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R60 Good Home Impact Wrench Suggestion?

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Old Nov 22, 2016 | 10:37 AM
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Good Home Impact Wrench Suggestion?

Looking to invest in a good home impact wrench to make quicker work of tire rotations/swaps etc. Any of you guys have any suggestions for me? Cordless would be preferrable. I dont have portable air. Thx.
 
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Old Nov 22, 2016 | 11:10 AM
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Funny you should ask that, I was in need of one this past weekend and decided to bite the bullet. This is what I got, decided to go corded..

https://www.google.com/shopping/prod...HR1VDNsQrRIIWQ
 
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Old Nov 22, 2016 | 12:12 PM
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I have the Craftsman C3 1/2" Impact Wrench. 300 ft.-lbs of torque.

It took the crank bolt right off on my F150.. I have yet to find a nut/bolt it won't zip off..
 

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Old Nov 22, 2016 | 12:41 PM
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I went through some weaker ones, got tired of that and I bought an aircat 1150

1295 ft/lb in reverse, it took the jesus bolt out of my 540i without much difficulty
 
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Old Nov 22, 2016 | 01:42 PM
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OP preferred cordless.. although that aircat is a friggin beast
 
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Old Nov 22, 2016 | 02:45 PM
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I had a Craftsman year ago, it would barely take loose a fastener at 100 ft lbs. it spent the next portion of its life on a shelf waiting for someone local to buy it from Craigslist.

I upgraded to a Snap On electric, which still is very lacking when it comes to some lug nuts and suspension hardware. I feel that my old DeWalt impact was able to take loose fasteners that even the Snap On is unable to, if I could just go back and buy another DeWalt that would be the route I would go.
 
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