So I made the move this winter and bought a second set of wheels and tires in order to run a dedicated set of track tires. The idea is to use my street tires (switched to PS2 due to better wet traction and hopefully longer life) in the wet and track tires (Hoosier R6) in the dry. I bought a DeWalt 18v cordless impact wrench to help with the changes.

This weekend was the first event of my season. Summit point and the weather was very on and off. Every time I put on the Hoosiers, it started to rain. As soon as I switched back to the PS2, it cleared. I ended up changing tires 4 times.

The Dewalt handled it with no problem. Never used a breaker bar. I used the impact wrench to remove and replace every lug nut. Removal was no problem and when I replaced the lugs I stopped at the first sound of the hammer. Each lug needed about a 1/4 turn with the torque wrench to get to proper torque.

I only used one battery. Never slowed or had a problem. Recharge that night took all of about 10 minutes, so it seems like it was barely drained.

Obviously the performance of the battery (Nickel Cadmium, not Lithium Ion) will deteriorate over time, but I was pretty impressed and very pleased with its performance. Saved me a ton of time and work.

Thought I'd share.