Impact Socket Set

Cervidae · Jan 28, 2013

I am looking to get a starter impact socket set. Does anyone have any suggestions? This set would just be for home use not looking for the higher end sets. Prefer USA made but willing to look at import sockets.

hifi_hokie · Jan 28, 2013

Have a price in mind?

G1GRANDEUR · Jan 28, 2013

xXSanderXx · Jan 28, 2013

I love my Chicago Pneumatic 10 - 36mm 1/2" set.
It's pretty cheap for what you get.

pipsters · Jan 28, 2013

Craftsman was about the cheapest you could get as far as new USA made. There was a recent blowout sale on the Industrial line, full 1/2", 3/8" and 1/4" set for $130. They are all gone though.

You might get lucky and find a set on eBay.

Anything above Craftsman starts to get really expensive IMO. Not worth it.

Super Sport · Jan 28, 2013

You can get Craftsman for $3-4/socket on sale often. They discontinued the USA made ones a few months back, but you can still find some on shelves.

Impact sockets are something you can skimp on as cheap ones still hold up well. But if USA-made is a requirement for you (like it was me), Cman is your best bet. My suggestion on that is to look for larger sets on Sears.com that don't sell as well as the smaller sets. Read reviews, they often will tell you if people are receiving USA or import tools. If nothing else, buy them and pray. You can always return them pretty easily.

sberry · Jan 28, 2013

I just noticed a Cman set at a Kmart, 10 pc deep was about 40$, they looked good, easy to get, right off the shelf.

fourtythree · Jan 28, 2013

I've been pretty happy with the duralast set I have. They run around $20 a set iirc.

CompressionIgnition · Jan 28, 2013

Grey Pneumatic is my choice. Cheap, good quality and complete sets. not made in USA tho.

joedodge · Jan 28, 2013

Sunnex are nice complete sets with a life time warranty almost all tool dealers sell them and most aut tool retailers and there super affordable and hold up great in a pro environment

csrc5129 · Jan 28, 2013

This is what I bought...its on sale right now too

http://www.sears.com/craftsman-52-p...p-00915820000P?prdNo=3&blockNo=3&blockType=G3

GTA Matt · Jan 28, 2013

Sunex. Tool topia seems to have the best prices.

Matt018 · Jan 28, 2013

CompressionIgnition said:
Grey Pneumatic is my choice. Cheap, good quality and complete sets. not made in USA tho.

Grey Pneumatic is whats up, there sockets are awesome.

Fireball027 · Jan 28, 2013

I have 6 different Sunex sets. For the price they can't be beat and lifetime warranty.

shoturtle · Jan 28, 2013

If you are going with home uses. You might just want to get 3/8 drive to start with. USA made will be pricey. And most of the taiwan made ones are excellent quality.

You can get armstrong set, made in the USA. Or as mention before taiwan made, Chicago Pneumatic they are the same quality as other taiwan made brands like sunex and gray pneumatic.

You will be better off cash wise as you will need both SAE and Metric sizes. And then you can decide weather you need shallow and deep sockets.

maddawg1952 · Jan 28, 2013

I have 2 sets of Ingersoll rands (imports) that I've been beating the snot out of for 6-7 years without even 1 of them breaking, Damn wish I could remember who I bought them from in the red metal boxes. Nothing fancy just black oxide finish.

dsmnickk90 · Jan 28, 2013

Armstrong! Not much more than what the old USA sets were when they wernt on sale. I have a bunch of Armstrong impact and chrome sockets they are both awesome

larryq · Jan 28, 2013

Northern Tool has pretty complete sets for ~ $75, metric and standard. I have a 1/2" metric shallow set that I got from them for $20 (10-27mm), good quality. Sunex or Grey or Craftsman are better however. Harbor Freight has some decent ones as well as I understand.

crewchief888 · Jan 28, 2013

i have impact sockets from
mac
matco
snap on
stanley
CM
and quite a few unknown brands.

after a while when the finish wears off, they all end up looking the same

many of them over 25 years old, i can count on one hand the ones that have been replaced.
all of them impact wobbles

:beer:

pilotman81 · Jan 28, 2013

CompressionIgnition said:
Grey Pneumatic is my choice. Cheap, good quality and complete sets. not made in USA tho.

I agree completely.

brownie · Jan 28, 2013

add me in the grey pneumatic group. cant beat them for the price.

Murphy4570 · Jan 28, 2013

Get the junk chicom set from harbor freight. I bought two sets years ago when they were on sale for $10 a set, and the damned things lasted me a couple years in a shop environment. I was very surprised.

franzdom · Jan 28, 2013

GP Duo-sockets

MattPersman · Jan 29, 2013

The Stanley at Walmart are good for the $

Hammell · Jan 29, 2013

Ive got a set of Wright 1/2 impacts, 13mm to 30mm. Well made, good product.

shoturtle · Jan 29, 2013

Murphy4570 said:
Get the junk chicom set from harbor freight. I bought two sets years ago when they were on sale for $10 a set, and the damned things lasted me a couple years in a shop environment. I was very surprised.

the HF pittsburg form couple years ago were made in taiwan like theit pittsburg pro. They are about the same quality as gray and sunex. Not junk. One of the few not junk items they sell.

Jawn · Jan 29, 2013

If you really want US made (that are likely to remain US made for warranty replacements if needed), SK and Wright are good choices. Won't be cheap though. Given the advice of other posters, it might be good to just go ahead and get the imports.

fourtythree · Jan 29, 2013

I honestly wouldn't spend truck brand prices, or even SK prices on a home set. Like everyone else has said, pretty much all of the taiwan made store brand sockets will suit you well.

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