Look what Brown did for me.
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I know it's too late now, but you can purchase an adjustable torque wrench for only $30 off of TireRack.
http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/tools/tw605.jsp
You'll also need to purchase a thin wall socket for the torque wrench that fits the size of your wheels' lug nuts, it's about $4 no biggie. I bought that exact torque wrench and a 21mm Gorilla wall socket for my car and it works great. Not that I swap wheels or anything, it's just good to have to make sure that the lug nuts are properly torqued to 80 foot pounds (or whatever rating is for your specific wheels).
http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/tools/tw605.jsp
You'll also need to purchase a thin wall socket for the torque wrench that fits the size of your wheels' lug nuts, it's about $4 no biggie. I bought that exact torque wrench and a 21mm Gorilla wall socket for my car and it works great. Not that I swap wheels or anything, it's just good to have to make sure that the lug nuts are properly torqued to 80 foot pounds (or whatever rating is for your specific wheels).
epj3, yeah I am aware that there are much better torque wrenches - I believe TireRack's is one of the cheapest and it's not even digital. I was suggesting it because I wasn't sure how often Tom uses it - I know I've only used mine once or twice since I bought mine almost a year ago, and for that frequency of use it's hard to justify having one at all.
Tom, yeah Sears is definitely the way to go, as Eric said it....much better quality and the Craftsman lifetime warranty! The $30 one from TireRack is a piece of shit so you do get what you pay for, but it does get the job done just fine (in my own opinion, of course).![[:)]](/images/smilies/smile.png "Smile [:)]")
Tom, yeah Sears is definitely the way to go, as Eric said it....much better quality and the Craftsman lifetime warranty! The $30 one from TireRack is a piece of shit so you do get what you pay for, but it does get the job done just fine (in my own opinion, of course).
Hey thanks again for the comments guys, sorry I forgot about this thread. Please go here for the updated pics.
http://www.bmwboard.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10445
http://www.bmwboard.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10445
