bit of a PITA in a very few spots. But I like them. :thumbsup:

[95Formula]

best thing since individually wrapped cheese slices.

[94whtTA]

x3 on their opinion, makes it so much easier in tight places.

[03slowZ06]

SEARS. mmmmmm Thats were mine came from. I got the 20 degree on one side straite on the other. Expensive thought.

[01Z]

I've been perusing the tools out there and am pretty sure i don't want the 30 degree sweep type. there are too many places where I won't be able to move the wrench enough to get 30 degrees of rotation for the ratchet mechanism to reach the next cog. I haven't seen any of those double boxed end wrenches advertise the degree of sweep; some boxed + open end ratchet wrenches advertise 5 degrees (Ala Craftsman) but I don't want to waste money on wrenches that duplicate what I already have. Buying an open end wrench on one end of the ratcheting boxed end is a waste for me. That's why I started this thread; to see if anyone has a lead on a good set of double boxed end ratcheting wrenches with the close ratio gearing. Thanks.

[White96Z28]

You can go Snap-On or MAC and get what you're looking for, but you're probably going to start having to donate blood after work to pay for them... :)

[White96Z28]

I think these are 5 degree sweep if I remember correctly...

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/tools.asp?tool=all&Group_ID=542&store=snapon-store

[White96Z28]

And these are listed as 5 degree sweep... If only they were'nt so expensive...

https://www.mactools.com/portal/site/mactools/menuitem.9ee7a3d7e73664e78b333020cf2461ca/?vgnextoid=0f58fde8eb4fc010VgnVCM100000104d840aRCR D

[93lt1z28]

i have (gearwrench) open on one end closed on the other and flat ..... great tools never brooke, and garunteed for life! not bad price either.