where can i buy a torque wrench for a cheap price. And is a torque wrench the same thing as an air impact wrench?

 

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...unction=Search
There are better, but none cheaper!

A torque wrench is NOT the same thing as an air impact wrench and don't let those tire monkeys tell you different.

 

got my torque wrench at pepboys for $13.00

 

any recommendation on the amount of range of torque the wrench i purchase should have? I'm just planning on doing like minor repairs on my own... and maintance stuff as well as common car modifications.

 

Are you sure you want a torque wrench? Or do you want a breaker bar?
Torque wrenches are used to tighten bolts/nut to specific values while breaker bars are used to loosen frozen bolts/nuts.
Breaker bars are good to have if you don't own an impact wrench.

 

I would suggest that you get a racheting-click type with 1/2" drive and a range up to about 150ft-lbs. This will work for about 90% of the general mechanical work you will do.

Don't use it for low torque applications (<25ft-lbs); there is just too much leverage and too little sensitivity at those low ranges.