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Old 11-03-2010, 08:03 AM
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Tire gauge

I have used many tire gauges over the years and I'm never sure of their accuracy. Can any one recomend one they know is accurate ?
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Old 11-03-2010, 08:26 AM
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Sorry that I can't help. I have 8 of them (4 in our cars and 4 in the garage), but none of them measured the exact same psi (range was about 4 psi when I last checked). Three of them measure within 2 psi of one another, but one of those is an expensive hose/hold/bleed one, another is a medium-priced hose/hold/bleed one, and the third is a cheap-o pencil type.
 
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Old 11-03-2010, 08:55 AM
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Tire Gauge

That's the same problem I'm having. The more junk we import the worse the stuff becomes. I'd pay more if I knew I could find one that was accurate,
excluding some five hundred dollar NASCAR one.
 
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Old 11-03-2010, 09:53 AM
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Some of the expensive ones can be re-calibrated, but when I go to buy a new one in town, I take one that I think is accurate in with me and test several new ones against that. That's my redneck calibration procedure.
 
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try Longacre
 
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Old 11-03-2010, 11:58 PM
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I got an Eddie Bauer digital tire gauge several years ago for a present and it is still going strong. I thought I lost it so I bought the top Slime digital gauge at Autozone but I wasn't that happy with it. I rejoiced when I finally found my Eddie Bauer. I'm not saying to run out to Eddie Bauer to get one but if you do, you may be as happy as me.
 
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