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Just get the telescoping one. Once they're cracked you shouldn't need to ratchet them off right? Just need maximum leverage.
Or get an ugga dugga
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Top tip is to ask the garage/tyre place not to blast the ugga dugga at your wheel bolts but instead torque them to spec. The air ratchet will almost certainly be far tighter than it needs to be.
That said I could not get the old place to do this, so I got into the habit of slackening the bolts with a breaker bar and then torquing to spec whenever it'd been in for wheel work.
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I may be too late - but something between the two would be best.
I've got a nice long 1/2 breaker bar that has never failed to get a wheel nut off. As suggested - ratchet is pointless - but those telescopy ones can flex if it's on tight. You want something long and stiff (oooooeeeerrrr).
https://www.eurocarparts.com/p/streetwize-strong-arm-breaker-bar-553998790
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Back on tyre changing -
Does anyone have any recommendations for a decent wheel nut wrench (or brace)?
I'm unsure whether to sink £50 on a heavy duty long ratchet driver or just get something specific like this telescoping product from Lazer.