Usefulness for 90D vs 35D pliers

[leoxdeng]

Dear all

I currently have the following 'good' pliers:
- 9 inch lineman's
- 9 inch needle nose
- 11 inch needle nose
- 5 inch circlip pliers x2 (internal and external)
- 7 inch circlip pliers x2 (internal and external)

The above pliers are all from good makes (SO, Channellock, Knipex).

I also have a pair of 'cheap' unbranded 11 inch 35D bent nose pliers, which I sometimes resort to, but I wish to upgrade to a better quality one that has a more solid grip and does not twist...

For a recent parking brake job that I did, which involved removing a seat and digging into the 'bowel' of the car to access brake cables - I wished I had a pair of 90D nose pliers for it.

So my question is, how useful is 90D nose vs 35D nose? And if my budget can only afford one of them, which one should I get? Also, am I better off with 9 inch bent nose, or 11 inch?

Thanks in advance
Namo Amituofo

 

[Ton ton]

I would go with the 9" pliers.

 

[leoxdeng]

I would go with the 9" pliers.

Thanks - any suggest on the angle - 90D vs 35D ?

 

[Ton ton]

Leoxdeng, I don't have any idea of which angle of pliers you should get. But let us know which one you go with.