Considering the price of tires, this is something you want to do at every oil change. These are things a tire warranty will not cover. Use it to monitor inner/outer sidewall wear vs the rest of the tire, which can point to ball joints or a needed alignment. 25″ on the tire tread for a very accurate measurement in decimal inches, mm and 64ths. The tool feels substantial and its base spans 2″ X 0. It cost a few bucks more than the manual variety but it sure makes the job easier, and more likely to check this important spec more often. Sure there are other tools to do the job, but this device allows you to hold the measurements if your tire is in an awkward position. This professional quality tool (Fowler name speaks for itself) can help you keep track of tire wear before there is serious damage. My recommendation is to go down to your local shop and buy from them so you can return for a refund if you are not happy.Ī new set of tires can cost $800 for some cars, and with that thought you want to keep your tires as long as possible. But we should all be able to return an “unreasonably imprecision” product and make the manuf stand by their product. I’m not sure if I will chat to Home Essentials Direct directly to retrieve the $6. Home Essentials Direct said this item is not eligible for return. I will have to put a label on this Milton to say it overstates by 2psi if I need to use it as a last resort. Anyways, this Milton was supposed to replace the $2 one that I got but I won’t. I tested it on 3 different car tires today. The Milton reads 37psi while by other 2 gauges reads 35psi. This Milton S-921 overstates the PSI by 2 when compare to an old quality gauge and an analog tire inflator that both measures the same PSI. I bought this product to replace a different $2 local auto retailer that is not accurate or consistent, from the thousands of happy reviews here. I’m giving this a 2 out of 5, because most gauges I’ve gotten are not precision and ends up in the trash eventually.
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