what do you got in your garage
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what do you got in your garage
I'm still very new to vehicles and modding so i have nothing in my garage as far as tools goes so I'm just curious what are some of the basic tools you guys keep for modding your trucks also I'm making this a double post as I'm curious for those of you that have BL, and SL's how much did your cost over all and were did you get them done, the reason I'm asking is i went to a custom shop in town and the guy wants $1000 for a 2.25 suspension lift from ready lift and even i think he said $1100 for the 3 inch body lift.
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i have a semi large tool chest from Canadian Tire with quite a selection of hand tools, most of them Mastercraft,
I would say for a beginner or somebody that does not have a whole pile of tools , to get one of them combination socket sets they sell with multi pieces,. mine are 200 + and 150+ piece sets that i carry in my truck, i can repair most anything with them ,
I would say for a beginner or somebody that does not have a whole pile of tools , to get one of them combination socket sets they sell with multi pieces,. mine are 200 + and 150+ piece sets that i carry in my truck, i can repair most anything with them ,
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All the tools I have used to work on my truck are a minivan jack (I broke it), two jack stands, pure utter grunt strength, and a set of ratchets and sockets. I also use a big piece of pipe if I take off my bed bolts (you need a torx socket set for that to). Otherwise you can borrow tools from Autozone when needed.
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if you dont have any tools, i think your best starter set is something like this:
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...sName=View+All
as for what i have its just way to much to list.
hope this helps.
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...sName=View+All
as for what i have its just way to much to list.
hope this helps.
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i bought 2 sets to start with, the first was a 250 piece master craft maximum socket set, and the second one was a 200 piece mastercrap socket and bit set just so i could get the extra sizes and torx. that i needed for the seatbelts, o and i should have mentioned its not that i dont have any tools its that i don't have any tools specifically for car's I'm a drywaller so i have lots of carpenters tools and drills, and crap like that.
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Mid sized chest, compressor, a couple ratchet and socket sets, impact wrench, 1000 cans of pb blaster, brake parts cleaner, and boxes of specialty tools for various cars i have owned.
If i were you I would by:
Floor jack
4 jack Stands
200+ piece Craftsman tool kit
O2 Sensor socket
Can of PD blaster for rusty bolts
Shop manual for your truck
Drain bucket for oil
plastic mallet
brake bleeder tool
Impact driver (18v battery or with a compressor is better)
and ??? I shop at sears and Harbor Freight like a fat kid in a candy shop. My outlook is that I'd rather spend $300 on a tool to fix my car than pay a mechanic $400.
If i were you I would by:
Floor jack
4 jack Stands
200+ piece Craftsman tool kit
O2 Sensor socket
Can of PD blaster for rusty bolts
Shop manual for your truck
Drain bucket for oil
plastic mallet
brake bleeder tool
Impact driver (18v battery or with a compressor is better)
and ??? I shop at sears and Harbor Freight like a fat kid in a candy shop. My outlook is that I'd rather spend $300 on a tool to fix my car than pay a mechanic $400.
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Death traps are in my garage... A jar of mercury some loose asbestos layin around some rock hard bags of mortar from my dad... about 10 aluminum wheels a ss cat back exhaust from a chrysler 300 with the hemi. a bunch of street signs (all acquired legitimately from a constuction company that does alot of city work. with the exception of one sign that one of my dads drunk friends ran over and threw it in his truck) ..... some bikes and a bunch of other crap that needs to be thrown away... and infront of the garaged sits a 86 vw golf that i need to sell.
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i have a large selection of tools,a 98 for escort that i will be setting up for a enduro car for one of the local speedways around here, a fridge, tv with dish network, a few specialty tools, and like 5 or 6 cat converters off of all of my demo cars. oh and one of the main things you need in a garage well working is beers lol.