	Name	Purchased for ($)	Link	Made In
	ABN	$46.00	Search on Amazon	China
A roughly 128-tooth ratcheting mechanism gives it the best working arc and the least back drag in the test. Best overall.
	GearWrench	$58.00	Search on Amazon	Taiwan
15-piece ratcheting set with a long bar that holds sockets directly. Its 72-tooth ratchet is unrefined, but the drive and socket survived every torture test past 277 ft-lb.
	Performance Tool	$44.00	Search on Amazon	China
The most comprehensive 16-piece kit, including a fan-clutch removal set and two extensions. Lowest-profile wrench-and-socket stack in the test at 21.03 mm.
	Bilitools	$40.00	Search on Amazon	China
Combines a 72-tooth ratcheting wrench with a two-piece adjustable handle and low-profile sockets. Survived the socket torture test past 280 ft-lb.
	Ares	$55.00	Search on Amazon	Taiwan
15-piece set with 13–19 mm sockets, 13–15 mm crowfeet, and a reversible 72-tooth ratcheting wrench that held to 240.3 ft-lb before the ratchet let go.
	DNA Motoring	$55.00	Search on Amazon	China
16-piece kit with five sockets, three crowfeet, a GM fan-clutch kit, and two square drives. Second-strongest crowfoot on the coupling nut, but the softest drive components.
	Powerbuilt	$42.00	Search on Amazon	Taiwan
13-piece kit whose oversized crowfoot grips like a flare-nut wrench with extra contact points — by far the strongest wrench tested, with zero jaw stretch. No ratcheting wrench.
	Pittsburgh	$20.00	Search on Amazon	China
Harbor Freight's budget kit with 13, 14, and 15 mm crowfoot wrenches and 15/18 mm hex drives. No ratcheting wrench and no low-profile sockets, so it needs the most clearance of any kit here.
	ICON	$70.00	Search on Amazon	Taiwan
Harbor Freight's premium kit, undone by a 21-tooth ratchet that advances a single tooth per swing and drags harder than anything else tested.
	OTC	$70.00	Search on Amazon	Taiwan
Includes 13, 14, and 15 mm crowfeet plus 13 and 15 mm twelve-point wrenches built into the handle, with a two-piece adjustable handle for swing clearance.
	AllTooetools	$28.00	Search on Amazon	China
Eight-piece 3/8 and 1/2 in drive set with a much lower profile than the Pittsburgh, but no ratcheting wrench — its crowfoot snapped at 105.1 ft-lb.

Rank	Product	Result
1	Powerbuilt	73.10
2	DNA Motoring	50.30
3	ABN	35.56
4	Performance Tool	35.49
5	GearWrench	31.80
6	Ares	29.68
7	Pittsburgh	28.74
8	ICON	27.94
9	OTC	27.16
10	Bilitools	26.40
11	AllTooetools	25.63

Rank	Product	Result
1	Powerbuilt	0
2	ABN	0.04
3	GearWrench	0.04
4	ICON	0.04
5	OTC	0.04
6	Pittsburgh	0.07
7	AllTooetools	0.09
8	Bilitools	0.14

Rank	Product	Result
1	ABN	11.20
2	Bilitools	11.70
3	Ares	14.50
4	GearWrench	14.50
5	ICON	21.50

Rank	Product	Result
1	Performance Tool	21.03
2	Bilitools	25.90
3	Powerbuilt	26.90
4	AllTooetools	27.40
5	Ares	32.28
6	Pittsburgh	34.43

Rank	Product	Result
1	Powerbuilt	162.40
2	DNA Motoring	148.16
3	ABN	123.40
4	AllTooetools	105.10
5	Performance Tool	104
6	Bilitools	100
7	Ares	98.34
8	ICON	97.29
9	Pittsburgh	90.48
10	OTC	87.90

Rank	Product	Result
1	GearWrench	280
2	Ares	240.30
3	Bilitools	201.10
4	Pittsburgh	186.80
5	OTC	174
6	AllTooetools	156.43
7	DNA Motoring	141.50
8	ICON	128.90

Rank	Product	Result
1	Ares	30.44
2	Pittsburgh	31.20
3	Bilitools	31.50
4	OTC	31.80
5	AllTooetools	32.40
6	GearWrench	33.11
7	Performance Tool	33.20
8	DNA Motoring	42.88
9	Powerbuilt	53.78

Best Serpentine Belt Tool Kit: 11 Sets Tested to Failure

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Crowfoot Torque Before Rounding the Nut (ft-lb)

Jaw Stretch After the Torque Test (mm)

Ratchet Swings for One Full Rotation

Ratchet Back Drag (Grams)

Wrench and Socket Stack Height (mm)

14 mm Crowfoot Failure Torque (ft-lb)

Drive and Ratchet Failure Torque (ft-lb)

Crowfoot Weight (Grams)

The Verdict

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Crowfoot Torque Before Rounding the Nut (ft-lb)

Jaw Stretch After the Torque Test (mm)

Ratchet Swings for One Full Rotation

Ratchet Back Drag (Grams)

Wrench and Socket Stack Height (mm)

14 mm Crowfoot Failure Torque (ft-lb)

Drive and Ratchet Failure Torque (ft-lb)

Crowfoot Weight (Grams)

The Verdict