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I've got the "normal" Snap-On one and love it. It's not cheap, either, but for wheels I think it's great as you'd have to have a fresh battery AND let it pound on a lugnut for a few seconds to over-torque one. If you just let it pop it three or four times it's usually very close but not over-torqued, which I *really* like. I wouldn't care to use the one Jim is talking about for wheels unless you get a torque-stick, and those aren't cheap to get a decent one, either. They also are pretty "erratic". You can pop one a few times and be near spec, and do the same thing again and be WAY low. *shrug*


--Donnie

Yea, I totally agree. If you're looking for something to do lugs mainly, I wouldn't use it for that either.

In my case, if I did get it, I'd probably bring both guns to events and continue using the Milwaukee to put lugs on. The SnapOn would obviously be used to zip them off quickly. I was more thinking of the versatility it would bring when I'm out scratching around in the dirt pretending I have a garage.

There is a compact DeWalt model that a few people have mentioned that may be a good middle ground. One of the guys that drove my car at a CCR event earlier in the year had one and I was very surprised how powerful the thing was despite being so tiny. It had no trouble taking my lugs off (torqued to 80ft-lbs) and would be a great choice for that type of duty. I think they make a larger version of the same model for a little less money but I don't know much about it.

And there is always the cheap Goodyear one that PepBoys sells. I believe some of our club members have experience with them so maybe they will chime in. Honestly, that one is so cheap, it may not be a bad investment even if you have to replace it every couple of years.

Jim

last i heard Pep Boys had a rebate program on the Goodyear.

i have heard of two fisted drinkers Jim, but never "two fisted tourque'ers"

I have a 1-year-old Goodyear and a 10-year-old Snapon. I use the Goodyear to take lugs off and the Snapon to put them on. Snap-on is getting aged and can't break lugs like the Goodyear can. Snap-on is a 12V, has better trigger sensitvity (I can regularly torque to about 40 ft-lb), is quiter, and is a lot lighter. But the Goodyear one, after 20 or so wheel swaps, is a great tool at a great price. 4.5/5 stars.

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That would be the DW057 that I have. I love it. There's enough slop between the 21mm socket and the spline drive key that I've never torqued over 85 ft-lbs, but I always doublecheck.

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