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Originally Posted by underscore
Speaking of 1/2" impacts, how much torque do you guys find is too much? Obviously the ones with 1,000+ ftlbs are super tempting but I imagine that's just extra size and weight for nothing when you don't actually need that many ugga duggas on tap. Do they take longer to stop spinning than the lower powered ones?
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There's no such thing has too much torque, but it's all about what your trying to do. Unless your undoing bumper bolts on a heavy duty truck, or subframe bolts or something like this, I'd say your far more likely to reach for a compact 1/2" as it will have more than enough torque to break some lug nuts, or small bolts on most vehicles.
To be honest, I got that new 3/8" stubby impact, and I grab that for even the lug nuts on my truck, and it takes them off no issue, might take an extra second compared to the 1/2" model, but it's way lighter and more convenient.
Theres no difference in wind down time on any impact, the modern mechanism for impact drivers means that as soon as you let go of the trigger it wont smack another round, this is especially true with the new age brushless motors on cordless tools.