Best Torque Wrench? $450 Snap On vs Craftsman, ICON, Kobalt, DeWalt, SK Tools, Proto, Wera

Dec 2021/18 min/9 products tested

The verdict

3
Kobalt
“If your budget's only around $150, I really like both the Icon as well as the DeWalt. If you have a budget of around $200, the SK Tools is a great torque wrench and would be my choice.”
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Also noted
Torque Wrench Tester
“To test the torque wrenches, I bought this Proto torque wrench tester.”
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Budget pick
DeWalt
“If your budget's only around $150, I really like both the Icon as well as the DeWalt.”
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Best value
SK Tools
“If you have a budget of around $200, the SK Tools is a great torque wrench and would be my choice.”
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Also noted
Wera
“While the Wera averaged very close to 50 ft-lb, it had one measurement that was outside the 4% torque tolerance.”
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Also noted
Craftsman
“So, the Craftsman has done the best so far averaging 52.18 lb off by 4.2%.”
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Avoid
Performance Tools
“And the Performance Tool really struggled blasting past 50 ft-lb plus the 4% range six out of six times.”
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Avoid
Lexivon
“Unfortunately, the Lexivon really began having trouble and overshot way beyond the 4% to 53.93, 55.46, 54.46, and 55.19 on the last four attempts.”
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