Gorilla Automotive 1721 Telescoping Power Wrench - Standard Socket

by Gorilla Automotive

Product Features

• Telescoping handle extends to 21 inches for maximum leverage
• Compacts to 14 inches for easy storage
• Hardened steel and precision construction
• A perfect replacement for your standard lug wrench
• Polybag included for convenient storage

Product Details

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• Product Dimensions: 228 x 72 x 24 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B000CMJ2KU
• Item model number: 1721
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #609 in Automotive (See Top 100 in Automotive)
  • #1 in Automotive > Tools & Equipment > Steering & Suspension Tools > Tire & Lug Tools > Lug Wrenches
  • #17 in Automotive > Tools & Equipment > Tire & Wheel Tools > Tire Repair Tools
  • #29 in Automotive > Wheels & Tires > Accessories

Product Description

The Gorilla Power Wrench's 21" telescoping handle provides the leverage needed to remove even the tightest lug nuts with ease. Includes dual sockets that fit virtually all standard Original Equipment lug nuts. 17mm, 19mm(3/4"), 21mm(13/16"), 23mm(7/8") socket sizes included.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A decent lug nut wrench which more than serves its purpose, April 6, 2009

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S. Davis "Where there are bees, there is honey" (Brooklyn, New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gorilla Automotive 1721 Telescoping Power Wrench - Standard Socket (Automotive)

So the Gorilla wrench telescopes to give you much more torque. It's like a traditional lug nut wrench that comes in the trunk of your car, only it has a cheater rod attached to the end of it. It really comes in handy if you get work done to your wheels or tires at a shop and they use those compressed air guns to tighten the living daylights out of your lug nuts. Then one day you're stuck on the side of the highway and can't crack those bolts off by hand. This product gives you a little extra power to avoid having to call for a tow when you have a spare in your trunk!

However, the sockets fit a little tight and I caught myself rounding off a couple of my lug nuts. You MUST make sure you get a good fit over the lug nuts as if you don't have it all the way on, you will cost yourself some money. Seat the socket over the nut and bang it in good and plenty with the wrench, then plug the wrench into the socket while it's on the wheel nut. Because you've got the extra power, it is ridiculously easy to round off a lug nut. I'd say this only doesn't deserve 5 stars because the sockets are too small and fit very tightly, AND because it doesn't come with a reasonable case. My car's lug nut wrench came in a little felt pocket that held up, this comes in one of those vinyl cases that rip apart at the seems. The velvet case that came with my car is too small for this and now it has no real case to keep the sockets and the wrench together in the trunk of my car.

In short, this product IS worth the money. But it calls for a different use than what your traditional lug wrench calls for. The one that came with your car fits your lugs perfectly! This one might take some finagling. Also, its keeping is difficult as it's case is practically non existent. Still, it increases your torquing if you had a shop tighten your lugs for you and therefore will save you a ton of misery at the side of the road.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Buyer Beware Before Ordering for 21 mm, March 12, 2011

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JR - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Gorilla Automotive 1721 Telescoping Power Wrench - Standard Socket (Automotive)

The wrench came quickly after ordering and it is as described. It is a solid tool and normally, I'd give it a full 5-star review. BUT, READ THE DESCRIPTION carefully before you order. The description from Amazon/Gorilla is misleading. It says that it fits ALL. It kinda does, but the 21 & 23 mm sizes are actually NOT METRIC. They are, of course, close, but 13/16" and 7/8" are not 21 & 23 mm. If you have metric's with fancy chrome finish on your lugs, the advice that one previous reviewer gave that you have to be sure to hammer the socket on to assure a good fit is going to scar the fancy finish. It also makes removing the lugs from the socket VERY difficult. And, remember, you have to do this process many times in changing a tire.

If a gorilla is changing your tire and/or you HAVE to get on with your drive, then you may not be so choosy if your lugs get scarred. But if you have the time, go for a socket that is the correct size. Unfortunately, this means you might want to avoid this product. Just keep a length of pipe (junk pile or hardware store) in the trunk with your car's wrench to get the added torque.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Quality Product, June 28, 2006

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J. Anderson (St. Paul, MN) - See all my reviews
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I received my new lug wrench today and I am very impressed with its high quality. After trying to change a tire with the factory supplied lug wrench I knew I needed something better. And, believe me this is something better. I immediately took it out and rotated my tires. It made the job much easier and I am completely satisfied by the quality,the design and the price. This wrench is worth what I paid for it!