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Old 09-07-2020, 03:03 AM   #20
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Originally Posted by ToySub1946 View Post
The only way to get the proper torque at home is to tighten the nuts by hand, then do the final torque by hand, using the torque wrench.

The average half inch drive impact wrench, pneumatic or battery powered, would over torque those lug nuts every time.
only if you think of an impact gun as an on/off switch.

I use impact gun to get the lugs on, but I only do it after I hand thread it on. If you have a variable speed impact driver you can use it to speed up the process without overtorquing it.
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