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I had a need (okay a desire) for a complete set of wrenches that were a little on the larger side. At least from what I normally use.

I decided I would dip my toe in the water with wright wrenches by getting their 915 set with their grip 2.0 design.

When they arrived, my first thought was holy ****. This is really heavy. And then when I opened up the set I thought wow that's a really big set. Those are clearly much larger then my Craftsman overdrive wrenches or my Craftsman v-series wrenches.

And then I put them next to each other.

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In the upper left you have kind of a small set of V series ratcheting wrenches that goes from 5/16 to 3/4.


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The open end on the ratcheting wrench is marginally larger In width and not quite as thick. The ratcheting end is much larger but that's to be expected. The handle is significantly thinner and not even almost as comfortable for me, as the right wrench. I was surprised that they are roughly the same length.

What? I did not realize is that the Craftsman overdrive wrenches are actually longer by about the length of the head. The open heads are roughly the same size and the same width, but the handle thickness on the right wrench is much thicker. I say that and I realize maybe I'm wrong. It just feels so much better in the hand. The edges aren't quite as sharp on the wright wrench. Okay so the wright wrench is indeed thicker but not by as much as I expected given how it just feels better in my hand. The difference is probably 0.05" but the taper shape is just some much more comfortable in my hand.

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All I can say is wow I really like these.

I mean obviously if I compare them to my tekton long-handled double-ended ratcheting wrenches, The Tekton are significantly longer. Not quite double but almost... I did not compare them to my older wrenches that I keep in my garage, but that is a larger set than I have historically kept in my basement shop.

But wow, I think I'm going to order the metric version of this
 
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Wright makes a very nice wrench, I'm sure you'll be happy with them. Over time my brain has adapted to the shorter wright profile being "normal", which makes most of my other wrenches feel like long pattern. The satin finish is really nice, consider it if you buy a metric set.
 

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Good timing. I've actually been looking for a 2nd set of metric wrenches, and I've had my eye on the Wright.

Where did you buy that SAE set from? Same place you're going to buy the metric set?
 
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Wright makes a very nice wrench, I'm sure you'll be happy with them. Over time my brain has adapted to the shorter wright profile being "normal", which makes most of my other wrenches feel like long pattern. The satin finish is really nice, consider it if you buy a metric set.
You like the Satin finish better than the polished Chrome? I was thinking about getting the 958 set 7mm - 24 mm in Polished chrome

I bought from Mr Tools (I am in Ohio and so are they). This is the set I intended to buy:


Zoro is a little cheaper


Most people are out of the 958 set, which has the polished chrome.

I purposely purchased from Mr. Tools because they are very clear about what you are getting. Zoro leaves a lot to be desired on their web site. As one example, consider the high polish 1/4" wrench that is 1/4" (part number 1208)


A 9/16" wrench is shown. The site is almost useless to get information about what you are buying for some things. I one time found a specific part # for a Ratchet and they showed two with what looked two variations of the same part number so I emailed them and asked about it. It seems that some of there stuff is sold by other suppliers and I was looking at the same part from two different suppliers. Probably dropped ship, not really sure.

When I go to Mr. Tools, and buy a set, they are much more clear about what you are getting.

If you go for the satin finish, it is cheaper, and in stock



If you do not need or want the tool roll, you can get from 6mm-24mm here


So I went ahead and ordered the stain finish.
 

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What a coincidence. In preparation for my entry to the diesel tech field I recently bought “big boy” sets of wright wrenches too. I freaking love them.IMG_9765.jpeg

Zoro + 20% off coupon (readily available) and both sets were less than $500 shipped to my door. Unbelievable value for top tier American wrenches.

The 5/16” is broached a bit shallow, compared to the 8mm and every other wrench but it’s still functional. Hopefully I can get a replacement from Wright.

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Other than that they are beautifully rugged in appearance. The thick, rounded beam profile feels great in the hand, and that open end truly gives a rock solid grip on fasteners. Can’t wait to really put them to use.
 
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People here always raved about how good Wright wrenches are, so I bought a set in metric. They were correct. Tempted to get them in SAE, but I have so many standard sets already, and that set of Plombs still works great... Those Overdrives are nice too.
 

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You like the Satin finish better than the polished Chrome? I was thinking about getting the 958 set 7mm - 24 mm in Polished chrome

I bought from Mr Tools (I am in Ohio and so are they). This is the set I intended to buy:


Zoro is a little cheaper


Most people are out of the 958 set, which has the polished chrome.

I purposely purchased from Mr. Tools because they are very clear about what you are getting. Zoro leaves a lot to be desired on their web site. As one example, consider the high polish 1/4" wrench that is 1/4" (part number 1208)


A 9/16" wrench is shown. The site is almost useless to get information about what you are buying for some things. I one time found a specific part # for a Ratchet and they showed two with what looked two variations of the same part number so I emailed them and asked about it. It seems that some of there stuff is sold by other suppliers and I was looking at the same part from two different suppliers. Probably dropped ship, not really sure.

When I go to Mr. Tools, and buy a set, they are much more clear about what you are getting.

If you go for the satin finish, it is cheaper, and in stock



If you do not need or want the tool roll, you can get from 6mm-24mm here


So I went ahead and ordered the stain finish.

I don't have any chrome from Wright aside from ratchets or extensions. But I have the 7-24 set in satin and really like it. I think it will stay nicer, longer, than chrome which gets covered in micro scratches. It's also much less slippery.
 

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You like the Satin finish better than the polished Chrome? I was thinking about getting the 958 set 7mm - 24 mm in Polished chrome

I bought from Mr Tools (I am in Ohio and so are they). This is the set I intended to buy:


Zoro is a little cheaper


Most people are out of the 958 set, which has the polished chrome.

I purposely purchased from Mr. Tools because they are very clear about what you are getting. Zoro leaves a lot to be desired on their web site. As one example, consider the high polish 1/4" wrench that is 1/4" (part number 1208)


A 9/16" wrench is shown. The site is almost useless to get information about what you are buying for some things. I one time found a specific part # for a Ratchet and they showed two with what looked two variations of the same part number so I emailed them and asked about it. It seems that some of there stuff is sold by other suppliers and I was looking at the same part from two different suppliers. Probably dropped ship, not really sure.

When I go to Mr. Tools, and buy a set, they are much more clear about what you are getting.

If you go for the satin finish, it is cheaper, and in stock



If you do not need or want the tool roll, you can get from 6mm-24mm here


So I went ahead and ordered the stain finish.
If you search by the set numbers, eg: “wright 752”, Zoro will get you right, even if the accompanying picture isn’t correct. All of the combo sets starting with a ‘7’ are satin finish, all the sets starting with a ‘9’ are polished finish.

It’s always great to support a local business though.
 
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If you search by the set numbers, eg: “wright 752”, Zoro will get you right, even if the accompanying picture isn’t correct. All of the combo sets starting with a ‘7’ are satin finish, all the sets starting with a ‘9’ are polished finish.

It’s always great to support a local business though.
That was the only way I was able to find things, at least on Zorro... Took me a hot minute to figure out the difference between the sevens and the nines
 

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When I set out to upgrade my wrenches from the old Craftsman RPs a couple years back, I couldn't decide between the Wrights and the Proto ASDs, so I bought both. Wright in SAE, which I use much more frequently, and the Protos in Metric. Both in satin. The Wrights are nice wrenches no doubt, but I prefer the Protos by a fair margin. Longer pattern, slimmer, and they don't ****** up bolt heads nearly as much as the Wrights. I will likely sell the Wrights at some point and buy the same Protos in SAE, but its not a burning need.
 

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These Wright wrenches are where I landed when I upgraded from my old Craftsman RP a few years back. I have a set of Wiha made in Taiwan beater wrenches that I usually end up grabbing first, I don’t usually need the grip feature.
 
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When I set out to upgrade my wrenches from the old Craftsman RPs a couple years back, I couldn't decide between the Wrights and the Proto ASDs, so I bought both. Wright in SAE, which I use much more frequently, and the Protos in Metric. Both in satin. The Wrights are nice wrenches no doubt, but I prefer the Protos by a fair margin. Longer pattern, slimmer, and they don't ****** up bolt heads nearly as much as the Wrights. I will likely sell the Wrights at some point and buy the same Protos in SAE, but its not a burning need.
Plenty long enough for me I think. Was surprised the Craftsman overdrive are longer. I do have longer...

I found I prefer the feel to the Craftsman overdrive (almost the same) and the Craftsman V (very different). With gloves the difference might disappear. The Craftsman V series has a definite curve and much thinner.

I have a nice proto ratchet but not a wrench. The wrenches look very similar. No obvious taper. By slimmer do you mean in width, thickness, overall?

My ust admit, I was a bit worried on what they will do in terms of leaving marks.
 
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What a coincidence. In preparation for my entry to the diesel tech field I recently bought “big boy” sets of wright wrenches too. I freaking love them.IMG_9765.jpeg

Zoro + 20% off coupon (readily available) and both sets were less than $500 shipped to my door. Unbelievable value for top tier American wrenches.

The 5/16” is broached a bit shallow, compared to the 8mm and every other wrench but it’s still functional. Hopefully I can get a replacement from Wright.

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Other than that they are beautifully rugged in appearance. The thick, rounded beam profile feels great in the hand, and that open end truly gives a rock solid grip on fasteners. Can’t wait to really put them to use.
Ok, I'd not given that a thought... It didn't jump out at me while I was checking all of them, but I will take a closer look later today.

What's the phrase ?
New fear unlocked.
 

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Ok, I'd not given that a thought... It didn't jump out at me while I was checking all of them, but I will take a closer look later today.

What's the phrase ?
New fear unlocked.
I remembered this thread:


and so I checked my wrenches very closely when i got them. Only reason I bothered looking. The chrome is in great shape, just that one 5/16” is a bit shallow. It still works fine, so if they don’t replace it, I’m not gonna buy a replacement.

I had Snapon flank drive before these and I much prefer the Wrights. The beam profile + the heft Of the tools makes for a great feel in the hand. The Snappies are too slim in the beam and the shiny chrome gets slippery. Plus the sheer cost is ridiculous, IMO.
 
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I remembered this thread:


and so I checked my wrenches very closely when i got them. Only reason I bothered looking. The chrome is in great shape, just that one 5/16” is a bit shallow. It still works fine, so if they don’t replace it, I’m not gonna buy a replacement.

I had Snapon flank drive before these and I much prefer the Wrights. The beam profile + the heft Of the tools makes for a great feel in the hand. The Snappies are too slim in the beam and the shiny chrome gets slippery. Plus the sheer cost is ridiculous, IMO.
I was looking pretty close at the Chrome. They did a really nice chrome job on these.. never occurred yet. Check the openings on all of them. Only checked a couple just to compare to see if they look similar to my other wrenches. Put the example that was posted above. Wow, that's a shallow opening.
 

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I bought polished 7-22 mm set last year and bought satin SAE 5/16 to 1-1/4 not too long ago. The Wright wrenches are longer than my standard SK ones but shorter than the long pattern. I've been happy with the purchase and use them everyday.
 
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So I've really been enjoying my high polish Chrome SAE set up to 1-1/4" so I ordered and received the metric set up to 24 mm. I wanted the high Chrome but they generally run out in stock so I ordered the not high Chrome version. I like the high Chrome, but these others are very nice too. And an added bonus is if I happen to have both sets out, I can immediately tell which one is metric and which one is SAE.

And while I was ordering I added A quarter inch and a 6 mm.

Very happy with them.
 
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Andy you prefer the polished chrome over the satin finish?
I like the look better. They did a really nice Chrome job. I really like the look of the polished chrome and I think it will resist rust better (<whispers> where it does not scratch).

The Satin feels nice and less slippery in my hand so if I had to do it over I would still get SAE in hi polish and the Metric in Satin so that if I am using both on the same project I do not mix up the individual tools. I even got the 1/4" in Chrome and the 6mm in Satin so that they match. I will use them both for a bit and I might just stay with Satin just because it is a bit grippier (is that a word) but boy is their Chrome nice!

My Williams stuff that I just received is black, so no chrome of any kind there. A large set of Ratchet Flare Nut Wrenches (12pt). Off hand, I kind of wish I had bought the Wright versions over the Williams just because the striking on the WIlliams is sloppy and weak on some. I did not even think that the 3/4" was marked. I mean it is marked, but you have to go looking for them. Will see if I can dredge up a photo of those. They seem to work just fine.
 
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My Williams stuff that I just received is black, so no chrome of any kind there. A large set of Ratchet Flare Nut Wrenches (12pt). Off hand, I kind of wish I had bought the Wright versions over the Williams just because the striking on the WIlliams is sloppy and weak on some. I did not even think that the 3/4" was marked. I mean it is marked, but you have to go looking for them. Will see if I can dredge up a photo of those. They seem to work just fine.
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And a bit closer. Note The very poor stamping on the right two

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One of them looks like it has been dropped and has a ding on it and one of them was so dirty. I got out a stiff brush to clean it. Looks like someone had dropped it in a slightly muddy puddle and then let some of the dirt dry on it. It was weird since these were all brand new.

In the grand scheme of things though, given how I'm going to use them, they are all functionally just fine and they are surely going to get dinged up and wet. And yes I will clean and oil them but still they all seem to function, well the couple I tried. I'm mostly annoyed that it's hard to read some of the stamping. Some of the stamping is amazing so I know they can do it.

Won't affect you, especially given how I expect to abuse this particular set. So I keep them.

If you're curious, my intended use for these is mostly plumbing and I'm just tired of using a standard open-ended wrench to get over the line. The straw that broke the camel's back that caused this purchase was dealing with. I think one fitting that was roughly 5/8 and one was closer to an inch... I don't remember if it was 7/8 or 15/16.
 
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And a bit closer. Note The very poor stamping on the right two

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One of them looks like it has been dropped and has a ding on it and one of them was so dirty. I got out a stiff brush to clean it. Looks like someone had dropped it in a slightly muddy puddle and then let some of the dirt dry on it. It was weird since these were all brand new.

In the grand scheme of things though, given how I'm going to use them, they are all functionally just fine and they are surely going to get dinged up and wet. And yes I will clean and oil them but still they all seem to function, well the couple I tried. I'm mostly annoyed that it's hard to read some of the stamping. Some of the stamping is amazing so I know they can do it.

Won't affect you, especially given how I expect to abuse this particular set. So I keep them.

If you're curious, my intended use for these is mostly plumbing and I'm just tired of using a standard open-ended wrench to get over the line. The straw that broke the camel's back that caused this purchase was dealing with. I think one fitting that was roughly 5/8 and one was closer to an inch... I don't remember if it was 7/8 or 15/16.
Side note, a tool roll was not available for these so I'm thinking about just making my own unless someone has any suggestions for something that might fit these...
 
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Andy you prefer the polished chrome over the satin finish?
BTW, I think that all of my other wrenches are not high polish. They're all satin. I mean portions of them are highly polished, but most of it is satin.

For example, I was using one of my garage sets which is USA Craftsman and those are all satin except for the name plates are polished.
 

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I like polished is easy to clean, but I prefer satin for twol reasons: it’s less slick and somehow it’s easier to see in bad lighting.

And that satin seems easy enough to clean.
It’s totally a pain to choose. I also like the ease of maintaining chrome polished tools. But the satin tools age better and have superior grip.
 
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It’s totally a pain to choose. I also like the ease of maintaining chrome polished tools. But the satin tools age better and have superior grip.
my satin wrenches purchased 30 years ago still look almost new, but they are usually cleaned before I put them away.... (I did say usually, but for sure if they are really dirty or lots of oil).
 
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I wish I liked my other Wright tools as much as their wrenches. The wrenches are amazing.

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Curious which others you have but didn't like as much....

For screwdrivers I know some people seem to really like their older hard red handles. I heard they are larger handles than usual. I have heard mixed comments on their newer screwdrivers.

I have a ratchet I really like and one I am mixed on...
 
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I bought mine, polished metric, really for the strength of the box end. The strength of the open end is pretty incredible. I busted an 11mm on an inner tie rod, in a way over the limit way. Wright did replace it, with a satin, that's whatever. They don't dig into my hands. Like another poster here, I also bought a set of Proto polished metric but six point. Those are my first grabs for the front toe portion of alignments, the ASD is a little less aggressive and they are a little bit longer, and skinnier. Both sets I have hammered on, and used either another wrench, or wrench extender. It's GJ, buy both, and it will still cost less than one set from Snap-On, I have some stuff from them too of course....Flare wrenches, nobody does it better
 

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Curious which others you have but didn't like as much....

For screwdrivers I know some people seem to really like their older hard red handles. I heard they are larger handles than usual. I have heard mixed comments on their newer screwdrivers.

I have a ratchet I really like and one I am mixed on...

Two stand-outs:

I have the little 3/8" flex head. Round head. Never use it anymore. I think I gummed up the works with a bit too much pressure. Rebuild kits are *not* cheap... though I got one for it.

I tried their 1/4" spinner handle.... junk, frankly. No detents in the "female end" for a ratchet. Someone here pointed out that there's was also "bent", I realized that mine was also bent.

Neither tool really speaks to me, either. On the other hand, the wrenches are wonderful in every way.

Overall, too many niggles for the price point.

-Ryan
 
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Two stand-outs:

I have the little 3/8" flex head. Round head. Never use it anymore. I think I gummed up the works with a bit too much pressure. Rebuild kits are *not* cheap... though I got one for it.

I tried their 1/4" spinner handle.... junk, frankly. No detents in the "female end" for a ratchet. Someone here pointed out that there's was also "bent", I realized that mine was also bent.

Neither tool really speaks to me, either. On the other hand, the wrenches are wonderful in every way.

Overall, too many niggles for the price point.

-Ryan
I just wanted to say thanks for the detailed response
 

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Does the 2.0 get caught on the corners of the nut like the 1.0 does? I have one sample of the 1.0 and it gets caught bad enough to prevent me from buying a whole set. I'm assuming that's what Wright improved upon when they went to the 2.0 update.
 
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Does the 2.0 get caught on the corners of the nut like the 1.0 does? I have one sample of the 1.0 and it gets caught bad enough to prevent me from buying a whole set. I'm assuming that's what Wright improved upon when they went to the 2.0 update.
I took a 9/16 pole and I measured it. It measured as 0.5570"; I did not look at the standard to see what the allowable sizes are. It was a single example and it's stainless steel...

A then took my Williams 9/16 and at the tip it measured as 0.5710". I measured my Facom at 0.5685, and Craftsman overdrive at 0.5665".

Note that the Craftsman overdrive also have three marks on them. The Williams has three lines that are closer to the back, whereas the craftsman overdrive is more evenly spread out on the face.

In my testing, the Williams was the loosest of the three, and A did not convince it to catch. Even though I tried. I couldn't get it to catch on any of them. Not a surprise for the fakon since it is smooth.

So, will they catch under different usages? No idea but my quick test did not show it catching.
 

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I took a 9/16 pole and I measured it. It measured as 0.5570"; I did not look at the standard to see what the allowable sizes are. It was a single example and it's stainless steel...

A then took my Williams 9/16 and at the tip it measured as 0.5710". I measured my Facom at 0.5685, and Craftsman overdrive at 0.5665".

Note that the Craftsman overdrive also have three marks on them. The Williams has three lines that are closer to the back, whereas the craftsman overdrive is more evenly spread out on the face.

In my testing, the Williams was the loosest of the three, and A did not convince it to catch. Even though I tried. I couldn't get it to catch on any of them. Not a surprise for the fakon since it is smooth.

So, will they catch under different usages? No idea but my quick test did not show it catching.

Have you turned any nuts with them yet? Do they catch the edge of the corner as you're pulling the wrench away? That's all I was asking.
 
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