Impact Sockets, Extensions & Adapters
Impact sockets and the extensions and adapters that go with them, in 3/8 in and 1/2 in drive. Impact sockets are a separate product from hand sockets: the wall is thicker, the steel is tougher, and a chrome hand socket used on a gun cracks before it rounds the nut.
Also searched as: impact socket set, 1/2 impact socket, deep impact socket, socket extension bar
Send a drawing, a sample or an OE number and we quote this part type to it. The selection data below is what the quote is built from.
What decides the price
In order of impactDrive size, across-flats and length are three fields. A 17 mm socket in 3/8 and in 1/2 drive are different tools for different jobs.
Impact sockets are made for repeated shock. Using hand sockets on a gun is the most expensive way to save a few dollars.
Deep sockets clear a protruding stud; shallow sockets reach into a recess. Most jobs need one and not the other.
Worth checking before you order
They crack at the corner, and a cracked socket at speed is a hazard rather than a warranty claim.
12-point sockets are faster to seat and more likely to round a corroded nut. 6-point is what a workshop reaches for.
Selection data
Confirmed per orderQuoted to your specification
Send a drawing or a samplePart numbers for this subcategory are quoted to order. Send the size, grade and finish you need, or a drawing, and we quote against that.
Questions
Can hand sockets go on an impact gun?+
They physically fit and they are not rated for it. We quote impact-rated sockets for gun use.
Do you sell individual sizes?+
Yes, and most workshops order that way. List the sizes you actually break.
Send the specification, not the product name.
Grade, size, thread standard and coating are what a quote is built from. A product name alone produces a price that changes twice before the order.