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Our Mercedes car came with an 8" long lugwrench. That is plenty to tighten them properly. I've had a buffoon at Discount Tire say that can't possibly achieve the proper torque for safety. I think HIS nuts are too tight...

Why tire shops will stall out an 1,200 ft/lb air wrench on every nut always pisses me off. That much torque will dish out the rim holes, too. Untrained kids is what I've seen. All you need on a Budd nut is 300, so a poor mook can take off a flat on the road with hand tools.

I won't do civvy big truck wheels with radials or lockrings.. One is a bitch, the other is just too sketchy.

Military LTS wheels are the safest lockring wheels made. The part of the ring that goes down into the tire keeps it from coming off as soon as the tire has maybe 10PSI in it. Over 50 years changing these wheels, never even had a close call.

I'll never understand why a shop will stall out a 1 inch impact wrench on every nut. They never think how some poor guy will have to change a tire in the field. That, and such extreme torque can waller out the hole taper badly or even split the rim where it is close to the center hole...