Dewalt Goodies

[Omelet]

That's a tiny impact driver... 1330 inch pounds = 110 ft-lbs. This is great for tiny bolts, like 3/8" max..... this will not be taking off lug nuts. This mini-driver is great when working on my bicycle.

The one i linked is a heavy duty, 300 ft-lb 1/2" impact driver that's on par with a lot of air powered impacts. This is built for real "impact" work, like automobiles.

I am sure it would work fine to remove lug nuts since 90ft-lb is the spec! Not saying the 300ft-lb wouldn't be handy

[Matt]

I am sure it would work fine to remove lug nuts since 90ft-lb is the spec! Not saying the 300ft-lb wouldn't be handy

It's not... i have it.

When you properly torque the lug nuts to 90 ft-lb you need over 100 ft-lb to remove them due to the difference in static vs kinetic friction.

That impact driver is 110 ft-lb "max"... If you want to use it to remove lug nuts, you'll need to break the torque yourself first with a lug wrench. After that it does a great job of removing them.

[Sal-XK]

It's not... i have it.

When you properly torque the lug nuts to 90 ft-lb you need over 100 ft-lb to remove them due to the difference in static vs kinetic friction.

That impact driver is 110 ft-lb "max"... If you want to use it to remove lug nuts, you'll need to break the torque yourself first with a lug wrench. After that it does a great job of removing them.

Yup I have to break mine loose first with that impact. I also measured the lugs after using the impact to put them back on at they were torqued to 50 ft-LB which I thought was pretty good.

[Matt]

Yeah, there's a lot of torque loss in the socket connections too so 50 ft-lbs is pretty good.

[Sal-XK]

Yeah, there's a lot of torque loss in the socket connections too so 50 ft-lbs is pretty good.

The impact already broke my 18mm socket. It wasn't an impact socket but I didn't think it would break with this