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Pro tip: I used to swear by a 3/4 inch impact for lug nuts, but a 1 inch drive with a torque stick is the only way to go.
The extra torque and control on a Freightliner's wheel ends means you won't fight a stuck nut for 20 minutes like I did last week. Anyone else made the switch and noticed fewer busted studs?
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terry_jones6mo ago
Hot take: Bigger is better.
Honestly, that's the whole truth of it. The 1 inch gun just has that extra oomph that doesn't fight you. You're right about the busted studs too. It feels like the heavier hit from a 3/4 gun can snap them, but the 1 inch drive sort of muscles things loose in a smoother way. It's one of those tools that seems like overkill until you use it once. Then you just keep it in the truck for wheel work.
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irismartinez6mo ago
We had a 2008 Cascadia in the shop with seized inner lug nuts... the 1 inch gun with a 450 ft-lb torque stick got them off without a single broken stud. That extra mass in the anvil just seems to break things loose with less shock to the fastener. I still use the 3/4 for most stuff, but for any heavy truck wheels it's not even a choice anymore. The time saved on just one job pays for the socket adapter.
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kelly_west746mo ago
Call me crazy but I actually prefer the 3/4 gun for lug nuts, it gives me more feel for when a stud is about to twist. @terry_jones you're making a good point about smoothness but I'll take a few more busted studs over lugging that 1 inch behemoth around.
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