Tight nuts

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The Big Fight to remove rear wheels is a often overlooked side benefit of a dually.

Consult your local tire experts or the Tire & Rim association before putting anti-seize compounds on wheel mountings regarding getting correct torque values afterwards.

I've never had a problem with a Ram or a GM but the SD lug nuts have a locking devise in them that can be a major PITA. The problem with them is that there is enough play in the nut and locking washer that you loose all the torque the impact has to remove it. On a dually, you almost have to use a long anvil impact to be able to get to the lug nuts. If you use an extension you will loose torque . My 1/2" drive impact has 1200 ftlb of torque and there are times I have to break out the 5' strong arm to break some of our SD lug nuts loose.

Those aren't lock washers. They're flat washers that require a drop of motor oil between the nut and washer to prevent seizing. Works like a champ. I much prefer them over my previous Ram's lug nuts.
Do long bed crew cabs make less rear wheel torque than reg cab short beds due to the length of the drive shaft? I've never heard of the length of a shaft reducing torque.

Torque wouldn't be reduced due to the length of the shaft if using a breaker bar applying a constant force. It would merely rotate through a greater angle due to the longer shaft twisting (more than a shorter shaft) to the desired torque level, assuming the longer shaft doesn't twist apart.

The impact wrench does not apply a continuous force to "take up" the "twist" required for the longer shaft to transfer the desired torque level. In a sense the longer shaft is acting as a torque filter.