garyb900

I've been looking into getting a cordless impact wrench. Mainly for changing my wheels. I am tired of using my 4-way lug wrench. I do not have room for a full size air compressor that could run a regular air gun so I'm looking cordless. Anyone ever use one? Any recomendations? What type of torque rating would I need for removing lug nuts?
Thanks for any advice.

burningman

Welp I'd think you'd kill the battery after one nut.
I use a Spider wrench and will always use one..I know those lug nuts aren't coming off with that

Glenn

http://cgi.ebay.com/DeWALT-DW059-18V...QQcmdZViewItem
I think this would do the trick. Don't know what your price range is but there are less expensive guns out there

muskrat2000

I Work As A Mechanic And I Have A Makita Cordless Impact It Is Pretty Strong But Snap-On Makes A 1/2 Drive Cordless That Will Hold Good Battery Life Will Take Off And Install Wheels With Ease. The Have Them On There Web Site WWW.snapontools.com. Or They Sell The Makitas At Lowes And Home Depot They Work Good At Installing Lug Nuts But Not That Good At Taking Them Off

codeman94

how about an air wrench?

boduke0220

my dad has one and we rotated the tires on his 82 GMC truck with one battery and it was still going strong. its the torqueiest little thing i've ever seen.

ShowGT

I use a breaker bar and torque wrench for safety.

Glenn

always use a tq wrench for final tq check

KenB

I use the Snap On 1/2" at the race track for a whole weekend event. We have an air compressor in the trailer but it's nice not having to trip over the hose.

Boomer

I have a MasterCraft one, which is alright...

Always break the nuts by hand... use the gun to unscrew/screw back on
and then final check with a Torque Wrench.

makes things nice and quick

Martimus

I have a Pep Boys special... a 24V cordless impact wrench from "Goodyear Racing". I wanted to get a Milwaukee cordless impact wrench but I simply couldn't justify the cost given the frequency that I use mine.

This one works well for tightening lug nuts but I don't use it for removing lug nuts. For that I use a spider wrench...

fastduo

I too have the Goodyear from Pep Boys and it makes easy work of removal and install of the lug nuts at the track. It lasts all weekend on a single charge and that could be as many as 12-16 R/R's to bleed or do change outs.
Always use a torque wrench to properly torque after each install.
With the $20.00 rebate they had at the time, it cost me about $60.00 or $70.00.