Torque wrenches of the same force but different head size

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I am looking at two torque wrenches both are:

same length
same force

The ONLY difference is that one is 1/4 and the other is 3/8.
I know adaptors don't affect the accuracy but which one to get? Should I go big and adapt down or go small and adapt up if needed?
The main use is for changing bolts on a motorbike clutch.

Martin · Accepted Answer

Normally you buy these things by their torque range and by the sockets you use. It helps to get an overview of the torque range you need in the future.
It also happens seldom that two wrenches with different socket sizes have the same torque range.
If both wrenches are, apart from the socket size, exactly the same, I'd get the size of most of my sockets.

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