Earthquake 3/4 Impact Guns
08-22-2007, 12:49 PM
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Earthquake 3/4 Impact Guns Anyone use earthquake 3/4 impact gun? I want to add a 3/4 impact to my collection and I have heard good things about this gun. Anyone had any actually experience with them?
08-22-2007, 05:05 PM
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I have never needed a 3/4 drive impact... a good 1/2 with a healthy compressor is all I have ever needed plus the sockets are expensive.. but if you work on big rigs you might need one
09-08-2007, 08:33 PM
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I worked in a Hyundai shop for 2 and a half years and never saw a need for myself or any of the other techs to have one, and we did do work on all sorts of used cars and trucks, up to F-350s and the like, and even doing front end work on those a good 1/2" was plenty.
09-15-2007, 05:51 PM
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I have the 1/2 inch Earthquake and the thing is awesome.
3 years of ownership and I use it a decent amount. 10 brake/rotor changes per summer(track/street pads), did the trans on the RX7, suspension on the RX7, multiple brake jobs, just took the entire front/rear suspension off of the Corvette to do bushings and camber adjusters.
I oil it after every use and its worked awesome.
A buddy borrowed it to take off a 21mm bolt that was stuck, huge bolt...it sheared the bolt head off!
Plenty of torque and for $79 on sale impossible to beat.
3 years of ownership and I use it a decent amount. 10 brake/rotor changes per summer(track/street pads), did the trans on the RX7, suspension on the RX7, multiple brake jobs, just took the entire front/rear suspension off of the Corvette to do bushings and camber adjusters.
I oil it after every use and its worked awesome.
A buddy borrowed it to take off a 21mm bolt that was stuck, huge bolt...it sheared the bolt head off!
Plenty of torque and for $79 on sale impossible to beat.
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10-18-2007, 07:42 PM
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Or the IR Titanium. 1000 lbs of torque. 299.99. AWESOME!! And very light at only 3.5 lbs i think. I use it for axle nuts, stuck lugs, cylinder head bolts, and other big stuff @ work......love it. Wouldn't trade it for anything else.
11-13-2007, 09:49 PM
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I used one when working for a trash service company. I was changing out the third member on the rear end, the Earthquake gun made getting the bolts out around the housing a real snap. I would still be working on that thing otherwise. Get one, you'll never regret it, and it's a great addition to any tool box. Semper Fi.
