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Old Jul 12, 2010 | 08:13 PM
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Question Best "accurate" tire guage?
Been reading quite a bit about tires and pressures lately, and realized my cheap little guage might be 2-3 psi off. So, who makes a "precise" guage, and how much is it gonna set me back?
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Old Jul 12, 2010 | 08:25 PM
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Got to imagine Snap on makes one. Seriously, 2 or 3 lbs ain't going to matter much. The air pressures will be changing with temperatures anyway.
 
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Old Jul 12, 2010 | 08:28 PM
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This is where I bought mine http://www.getagauge.com/Accu-Gage-HSeries.cfm Looks like alot of the end options are out of stock
 
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Old Jul 12, 2010 | 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Beav
Been reading quite a bit about tires and pressures lately, and realized my cheap little guage might be 2-3 psi off. So, who makes a "precise" guage, and how much is it gonna set me back?
Thanks as always,

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Check your "cheap" gauge along with a few others that you borrowed from friends.
You might be surprised....yours might be pretty accurate.
 
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Old Jul 12, 2010 | 08:48 PM
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I like the guage sitting on your bike....
 
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Old Jul 12, 2010 | 09:18 PM
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Get the Sears Craftsman Digital guage. It can adjust by .5 lb incriments. It matches the TPS sensors in mt GMC truck tires pound for pound.
 
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Old Jul 12, 2010 | 09:22 PM
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I use a Moroso 89560. It's bench calibrated (individually) to 2% accuracy. I had to change the valve adaptor to fit the wheels of my bike.

See this link: http://www.bestcovery.com/moroso-895...pressure-gauge
 
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I use a Moroso 89560. It's bench calibrated (individually) to 2% accuracy. I had to change the valve adaptor to fit the wheels of my bike.

See this link: http://www.bestcovery.com/moroso-895...pressure-gauge


2% = so, if you want 40# up to 2% = up to 8 pounds off????
 
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2% of 40 = 0.80 or 8/10 of a lb
 
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