I used this to crank down 2 shocks/springs and it worked great, did not bend the tool and it was not that expensive. The only way I think that this would ""bend"" is if the tire was not jacked up, no wd40 was applied and it was bent sideways when torquing. Tip, the cupped area is hard to use with the shock tower and it is much easier to get larger turns using the end of the wrench.