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Northeast16SS · 05-03-2016, 09:07 AM

Interesting feedback and I was just going to start the same thread. My preference is for air, but will my Bostitch pancake compressor be strong enough? 2HP peak/1.6HP running and it operates at 135PSI Air Delivery: @ 40 PSI 3.4 CFM @90 psi 2.7 CFM. If that's not strong enough I would go electric or cordless. It looks like you can get a decent corded for ~$150 and a similar output cordless 18v for around the same. Which is the better tool for the job? 20v is too much $$ for me. What should I be looking for in the specs to make a brand decision?

L99CAMA2011 · 05-04-2016, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by l008com

What do you guys think of these? I'm no mechanic, I have no air tank and no air tools. An electric impact wrench seems like a great solution. So I bought one once... harbor freight. Didn't seem to work well at all, so I returned it. BUT I was using it with regular, not impact sockets, so maybe that was the problem? I don't work on my vehicles often, but when I do, a working electric impact wrench would save me a hell of a lot of time!

Milwaukee.

L99CAMA2011 · 05-04-2016, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by derek1387

Milwaukee. Both my 1/2" and 3/8" RedLithium will break lugs, and anything else i have thrown htem up against. And a 5 year warranty....

Derek chose the same brand as I. I wonder why hmmmmm.

derek1387 · 05-05-2016, 02:44 AM

Been rocking Milwaukee for awhile. Good stuff!!!

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2ss-booya · 05-09-2016, 01:24 AM

Milwaukee 18v red impact. 700ft lbs. It's awesome

thephoenix · 05-09-2016, 04:31 AM

The lithium battery impact guns are great, I use one daily. Many times they won't break a lug nut loose, so get a 30" breaker bar too (breaking the lugs by hand also saves the battery).

It's best to break the lugs by hand anyway so you feel when they get loose or bind up like they are cross threaded.

Rock-It Man · 05-25-2016, 09:21 PM

I have a corded Kobalt wrench that has no problem with lug nuts. I never tighten anything with it; always use a torque wrench. The impact wrench is for loosening stuff without hurting my old back.

05-03-2016, 09:07 AM	#15
Northeast16SS Drives: 2014 Camaro SS Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 100	Interesting feedback and I was just going to start the same thread. My preference is for air, but will my Bostitch pancake compressor be strong enough? 2HP peak/1.6HP running and it operates at 135PSI Air Delivery: @ 40 PSI 3.4 CFM @90 psi 2.7 CFM. If that's not strong enough I would go electric or cordless. It looks like you can get a decent corded for ~$150 and a similar output cordless 18v for around the same. Which is the better tool for the job? 20v is too much $$ for me. What should I be looking for in the specs to make a brand decision? Last edited by Northeast16SS; 05-03-2016 at 09:19 AM. Reason: More detail

05-05-2016, 02:44 AM	#18
derek1387 Drives: 2015 1LS Red V6 Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: St Joseph, MO Posts: 1,849	Been rocking Milwaukee for awhile. Good stuff!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Sponsors: Overkill Motorsport BCS Auto JacFab Machining APDEG Dream Gear Mobile Audio Thanks to Will @ Overkill Motorsports, Jason @ JacFab, Jim @ Ohio Speed, Brandon at Dream Gear, and the boys at Randy Curnow Chevrolet 5th Gen V6 Performance Facebook Group

05-09-2016, 01:24 AM	#19
2ss-booya Drives: 2015 SS Sedan M6 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 1,086	Milwaukee 18v red impact. 700ft lbs. It's awesome

05-09-2016, 04:31 AM	#20
thephoenix Drives: 2010 Camaro RS 2LT Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 37	The lithium battery impact guns are great, I use one daily. Many times they won't break a lug nut loose, so get a 30" breaker bar too (breaking the lugs by hand also saves the battery). It's best to break the lugs by hand anyway so you feel when they get loose or bind up like they are cross threaded.

05-25-2016, 09:21 PM	#21
Rock-It Man 376 cubic inches of fun Drives: 2023 Camaro ZL1 A10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: MA Posts: 4,028 View My Garage	I have a corded Kobalt wrench that has no problem with lug nuts. I never tighten anything with it; always use a torque wrench. The impact wrench is for loosening stuff without hurting my old back.