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oh, and ROFL@not using an impact on your wheels. are you serious? in 1983 when everything had studs pressed into the rotors, yes, that would be a SLIGHT issue, but nowadays, IT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN. however, most shops use torque sticks, or just plain know how to use an impact.
Those "torque sticks" are a joke,the twist on them varies greatly depending on the impact used.Say your using a 10 year old snapon(about 300lbs-ft max),you'd be just a little over the rated torque #'s,using the newer IR Titanium impacts(700+lbs-ft forward,1000+lbs-ft reverse) will almost triple the torque even with the torque sticks.Oh and yes you can warp rotors even now days by over-tightening the lugs,can also warp the rims,hubs,and axles flanges.
I do use impacts to remove lugnuts(mostly my cordless electric,350lbs-ft of torque in reverse),I also use them to put them on.I thread the lugs on a few threads by hand,then use my cordless to zip them on,but only till the lug touches the seat,maybe 30lbs-ft of torque max,then I torque them by hand.I run steel rims so I can get away with a higher torque then the alloy rims,I torque my lugs to 110-115lbs-ft or torque,aftermarket studs(high tensile steel)and lugs.On a full charge my cordless impact will torque bolts to about 100lbs-ft(with no extensions).From years of wrenching I have a good feel for when a bolt is properly torqued(my arm is calibrated
),though I do use a torque wrench when rebuilding engines,tranny's,t-cases,and diff's.I never use a impact to assemble/disassemble and engine,tranny,t-case,or diff's anyway.
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i really wasnt pissed though since the stock lug nuts are crap and i could see this comming for a while. they offered to fix it for 60 bucks and i said no way!! i told them to just finish mounting the tires and i would replace the studs myself. so i drove it a few miles to my buddy garage after i picked up the studs and new lug nuts and 45min later they are better than new. this is just weird cause like i said i never take my jeep and let someone else do anything to it. the only other time it has been in a shop was the have the ball joint recall fixed and guess what they broke the axle nut 
im going to test them out on the trail tomorrow 
