Cordless impact driver wuery

[Mad4slalom]

Hi all , any recommendations for a mid budget cordless wheel nut impact gun?
not for everyday use as in a tyre shop but home hobby use but with decent nm of force.
also are the c3 wheel nuts metric or af and what size? TiA

 

[Chuffer]

Personally I would use a torque wrench on wheel nuts rather than an impact gun .

 

[Corvette]

I use Makita 18v. Impact wrench, 90 deg wrench drill and sander. For rusty stuff i have a Clarke 240v impact gun, you have to hold on tight!

yes always finish off with torque wrench.

 

[62 C1]

Depends what you want to spend. I have a 500Nm cord one for wheel nuts etc and heavy duty DIY. I think if you go below 400Nm you may have problems with tough bolts etc.
The DeWalt stuff is great but expensive £150+ then there mid range £100-£120 versions at around 600Nm (NoCry/Hardlife - the better end of the China products) and then there will be some Amazon special at £65 at say 400Nm which may be a bit week. The heavier duty ones will do the job but may not have the longevity of DeWalt.

I only use mine for taking off the wheel nut and even then use a cross pattern to remove the nut. Putting them on I go manual and finish off with a torque wrench after and pattern tighten.

 

[Mad4slalom]

Personally I would use a torque wrench on wheel nuts rather than an impact gun .

I always torque them up correctly , I am wanting the impact wrench to undo them and whizz them off for ease and speed. I asked someone in our local wheel refurbishers if he could recommend one but he dismissed them and said “they over tighten the nuts!” So he doesnt use them.
my immeadiate thoughts there were , “ bubba mechanics overtighten nuts not the wrenches ! You wizz them on with the clutch set to a loose tight and torque them up once back on the ground surely ?
reminds me of the NRA in the states “ guns dont kill people , people kill people “