looking to get an electric impact wrench for taking off wheel lugnuts, braking loose caliper bolts for brake change, for removing bolts for fluid maintenance. how much torque do i need? is cordless a bad idea? any company you recommend?
about 150 budget

thanks

 

Well I got a DeWalt 14.4v with 1100 in/lbs of torque. Which my guess is 91.67 ft/lbs (1100/12). Its good enough to do wheels. It was $239.

The cheapest one available in say Home Depot is a Makita (or Ryobi, I forget) for $169. However its torque rating of 800 in/lbs isn't enough to pop the lugs off the car. There is also a Hitachi at lowes which also doesn't appear to be powerful enough.

So I think your budget is kind of blown if you want a cordless one.

 

Amazon has $50 off for up to a $250 order till 6/20. But this DeWalt for $200. and essentially get another $50 stuff free. Free ship. 100 ft/lbs.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detai...e&s=hi&n=507846

 

The Milwakee Impact gun (cordless) has a full 240 ft/lbs of torque. It's amazing... I have one.

 

anybody know how much torque you minimum? uses it more than wheel lugs

are thesee garbage?
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Disp...temnumber=90834
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Disp...temnumber=46701
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Disp...itemnumber=4025

 

there's been a lot of debate about using an impact wrench to torque your lug nuts since it can often lead to destroying the integrity of your studs. i'd personally suggest sweating it out and doing it the old fashioned way. i torque mine to 75 ft-lbs, and i have yet to run into any issues with the numerous times i've had to take the wheels on and off, other than a little bit of cussing when they don't play nice.

here's a thread for your viewing pleasure:

http://forums.s2ki.com/forums/showthread.p...&threadid=57814

 

Get a nice 1/2in breaker bar at Sears. Or a 3/8in ratchet plus a 11/16in open end.

 

I personally use the wrench to take the lugs off and to put them on to about 50 ft/lbs then I torque them. This is generally accepted to be ok.

 

All those would work... The one for $99 is a good deal. Just no name, no warranty except from HF.

You can really get some amazing deals there.