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Impact Sockets
Air Ratchet & Impact Gun Sockets
Using standard sockets with an impact can be dangerous due to shattering the sockets. When you are using an impact wrench, you need a quality set of impact sockets. Eastwood offers a large selection of impact sockets and lug nut sockets.
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FAIRMOUNT® Tools 8 Piece Axle Nut Socket Set
Service and access front wheel nuts with these lock-nut axle sockets$39.99Service and access front wheel nuts with these lock-nut axle sockets$39.99 -
3/8 in Drive 12 Piece Metric Impact Socket Set
SureGrip® hex design drives the side of the hex, not the corner$92.99SureGrip® hex design drives the side of the hex, not the corner$92.99 -
10 Piece 3/8 in Metric Impact Socket Set
SureGrip® hex design drives the side of the hex, not the corner$199.99SureGrip® hex design drives the side of the hex, not the corner$199.99 -
Crafted of high-quality chrome-molybdenum alloy$55.99
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5 Piece 1/2 in Drive Torque Extension Bar Set
Crafted of high-quality chrome-molybdenum alloy$72.99Crafted of high-quality chrome-molybdenum alloy$72.99 -
7 Piece Protect Impact Socket Set ATD Tools 4357
Crafted of high-quality chrome-molybdenum alloy$72.99Crafted of high-quality chrome-molybdenum alloy$72.99 -
GearWrench 84942 12 Pc. Deep Imp Sock SAE 1/2 Dr.
3/8" thru 1-1/16" deep chrome-moly sockets for heavy-duty impact jobs$121.993/8" thru 1-1/16" deep chrome-moly sockets for heavy-duty impact jobs$121.99
Regular sockets are not manufactured to withstand the high speed and torque of air powered impact wrenches.Eastwood offers high quality impact sockets that will be safe to use on your impact gun and will give you many years of service.
Plenty of people use regular sockets with air impact wrenches, but this leads to plenty of broken sockets, and sometimes rounded off fasteners.The softer nature of regular, non-impact, sockets can also mean you aren't applying all the torque your impact gun can deliver to the job. If you need every lb/ft you can muster to break free an old rusty bolt, you need proper impact sockets.
Its also a safety issue. Broken sockets can splinter and send pieces all over. Impact sockets are heavier duty, thicker cast steel, and specially alloyed metals to make them less sensitive to the sudden force an impact wrench can apply. Eastwood carries a full line of inch and metric sizes in both 3/8 inch and 1/2 inch drive, plus extensions and even impact rated universal joints.