Seeking Tire Gauge

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shadow85

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I am questioning my current gauge reliability, so I am seeking a new gauge. So far I am thinking of getting Moroso or Long Acre Racing.



Long Acre offers angle and ball chuck. Which one is easier to use?



Pretty much looking for something thats analog with a bleeder and 0.5psi increments. Pretty standard but would like something a little more reliable. Budget is $40 ($50 if it really makes a difference).



Any suggestions are highly appreciated!
 
I have an accutire gauge as well, picked it up from BJ's. Works great, I guess it is a bit more difficult to get a proper seal, however I never really have an issue.
 
Bourdon tube type are those most accurate. The digital gages are the least accurate.



The old pencil style gages for $2 are still a very good value.
 
The fleet maintenance guys at VDI and some other places I've trained all use AccuGage ones. I compared six different gauges at VDI and they all read exactly the same.



I ordered two when I got home but those two did *not* read the same. Grrr...I sent them back with a request for individually tested/verified replacements. I got a nice letter of apology and two new gauges, complete with test documents.



Zero problems with them and they still always read exactly the same. Which is more than I could say for most of my other gauges. I threw away the ones that don't agree with my AccuGages, which was all but *one* out of a large collection.
 
Accumulator said:
Zero problems with them and they still always read exactly the same. Which is more than I could say for most of my other gauges. I threw away the ones that don't agree with my AccuGages, which was all but *one* out of a large collection.
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LOL, I did the exact same thing. I've got four gages (two Accugages) and they all read exactly the same. My Accugages have been calibrated periodically or after they've been dropped. They ARE more fragile.
 
shadow85 said:
So you buy 2, and use one for calibration?
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In my case, I bought two because I almost always buy backups of everything. I'm big on redundant systems.



Also, having the two agree does give some degree of confidence that they aren't out of whack.



Tom P said:
My Accugages have been calibrated periodically or after they've been dropped. They ARE more fragile.
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So far I've been able to avoid dropping mine, but I know it's only a matter of time :o
 
I have something similar to the Moroso Tire Gauge. I did a bit of research before buying one and it's worked great. But IMO, one like this from Advanced Auto or something would work just fine



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altez said:
I have something similar to the Moroso Tire Gauge. I did a bit of research before buying one and it's worked great. But IMO, one like this from Advanced Auto or something would work just fine ...
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Good choice :xyxthumbs



But I wouldn't assume that a seemingly similar gauge will work as well as your Accugage ;) I thought my (fairly expensive) Ashcroft bourdon-tube gauge was good until I compared it to my (verified) Accugages, and it turned out the Ashcroft was *way* off and not even consistently so at different psi.
 
I have an older snap on tire gauge that looks just like the one pictured, also in the old days when I used to work at a full service gas station, remember those, we used "Milton" tire gauges....fwiw.
 
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