Pit Crew tools...

[SpiderGearsMan]

The impacts get rebuilt every other 2 weeks,I was told this by a retired IR rep.Most poular tools are Mac,Snap On and Craftsman.Roger Penske must has a great relationship with Snap On.Roush has been using Mac tools for a long time since the 1980s.Snap On must of did something wrong to Richard Childress Racing including Earnhardt Ganassi Racing,RCR does not use Snap On anymore and switched to Craftsman.I do not have an use for the street legal thundergun.Matco used to be in Nascar and the last team was Sabco in 2000 and switched to Snap On when Chip Ganassi bought out Sabco

Kyle Busch: crybaby and now called Cryle Busch a lot

they PAY the teams to use their tools

 

[nismomans13]

this might be one of the most civil nascar threads in the world. Next up, how much do the pit crew jacks cost...I saw them somewhere its some weird company name. I just know its a pretty serious hydraulic jack.

 

[D9H 90V]

Dupont pays somewhere $20 million a year to put whatever them want on his car, and as long as Nascar approves, Hendrick or Gordon couldn't care less as long as the checks clear the bank.
What better design or symbol could a paint company chose to represent the range of colors they offer?

Racers have been putting flames on their cars since the Model T.
Ryan Newman, Kyle Busch, Dale Jarrett, Robbie Gordon, Martin Truex jr. and more have run flame paint jobs on numerous occasions without the ridiculous connection of ****** orientation to paint design.

Jeff has never been spotted once with a male companion, but has dated and been married to some amazing looking women.
He also has children with His model/actress wife .......... just saying.

Dude relax it was a joke,

 

[Torq'er]

Must be his boyfriend defending him like that .......... just saying.

Really?
So you had nothing intelligent or productive to add to the thread, but were compelled to post anyway?

There's plenty of other members filling that niche just fine.
It's amazing that people have the choice to be an asset or liability to a information forum like this, but I suppose it's easier to be the latter then the former?

 

[Ford12508]

this might be one of the most civil nascar threads in the world. Next up, how much do the pit crew jacks cost...I saw them somewhere its some weird company name. I just know its a pretty serious hydraulic jack.

I was looking at them recently and they were between $1200 and 1500, plus a few hundred more depending on a knurled handle, or chrome, or what have you

 

[SCscoutguy]

I never knew that you couldn't buy the actual NASCAR impacts. I live about 5 miles away from Darlington Raceway and see used NASCAR impacts at yard sales and at the flea market from time to time. A bunch of the fundraisers around here have them as prizes. I know where there are several in local pawn shops right now for around $100 each.

 

[Mike83]

Slightly off topic question for those that know. How do they keep the lug nuts attached to the replacement wheel. They are all ready attached some how. All most seems like they are hot glued or something to that effect. Just curious how they do it in the left turn sport.

they're glued.

At Wisconsin State Fair one year there was a display to see how fast you could change a NASCAR wheel. The lug nuts were held to the wheel basically with springs. Not saying you are wrong since I am no expert but how the heck could you turn the lugs if they are glued?

btw I almost made the top time for the day in changing the wheel and that was the first time I touched an impact wrench in my life. Just a little brag

 

[Ford12508]

Mike, you don't think an impact could break the hold of glue on a couple of lugs?

Scout, are the impacts the modified thunder guns around your area?

 

[Mike83]

Mike, you don't think an impact could break the hold of glue on a couple of lugs?

Scout, are the impacts the modified thunder guns around your area?

Sure, but someone said they used tape before. I can't picture how that would work. I was also thinking you would pop the lugs off the wheel when you threw it on the studs. Not exactly a gentle operation!

 

[Coach James]

When I was in the pits, it looked like tape or gasket material. The guy would peel the backing off one side, carfeully put it over the hole then peel off the other side and carefully put on the lug nut. NASCAR has been gone from Rockingham for a few years now so it may be done different now.

Coach

 

[SCscoutguy]

Mike, you don't think an impact could break the hold of glue on a couple of lugs?

Scout, are the impacts the modified thunder guns around your area?

Honestly I never really looked at them as I was not interested. I will try to take a closer look at them next time I am in there. They really are a common item around here for some reason.

 

[Mike83]

http://hamptonroads.com/2009/04/glue-lug-nuts-create-sticky-situation-nascar-pits

This article helped me understand better. Apparently longer studs have created controversy.

 

[mooman]

There are no little things. Like the glue. It's not really even glue at all. It's Norton weather stripping, the same thing you'd apply around windows to keep the cold out. They've tried other types of adhesives, but some got too stiff in the cold or too runny in the heat. Some varied in consistency from wheel to wheel or even lug nut to lug nut. So they settled on the weather stripping, as a lot of teams do.

This is not a small decision -- since the nut will stop at the top of the thread and the wheel will go all the way to the back during a tire change, the adhesive has to be able to stretch that inch-long distance and yet still hold the lug nut in place. Pit-stop speeds and race outcomes can be determined by a tube of adhesive you can buy for $5 at the hardware store.

 

[Mike83]

If you are ever looking for the devil, he's in the details.