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Originally Posted by mla163
These are great. If you can jack up two wheels at once, you can change tires in about 20 minutes.
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If it takes you 20 minutes to swap wheels with a cordless impact (with adequate torque) and a decent jack capable of lifting one side of the car at a time, you're doing something wrong (or just taking your time and working very slowly).
With the rather inexpensive tools I have, I average 10 minutes to swap tires on my cars, if I have everything set out and am in a hurry, 6-8 minutes for all of them isn't that difficult. IIRC my personal record is between 5 & 6 minutes, including torquing the lugs with a torque wrench. Never used a torque stick, never felt the need.
I've used several different cordless impacts and jacks over the years, but my current impact is a 19.2V Sears impact (cost $100 -- I already had the battery and charger), and I use a Harbor Freight lightweight aluminum floor jack ($60). I have the Flyin Miata jack adapter, but usually use a hockey puck with a slit cut in it like I have for years.