Good tire pressure gauge?

[astrodoggie3000]

I was checking my tire pressure today and starting thinking about how honest my three dollar gauge really was. My tire pressure just doesn't seem to be be were i like it. My question is... is there any reason to spend more and get a better gauge? I would rather have a durable, accurate gauge and spend a little more. Any opinions?

 

[Zurawskt]

Stick with Milton products and I think you should be fine, they make many great inflation and pressure checking tools at an reasonable price.

 

[lilredex]

Milton is good quality. I found a "Monkey Grip" in Princess Auto and am very happy with it.

This one...

http://www.bellautomotive.com/Long-Dual-Foot-Tire-Gauge-p/22-5-08853-m.htm

 

[fflintstone]

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00404WDUC/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[kenfain]

Milton. $8.00 northern tool. Spring inside, good heft .I bought several. I give e'm out to friends. They say made in U.S.A. I've had no reason to suspect their accuracy. I had collected several cheap ones before I found these. First sign of trouble, they'd be trash. Usually wouldn't be long. Still got several brand new cheapos, hangin on the wall. Still using the original Milton. Been over a year. I check tire pressure often, in several vehicles. So it was money well spent. Might not be for everyone, but I'll never go back to cheap junk. Hey it's only a few dollars for satisfaction. Where else can you get it so cheap

 

[jmm]

Unless you're racing or running some kinda specialty tires you have to baby I'd just use a sturdy dial gauge. No reason to lose any sleep over them. Got mine at autozone years back for 6-7 bucks, works good enough for me. Go a little nicer and check that Milton at Northern Tool.

 

[djjsr]

I spent about 70 bucks on a "calibrated" tire pressure gauge that was guaranteed to be accurate to 1/10 of 1 psi.

To do a little test, I inflated the biggest tire I could find to 35 psi. I then gathered up all my gauges to check them against the high dollar gauge. To my surprise, NONE of my 3 dial type gauges were accurate and varied from 2 to 6 psi. Even more surprising was that ALL 4 of my cheapie pencil type gauges were dead on accurate. Two of them are Milton and the other two are unknown brands.

I guess you don't have to spend a lot of money to get an accurate gauge.

 

[Chuck122]

Intercomp makes some very nice gauges

 

[zkling]

Even more surprising was that ALL 4 of my cheapie pencil type gauges were dead on accurate. Two of them are Milton and the other two are unknown brands.

I guess you don't have to spend a lot of money to get an accurate gauge.

X2

Usually the pencil pop out type gauges are more accurate than a low end dial gauge. If you want something super accurate and relatively cheap, purchase a calibrated pressure gauge and attach it to a length of hose and a tire chuck.