Best tire pressure gauge for the money?

[TridenT]

Looking for a tire pressure gauge. Thoughts?

I wanted to see what consumer reports said but a subscription is required. I've looked for some other reports but it's hard to tell what's the best for the $.

 

[JulesMaximus]

You have already put way more thought into this than I ever have.

Get this one. It costs almost $400 and should work well enough.

http://www.longacreracing.com/produ...ature+Compensated+Digital+Tire+Pressure+Gauge

 

[jlee]

I am quite happy with TireTek:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PT18QAQ or https://www.amazon.com/TireTek-Flexi-Pro-Pressure-Gauge-Heavy/dp/B01KAHVJ8Y

 

[PottedMeat]

 

[Raizinman]

My neighbor has a digital tire gauge and tells me he keeps his tires at 35.3 psi. I find that overkill. The Harbor Freight $6 dial tire gauge is all you need.

 

[mindless1]

I mostly use the one in my tire inflator. It's off 1-2 PSI but once you know that, you mentally compensate. Otherwise I've got some of the old school chrome pencil type that I hardly ever use, and
this cheap digital one that someone gave to me, works fine after 10 years of use but the inner nub that depresses the valve stem is plastic and slowly wearing away.

The rubberized coating on it had also turned to goo a few years back but that is common in this type of stuff and I just scrubbed the goo off with an SOS steel wool pad., after taking it apart enough to get the handle off.

Due to that nub issue, if I were to buy again without spending a lot of time researching it, I'd get one of the following Tektons as it appears to have a brass nub that shouldn't wear away much if at all, plus some cheap items aren't worth it to me to invest the time, so #1 sellers on amazon become my default choice...

The CR2032 battery should last for several years and the LR44, will probably need replaced in its lifetime but I end up buying those for various trinkets I own anyway so in bulk on eBay they're only ~10 cents a piece.

https://www.amazon.com/TEKTON-5941-Digital-Tire-Gauge/dp/B0037V0EW8

 

[Meghan54]

I wanted to see what consumer reports said but a subscription is required.

This:

Accutire MS-4021B $10

Accutire MS-4400B $24

 

[rsachoc]

This one - seems to work well, but I'm no mechanic.

 

[Bartman39]

This one is very much like the one I have now which is actually about 10-12 years old...? ($12.99)

Also it has a metal end on it as opposed to plastic...

http://www.sears.com/craftsman-prog...SellerId=Sears&prdNo=3&blockNo=3&blockType=G3

 

[rsachoc]

This one is very much like the one I have now which is actually about 10-12 years old...? ($12.99)

Also it has a metal end on it as opposed to plastic...

http://www.sears.com/craftsman-prog...SellerId=Sears&prdNo=3&blockNo=3&blockType=G3

That one looks way better build quality than mine and I think I paid around the same price!

 

[mindless1]

This:

Accutire MS-4021B $10

That's the "cheap digital one" I mentioned in my last post, would not buy one because the piece that depresses the valve stem is a tiny plastic nub and wears away from use. Granted I've gotten a few years of use and it's only $10, but there are better for that price range.

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

This works well for me. Got it for $12.99 a couple of years ago :
https://www.amazon.com/Joes-Racing-32307-Pressure-Gauge/dp/B00404WDUC

 

[Zivic]

This works well for me. Got it for $12.99 a couple of years ago :
https://www.amazon.com/Joes-Racing-32307-Pressure-Gauge/dp/B00404WDUC

I have two Joe's gauges and they are my preffered gauge.. although I opted for the 32310
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003TQ2W44/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Hail The Brain Slug]

I have two Joe's gauges and they are my preffered gauge.. although I opted for the 32310
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003TQ2W44/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I'll third the Joe's Racing gauges. I have the 60 PSI one with relief valve, 32307 (Not the hold valve). It seems obscenely accurate and the relief valve makes adjusting the pressure stupid easy. Although the face is only marked for whole PSI, I can easily get to 1/2 or 1/4 PSI using the relief valve (verified with a digital gauge that is not nearly as easy to use)

 

[jdoggg12]

Better guage that will last you a life time...
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015HURK64?psc=1

(Nice that it holds pressure too)