GripEdge Socket Sets: Extractors, Hex and Triple Square Drivers

Best for
Euro car owners facing triple square bolts

The Grip Edge 12-PC RPT set, model DDTS12S, is the GripEdge triple square set, covering sizes M4 through M18 across 1/4 and 3/8 inch drives. Triple square (12-point) fasteners turn up on many cars, often where there is little room to swing a ratchet, and they round out easily with a worn bit. GripEdge says its patented RPT triple square design prevents rounding of good fasteners and delivers up to 50 percent more grip on new fasteners and up to 400 percent more on damaged ones compared with standard tools.

The low profile is the practical win. Each 1/4 inch drive bit measures 7/8 inch (22mm) and each 3/8 inch drive bit is 1 1/16 inch (27mm) long, which GripEdge says is up to 54 percent shorter than standard-length bit sockets, while most sizes keep a full-length tip. You can drive them through an internal square or an external hex, so a wrench works where a ratchet will not fit. They are one-piece S2 steel with large laser-etched markings, stored on a second-generation aluminum rail.

One note: the description frames the set around extracting rounded or rusted fasteners with Reverse Spiral Flute technology, while the features describe dual-action driver bits for new and damaged triple square heads. Either way, this is a triple-square-only kit. If you need hex or star, look further down.

The GripEdge 32-PC Master Socket Extractor Set, model MX32S, is the one-kit answer for most garages. It spans 4 to 19mm and 3/16 to 3/4 inch across 1/4 and 3/8 inch drives, making it the socket extractor set metric and SAE users can reach for without guessing which half of the toolbox to open.

The extractors use GripEdge’s patented non-tapered, bi-directional geometry for top-to-bottom grip. That means they can remove seized fasteners and reinstall damaged ones when a replacement is not on hand. They are hand and impact wrench ready, with an internal square drive for ratchets, breaker bars and impact wrenches and an external hex drive for wrenches, pliers or sockets. Chrome-moly steel, a corrosion-resistant coating, large laser-etched markings and the patented G-FORS pusher rod, which clears the extracted fastener from the socket cavity, round it out. It comes in a plastic case with a foam insert.

• 4-19mm and 3/16-3/4 inch coverage
• Internal square and external hex drive options
• G-FORS pusher rod for ejecting extracted fasteners
• Chrome-moly steel with corrosion-resistant coating

Best for
Star fasteners on cars and electronics

Best for
Metric-only car work and lug nuts

The GRIPEDGE Tools 10-PC set, model XBM10S, focuses on metric sizes from 10 to 19mm on a 3/8 inch drive. GripEdge pitches it at broken studs, stripped bolts and lug nuts, which covers much of what goes wrong on a metric car. It uses the same non-tapered, bi-directional geometry and G-FORS pusher rod as the larger kits, in chromium molybdenum steel with a black oxide finish and a corrosion-resistant coating.

It weighs 2.3 pounds and ships on an aluminum socket rail. This listing expands RPT as Reverse Power Technology, while the star set calls it Rounding Prevention Technology; the naming varies, but the idea is the same grip-first geometry. Pick this set if everything you wrench on is metric and you prefer a rail to a case. If you also work on SAE hardware, the 32-PC kit is the better buy. For stubborn wheel nuts specifically, our lug nut socket set guide covers regular sockets you might pair with it.

Best for
Tight-space metric hex bolts

The GRIPEDGE HEX Bit Socket Set, model GE7BSMHSRPT, is a 7-piece GripEdge hex bit socket set covering 4 to 10mm on a 3/8 inch drive, in a short format for tight spaces. GripEdge says it replaces standard hex tools and prevents rounding of new and compromised hex fasteners, with up to 50 percent more torque on new hex fasteners and up to 400 percent more on damaged ones.

The bi-directional design works for loosening and tightening. The bits are S2 steel with oversized roll-stamped, ink-filled size markings and come on an aluminum storage rail; the listing gives a weight of 0.45 kg. The listing does not include a description or name the exact bit lengths. With only seven metric sizes, it is a focused kit for the hex bolts on brake calipers, suspension parts or machinery, and it will not help with SAE hex heads.

The GRIPEDGE Tools 14PC RPT Star Driver Set, model GE14STSRPT, covers the widest size spread of any set here: T6 to T60. The 1/4 inch drive handles T6, T8, T10, T15, T20, T25 and T27; the 3/8 inch drive covers T30, T40, T45, T47, T50 and T55; and a single 1/2 inch drive bit handles T60. The small end suits delicate work, and the large end reaches automotive fasteners.

Rounding Prevention Technology is claimed to give up to 50 percent more torque on new fasteners and up to 400 percent more on damaged ones, and the description notes compromised fasteners can be reinserted in a pinch. The bits are S2 steel with ink-filled markings and ship in a plastic case with a foam insert. If you work with star fasteners on both cars and smaller hardware, this is the most versatile driver set in the lineup.

The GripEdge 13-PC Master Socket Extractor Set, model MXC13S, picks up where the 32-piece kit stops. It covers 19 to 25mm and 3/4 to 1 inch on a 1/2 inch drive, combining GripEdge’s metric and SAE big-size sets into one compact case that the description says suits mobile applications like service trucks.

It shares the non-tapered, bi-directional geometry, hand and impact wrench readiness, internal square and external hex drive options, laser-etched markings, G-FORS pusher rod and corrosion-resistant coating. This is the set for big seized nuts on trucks, trailers and equipment. Paired with the 32-PC kit, you cover 4 to 25mm and 3/16 to 1 inch.