993GT

I have both the wrench and driver from Makita, driver is 1/2" and nearly unstoppable-be surprised what it can do-if it won't do it you'll need one hell of breaker bar..... the driver is great for many uses-awesome for belly pans, rotor set screws, making a deck(house) etc.
Stick with Makita because you already have a battery/other tools.
I use my tools everyday without issue.
Not selling mine but know someone who sells the whole line and knows tools...

vern1

Yes i would stick with Makita as half the reason for the new tool is the charger so i can use my Makita saw.

I assume the 1/4" driver is more practical for everyday use than the 1/2" and therefore would need the adaptor to convert it to a 1/2" wrench for lug nut removal.

Would be interested in chasing down the cost with your friend. Rona has a sale on both a 1/2" driver drill and 1/4" impact driver with 2 batteries and the charger for $199. Seems like a good price given the impact driver sold seperately is $249. Although not sure what i will do with another drill??

Thanks

vern1

PS here's the $199 deal. Still cant see why you would need a driver drill and and impact driver?

"Includes: 18 V li-ion 1/2" cordless driver drill (bdf453z).18 V li-ion 1/4" cordless impact driver (lxdt04z), 2 ea. 18 V compact li-on batteries bl1815 (194309-1), charger dc18sd and plastic carrying case (140354-4). 18 V li-ion 1/2" cordless driver drill (bdf453z) with 16 torque settings that deliver up to 340 in/lb. Of torque all metal gears for more efficient power transmission, 2 speed selector (0-400 rpm in low gear and 0-1,300 rpm in high gear). and a compact and lightweight designed 1/4 hex impact driver (lxdt04zz) with a high torque/size/weight radio with a torque of 1,420 in/lb and variable speeds of 0-2,300 rpm. Also includes an incorporated led light with afterglow feature. 3-year warranty on tool and 1 year on batteries and charger. "

993GT

I'll send you PM about my contact.
Don't think the 1/4" will have the guts for lug nuts but is great for anything lighter than that, worth having a chat with contact about your options.
Cheers,

colombiano

One of my favourite purchases. Extremely handy. I too had about 7 cars to transfer wheels for and it can get tiring.

Bought a dewalt 3/8" impact driver but wasn't strong enough to take off the lugs so I got the 1/2" driver and unless way over torqued it does the job.


I only use it to take off the lugs as it has too much torque to put them on and I like to put them on by hand then use proper torque wrench.

Vern, My friend has the 1/4" impact and it worked well for his car. I would give it a try and if not take it back if you can.

petee_c

No, it was tested on their bench as being that high. It might have even been 600 ft lbs. It was over the test capacity of their setup. It was a cordless impact Wrench review if you wanna Google it. There was one other competitor that was pretty close in terms of performance.

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911 Rod

If you have aluminum nuts be very careful.
I hand crack and torque and then use my 19.2 volt driver to spin the nuts off and on.
Even my little driver will spit aluminum bits everywhere if I let it hammer at them.
Those big toys are nice but you will end up with more round nuts than one guy needs.

wc11

Use that line on a date

aviography

Not as good as titanium rods.

vern1

Thanks and yes i think i will give it a try

And will also be very careful with my titanium nuts....

Carbon333

I second that. I got the Milwaukee 2663 from Amazon. Works great. 450lb/ft of torque breaks loose of wheel nuts easily.

vern1

I got the Makita today (the Rona deal). Will try it to see if it gets the job done. If not may have to upgrade. Its got about 120 lb/ft so we'll see. 2 tools, 2 batteries and a charger that works for my saw as well so couldnt pass it up

Thanks for all the advice. And Rob thanks for the lead but was too impatient to wait to go to St Caths!

Brian 162

I have the same gun. I can change 4 sets of tires at the track on the same battery (I bring 2). Best $150 purchase in a long time.

adrian_jaye

I've seen, DEWALT DW293 1/2" IMPACT WRENCH @ Miss hard.cen for under 200 bucks, says "345 ft-lbs of deliverable torque in forward and reverse" also its electric

is that what you have?

Thats a lot of torque, is it adjustable, for example if you use too much torque on a lug that what come off, will it round the nuts off? or when putting them on how far do you know to run it up?

Mumbles

I use an impact driver with my small round compressor 1/4" line that I use for finish nail guns. Not the strongest compressor but it will remove lug nuts from my Civic and Oddessey.