i have the craftsman cordless impact gun and it have worked wonders for me. except for those times where the previous tech would use an air impact to tighten the lugs. all i had to do was take my breaker out and loosen the lugs a bit then use the craftman to unscrew it all the way.

best tool i have purchase so far

 

oh also, the craftsman was the impact gun that enable me to loosen the toughest bolt to loosen for the front springs.

 

Thanks kevincat. That's what I initially wanted it for, mostly body/suspension/exhaust and not wheels.

I'll probably still end up getting one at some point. Do you have the exact model that I posted in post #1? If not which one?

 

Thanks for the link. I'll have to look into that compressor of yours. 3 gallons just doesn't cut it for me sometimes. How loud is it?

By the way, i took a short clip of the Craftsman busting loose a lug. The video will start playing after it's completely loaded.

g Gallery | Craftsman Impact | Craftsman Cordless Impact

 

Thanks Mike!

 

I can't torque both bolts because my suspension gets in the way

This in on the s2k btw, not the G... double wishbone is bulky

 

yeah thats the exact one you posted. but i got mine from sears for the same price. and i picked it up the same day so no waiting for shipping. my girlfriend actually got me this along with the c3 impact driver and c3 drill and 2 batterys for a combo price. i dont remember the price but i know that i saved like 40 bucks off everything. i got to say that that was the best gift i ever received as i have been using those 3 things interchangeably from cars to house work.

i also bought some 1/4 3/8 and 1/2 sockets adapters for the impact driver and that has also been a tool of choice for auto works lately.

if you go to the sears website, you can see that the impact gun has a 4.8/5 stars from over 200 reviews.

 

if its fully charged then you would be able to break alot of lug nuts loose.

 

this is the one i'm using and it works super great. never failed on me. fyi never use impact wrenches on the VOLK formula lugs pls.

DW059B 1/2" (13mm) 18V Cordless Impact Wrench (Tool Only) | DEWALT Tools

 

Maybe. On the video i have above, that's using the Li-Ion battery. I haven't charged it for about 3+ months now and have used it on two tire rotations and a rotor swap since.

 

I've been using a SnapOn CT4850HO ... thing is a beast!!!

YouTube - Snap-on Mother of All Cordless Impact Wrenches Smokes IR

 

Makita BTW450
Did a lift kit on my buddy's Nissan Frontier and then rotated the wheels on my G..... all on single charge. This tool rocks. Not cheap though...$330 but worth it IMO.

 

That's the one I use as well. Paid for itself in spades when I did work on my Acura TL. Damn thing managed to snap a few bolt heads off here and there on me.

 

I have that de walt one too.

 

I have this exact one. I only use it strictly for loosening fasteners that are difficult to get leverage on. Works great.

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