Quote Originally Posted by Irving View Post
That's exactly the point. The only tool that should be used is one that will tighten to the correct torque. If the tech is in there playing Nascar with the impact gun, the vehicle owner is going to get into a fight with the poor person who tries to take the whhel off next when the studs break.
I would always zip in what amounted to controlled pairs until the moment the lug was seated against the wheel face. Then, lower the vehicle so that the assembly is just barely making contact with the floor (but all the weight is not placed) and use a torque wrench from there.

The only thing more annoying than trying to remove lugs from pit crew wannabes is trying to break loose an oil filter that some dickhead decided to He Man onto a vehicle. Nothing saps my will to live quicker than trying to wrestle with a filter when the band wrench doesn't have space to turn, the cap attachment won't work because some chassis section is beneath the filter, etc. Kill me.