Here is a general guideline

1) what to buy is based on what kind of car(s) you have - if your car(s) is a german or asian made, you'll need a set of tools in metric system; if yours is an american one, you'll need a set in ASE.

The following recommendations are based on my assumption that you are having a Japanese car:

(2) sockets:
- a set of regular socket in 3/8" drive:
from 12mm to 19mm (normally it comes with a set. if you buy them individually, you can skip 16mm and 18mm for now as it is very rare to use).
- a set of socket in 1/4" drive: 6mm - 11mm. 9mm is rarely being used, but i have used it for brake bleeding, so get it.

- a set of open wrenches from 7mm to 22mm (you can skip 16mm and 18mm, 20mm and 21mm)

(3) alan wrenches:
- a set of that in 3/8" drive

(4) screw drivers:
large and small; flat and philip

(5) torque wrench:
140ft-lbs in 1/2 drive

(6) a set of drive adapters (harbor tools selling one bag for 2.99)

(7) socket drives:
1/4", 3/8" and 1/2". extension bars for 3/8 and 1/4.

(8) a breaker drive 1/2" (iirc it's either 12" or 14" in length)
(9) plyers
(10) 4" c-clamp (you'll need it someday, not now)
(11) a hammer
(12) 2 jackstands with at least two tons rating

These will give you a good start. you can buy more when you need those someday when you hands-on diy.

good luck!

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• correction: (7) socket drives: - you can remove 1/2" drive -internuts- ♂ (115 bytes) () 03/09/2009 postreply 19:16:04

• ratchet -北航新保理英子- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/09/2009 postreply 20:08:11

• yeah, rachet = socket drives -internuts- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/09/2009 postreply 21:31:31

• 21mm -北航新保理英子- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/09/2009 postreply 20:09:35

• this can be used but rarely. i haven't used it yet -internuts- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/09/2009 postreply 21:32:47

• 回複：this can be used but rarely. i haven't used it yet -Arkang- ♂ (45 bytes) () 03/09/2009 postreply 22:01:11

• good point. mine MB log nuts are 17mm -internuts- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/09/2009 postreply 22:07:32

• when you take care of the subframe, suspention arms -jingwei-wang- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/10/2009 postreply 09:39:24