in advance of getting the car, I opted to order the Eastwood brake flare tool because of the reviews, and figured I may as well do it once and do it right!
I ordered it over the holiday special for $179, depending on the time of year that can be up to $50 off!

bad thing is, my order says Backordered 2020-03-04 !!!

just in case anyone was looking to get one quickly... it's gonna be a while!