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Wheel Cover Remover/Rubber Mallet Tire Changing Tool
If your vehicle has wheel covers, strongly consider the Steelman 75031 Hub Cap (Wheel Cover) Remover With Rubber Face before changing your tires. Used by pros, this tool comes with a wide, flat blade for quickly prying off wheel covers. The built-in rubber mallet won’t scratch or mar the wheel cover when hammering it back into place.
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Cordless Impact Wrench (and Torque Limiting Sticks)
A lug wrench will loosen and tighten lug nuts, but if you’re taking off more than one tire, a 1/2-in. cordless impact wrench significantly speeds up the job. The Milwaukee 2767 18-Volt 1/2-in. Impact Wrench is an excellent choice.
Well-balanced and only 8-1/2-in. long, it features a friction ring that prevents sockets from falling off the anvil while allowing quick socket changes. Delivering 1,400-foot-pounds of bolt-busting torque, this tool will quickly remove badly rusted or over-tightened lug nuts.
Note that if you’re using an impact wrench, you’ll need torque-limiting sticks. Check out the Neiko 02453A 1/2-in. Drive Torque Limiting Set, especially if you’re changing tires on more than one vehicle.
Deep, thin wall construction six-point sockets are coated to prevent damage to finished lug nuts and wheels. The extensions and sockets are color-coded for quick identification. Housed in a convenient blow-molded storage case, you can toss this set along with your impact wrench into the back of your vehicle before a road trip.
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Additional Options for Tire Changing Tools
Consider an electric car jack, such as the E-Heelp TT01-O Electric Car Jack Kit Five-Ton 12-Volt Hydraulic Car Jack. Its steel piston raises a car almost 18 inches in two minutes. Plus, you can pump up your spare with the built-in tire inflator and pressure gauge. The saddle sits six inches high so this jack may not fit under low-sitting vehicles.
Bottle jacks tend to be unstable and shouldn’t be your primary tire-changing jack. However, the Alltrade 640912 Three-Ton All-In-One Bottle Jack is one to look at.
Built to meet or exceed ASME standards, the 640912 combines a bottle jack and jack stands into one wide base for safety and stability. With a lift range from 11- to 21-inches, and locking steel pins securing the saddle at three height adjustments, this jack/jack stand combo works well for larger vehicles.
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