The Zeal is much smoother, and has significantly less ratcheting resistance. I sold the 2 CM's this weekend. Durability... I'll tell you in a couple years.
The Zeal was $45, not as nice a discount as the regular Koken line, but I like it
for Ko-kenSignificantly less resistance than the CM, eh.
@Ricleh
If you had to pick between Zeal and Nepros, which would you pick?
Nepros up North, and Koken down South except for a Zeal set up here. I will wait until I purchase a house, to bring the Nepros south of the 49th.Yup, my un-scientific test proved it. I held the drive portion of each ratchet, with the handle pointed vertical at 12 o'clock. Nudged the handle and let them swing down and around. Zeal, almost 9 o'clock or 270 degrees, CM premium, close to 7 o'clock, Nepros, also close to 7 o'clock. A well worn SK palm control almost went to 9 o'clock as well.
I returned to the Great White North for Thanksgiving, so I had a chance to fondle my Nepros
Side by side, the Nepros feels more solid. Like a 90's Mercedes Benz, compared to a similar era Audi. Both very nice, but the Benz had a little more polish and vault like feel.
Looks like a nut setter bolt.
Do you have the Craftsman standard length and deep sockets to fill in the gaps? If so, getting the Koken sockets in the sizes you expect to use most could be a great way to use your money most effectively [although I cannot figure out why they would include a 5.5mm and not an 11mm, when was the last time anybody saw a 5.5?]. However, if you don't have all of the gaps filled in, you might want to reconsider getting a more complete Koken set or alternately you could fill the gaps with individual sockets of your choice. Even if you go years without using them, it just takes one anomalous part (or a side job on a car you you don't usually work on) to make a "skipped" socket seem like a real false economy.
