GearWrench 20-Piece SAE/Metric 72-Tooth Ratcheting Combination Wrench Set (35720-06)
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GearWrench invented the modern ratcheting box-end wrench in 1996, and the 35720-06 set is the mature expression of that idea: 10 SAE and 10 metric wrenches with 72-tooth ratcheting boxes that turn fasteners with just five degrees of swing.
Origin
Made in Taiwan
Warranty
Lifetime warranty against defects in materials and workmanship; no time limit, replacement shipped free via online warranty portal
Price
~$170 (Mid)
Community
Reddit r/BuyItForLife Approved
That five-degree arc is the difference between completing a brake job in a confined wheel well and pulling the entire caliper to fit a standard wrench. The wrenches are forged from chrome vanadium alloy steel and finished with a polished chrome plate that resists corrosion.
GearWrench's lifetime warranty is genuinely no-questions-asked: submit a photo through the warranty portal, ship the failed tool back, and a replacement arrives. Manufacturing is in Taiwan, and the company is part of the Apex Tool Group.
The 72-tooth ratchet pawl is the most likely failure mode after a decade of heavy professional use, and forum reports across BobIsTheOilGuy and The Garage Journal confirm GearWrench replaces those failures without argument. At roughly $170 for the dual-system 20-piece set, this is the wrench kit that turns a one-hour job into a thirty-minute one.
For mechanics who track time, that pays for itself on the first job.