Whats the difference between these triple squares?

[muskaman67]

I'm about to pull the trigger on a set of triple square/xzn sockets. Besides being made by the same company, what is the difference between the two? Does one use better steel for the sockets?

http://www.tooltopia.com/vim-xzn100.aspx
or
http://www.tooltopia.com/vim-xzns1000.aspx

The bottom one is twice the price and it only includes one more piece and a magrail. I dont know which one to purchase. Thanks.

 

[treasureseeker]

Socket drive size of ratchet they fit.

 

[greaseyjockey]

bottom set has the tamper proof hole in the tip/ top set is normal solid tip

 

[airbuff101]

Top set is 1/4" dr.
Bottom set is 3drive sizes and include several BIG sizes that I've never seen used on cars. Perhaps trucks/large equipment in Europe.

That VIM series is great, tough stuff and beautifully made. My son has been using the 1/4"dr. short allens and torx sets for a couple/three years day in/day out professionally. Good stuff.
airbuff

 

[Moose-LandTran]

Top set is 1/4" dr.
Bottom set is 3drive sizes and include several BIG sizes that I've never seen used on cars. Perhaps trucks/large equipment in Europe.

M14 is used a fair bit, but mostly on VW-Audi cars for suspension, and some headbolts. M16 is used from some VW-Audi brake caliper carrier brackets (Touaregs, Q7s.) and for numerous gearbox fill/drain plugs on certain VW-Audi cars and Porsches. The only use i know of for M18 is large commercial diesel engine headbolts and some VW hub bolts, but you need at least 1/2" for that. (My VW factory tool for the M18 hub bolts is 3/4"-drive.)

 

[2oolhound]

The expensive set is made from one piece of steel while the cheap set has the body plus the drive bit inserted into it so it is 2 different pieces.

 

[airbuff101]

Toolhound,
They are both one-piece forged sets.
airbuff

 

[2oolhound]

Toolhound,
They are both one-piece forged sets.
airbuff

Thanks, I should have read it closer, I guess I saw the color change and assumed too much.

 

[muskaman67]

Top set is 1/4" dr.
Bottom set is 3drive sizes and include several BIG sizes that I've never seen used on cars. Perhaps trucks/large equipment in Europe.

That VIM series is great, tough stuff and beautifully made. My son has been using the 1/4"dr. short allens and torx sets for a couple/three years day in/day out professionally. Good stuff.
airbuff

i checked the vim tools website and it says that the top set is 3/8" drive.

 

[airbuff101]

I stand corrected then Muskaman.
The 1/4" sets that I referred are packaged the same way and I assumed they 1/4" in the link.
Good stuff in any size though.
airbuff