Gary04Z06

I need a tire air gauge. Who has a good one for a good price? Jegs has a few, from $109.00-130.00, I don't mind spending the money for a good one, but seems like there ought to be something a little cheaper. I was considering this one for $109

Slalom4me

I like my Moroso. I wondered how well the hose would age
but so far, so good.

Is the blue rubber gauge protector included now or still optional?
It was extra when I purchased, but it should be considered a
necessary item.

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tcmc5

There are less expensive ones here:

http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/gro...ID=TIREPRESS60
or
http://www.racerpartswholesale.com/

UstaB-GS549

I have on tht is almost identical to that one. Paid about $35 incl rubber cover about 15 years ago.

Gary04Z06

I've seen a few around $30-50, but are they any good?

rbl

Probably better.

Wall Mart has one got $9.95 and it matches my digital and all of the $$ ones I checked mine against at the track .... price is not a good indicator of quality.

Gordy M

As I recall there are two standards the for the guages. It has to do with the construction and accuracy. I have used the Morosso guages but I check it once a year with a friend who has the high accuracy guage. He has it set up as a master and measures his track guages against it every week.

Mine is consistently .5 lbs high and all the digital guages I have are about the same as my Moroso.

freefall

Longacre makes some decent ones.

meldog21

Motorcycle Consumer News(just like consumer reports with no advertising) did an extensive test of pressure gauges a couple of months ago. The $10 digital model that Giot's Garage sells was a best buy/recommended. Super accurate and durable, but it does not have a bleed down valve so if you need to let air out you have to do it the old fashioned way. I bought 10 of them and I give them away as gifts to my buddies.

If you buy only 1, I think it's about $15 with shipping.

Dog

Slalom4me

The ergonomics of the gripper & valve fitting at one end and the
pressure relief valve at the other, along with the size of the gauge
on the Moroso make it satisfying for me to use over the long term.

It is easy enough to read at a glance but it would be nicer for my
purposes if it had a larger dial with a smaller total range and thus
larger intervals between the increments.

A buck to a buck-fifty? That's a lot of money for a gauge now.

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freefall

good call on the reviews - these are mainly low-end gauges though:

http://www.mcnews.com/mcn/technical/tiregauges1.pdf
http://www.mcnews.com/mcn/technical/tiregauges2.pdf
http://www.mcnews.com/mcn/technical/tiregauges3.pdf
http://www.mcnews.com/mcn/technical/tiregauges4.pdf

steve-d

BSR has several good ones. You won't be paying $9.95 each, however. Closer to $100.

Your choice to obtain the one pound increment or one-half pound increment scales. I have the four inch one. Works fine.

http://www.bsrproducts.com/productframe.html Go to air gauges.

You get what you pay for. Capable of repair or calibration too.

Steve

Gary04Z06

Thanks for all the great info. I'll sort through the reviews and info and see what I can find.

PuyZ06

http://www.griotsgarage.com/catalog.jsp?&SKU=92549

Been using it for years... but reads out to 140 PSI... still decent detail.

BC

Sidney004

As a former engineer who used to work on pressure sensors, rate sensors and accelerometers; I think that other than the nice rubber hoses and release valves, you are wasting your money on those high priced gauges. If they are mechanical, I question their calibration and they rarely stay accurate for long. The $10 digital pressure gauge is probably accurate to within 1/2 psi at ALL TEMP RANGES and will stay accurate far longer. Cheap is bettter in this case.

Jason

www.jegs.com