Nut Drivers..

[flat6extreme]

Picked up a Cross-Rc truck that is loaded with metric nuts, as are many of the beadlock wheels these days.

What recommendation do you guys have for a quality set of nut drivers? I’ve checked local home improvement stores but none are small enough for that tiny heads found on beadlocks etc.

Thank you.

[high plains drifter]

I would say to choose a handle shape that you think will appeal to you and go for a name like MIP, Hudy, or Dynamite. Maybe worth mentioning that some popular manufactures have a high-end as well as cheap-o set. Personally I'm not as concerned with my nut drivers being great quality as much as I am my hex drivers... but rarely do I ever regret having a reliable tool on hand so I'd still get something decent. I've read great reviews on Arrowmax and Protek nut-drivers as well but never used their stuff.

[JDM74]

Locked Up RC's stuff seems to work pretty good for me.

Tools

[TheLetterJ]

Wiha makes some nice ones, I finally had to break down and buy a 2mm since my cheap Dynamite kit only went down to 4mm.

[daign]

Really happy with these "Wera" drivers I got. I'm not sure what happened with "Wiha" but their quality went down the drain. Went through 3 sets of drivers. Finally ordered myself some Vanquish hex drivers, and Wera for nuts.

[JatoTheRipper]

Nut drivers aren't as important as hex drivers. The nut drivers don't strip out nor do they strip nuts. I've been using the same Duratrax nut driver set for years.

[UncleJohn]

I’m with daign on this one. I like Wera Kraftform really well. They have comfortable handles. If you’re looking for a specific tiny size as you indicated your options may be limited.

[odomandr]

Im tempted to grab the MIP 5.5 and 7 just to match the hex drivers I like so much.

[volumeknob]

I picked up 5.5 and 7mm Wiha drivers at my local Grainger for a few bucks each. Way cheaper than anything else I could find and great quality.

[Hal]

A lot of peeople think that the nut drivers are not as important as the hex drivers, to have a quality set. I agree to an extent. The cheaper ones tend to have very thick walls. If you are limited on clearance around the nut such as inside a wheel hub you could be in trouble. Even on my carbon fiber chassis there are some very close areas that a cheap nut driver just wont work. I have MIP tools and they are all very good quality.