[Roadsters] tie rod ends, the "shock"

[Joe Russo]

I second your opinion. Snap on has had unwavering quality, Old S-K and
Craftsman too.  New stuff,  ???  Glad I bought most of my tools when the car
bug bit me in the 70s

-----Original Message-----
From: Gary and Cindy Ault [mailto:aultgc at att.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 2:46 AM
To: jrusso07 at rochester.rr.com; datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net;
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Subject: Re: [Roadsters] tie rod ends, the "shock"

I don't think the Chinese use the same crap the sell into the US market. 
But, remember who determines what crap is available in the US:  Not the
Chinese -- the US companies who specify and order it.  Want top quality
tools?  Buy "Made in USA".  More expensive, but will generally last a couple
of lifetimes.  (I still use some of my father's Craftsman wrenches.  I broke
an 11/16 box-open a few years back.  Had to have been 50 years old.  Sears
replaced it without a word.)

I have found most of what is at Harbor Freight is junk.  Some exceptions,
though, and if you are only going to use an item on occasion, it may be OK. 
For a while Sears was buying inferior wrenches and sockets -- using heavier
wall material in lieu of higher-strength.  Made it more difficult to get
wrenches and sockets into tight places.  Snap-On, SK, Proto and the like
were better.  Seems things at Sears are better now -- I am satisfied with
Craftsman quality in standard tools once again.  Of course, there are some
specialty automotive tools things only Snap-On seems to have.

Just one man's opinion.

Gary