Nitrogen in tires?

[Ric]

What are the advantages to having nitrogen in the tires?

Anyone put this in you tires on your FFH?

What does it cost?

Will it affect the warranty?

[terryb]

The conclusion of a tirereck company site article was most drivers would be better served by obtaining a good tire gauge and checking inflation once a month and with sharp weather changes, The benefoits of N2 are 1/3 less leakage over time and less moisture and corrosion of wheel components. For <$5/tire well OK, more than that save your money

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TerryB

[Fastronaut]

I've been using Nitrogen in two vehicles since getting new tires on them over 2 years ago. What I notice most is that I almost never need to refill them. Pressure seems to be fairly constant. The downside is that when you do need to refill a tire, you have to go to a special location. Costco Auto places seem to have Nitrogen; especially, if you purchase tires there. Refills are free and you can do it yourself most any time.

[shaggy314]

People should note that 78% of air is Nitrogen... While the 21% of air that is O2, you wheels aren't falling off your car due to corrosion. You best bet is dry air and keeping your tires properly inflated.

 

The majority of people pushing N2 in tires are car dealers and tire sellers, but if you want to pay for it and it makes you feel better, ok. Let me know when somebody tests it or Consumer Reports says it does something.

[FusionDiffusion]

Nitrogen has almost no practical benefits for typical passenger car use. If you're racing a car on a track and really heating up the tires then you want nitrogen to help control the pressures. But as shaggy mentioned, air is 78% nitrogen already so difference is not noticeable with typical highway usage. It's much more important the air going in is dry to prevent condensation inside the tire/wheel when it cools off.

[acdii]

Yep, so when you fill the tire, the 22% non nitrogen is what leaks out. So if you want Nitrogen in your tires, just overfill them 22%............

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, that is a Smart@$$ comment, but that is how I roll! :D

[shaggy314]

Yep, so when you fill the tire, the 22% non nitrogen is what leaks out. So if you want Nitrogen in your tires, just overfill them 22%...

Wait, wait, you are GENIUS. You fill up 100%, let out 22%, refill with the 78%, out with 22% again, repeat a few times and you have 99.99% Nitrogen. SUPER Genius.

 

 

 

Right there with you acdii!

Edited February 8, 2013 by shaggy314

[acdii]

:hysterical3:

[Fastronaut]

I wonder if we'd get better gas mileage having a lighter car using helium in the tires :hammer_self:

[shaggy314]

I wonder if we'd get better gas mileage having a lighter car using helium in the tires :hammer_self:

 

You would, but the gas gauge doesn't have 10 digits of precision required to show it.

[acdii]

Yeah but the tires would go flat quickly, stupid helium doesn't like to stay in one place for too long.

 

 

 

Besides who want squeaky tires anyways!

[majorleeslow]

I wonder if we'd get better gas mileage having a lighter car using helium in the tires :hammer_self:

 

now note that Heluim is also a gas and pretty expensive I might add so you should see a net drop in the $ per mile using helium in tires :).

 

plus you don't want to float in the air like movie Up.

Edited September 2, 2013 by majorleeslow

[shaggy314]

now note that Heluim is also a gas and pretty expensive I might add so you should see a net drop in the $ per mile using helium in tires :).

 

plus you don't want to float in the air like movie Up.

 

OMG that's how they got the flying Fusion in the commercial! Damn 'the man' for keeping us from our flying cars. I'm going out to try this tonight, read about me in the paper tomorrow, 'man in flying car'. Woo hoo!

[MaineFusion]

I did put nitrogen in the tires of one of my cars once. I loved how they didn't lose air pressure even over several months. Even at six months the tires had barely lost any pressure. The down side is to keep topping the tires off I would have to go to the place I bought my tires. I gave up on that after a while.

 

If you don't drive a lot the fact that there would be no water or oxygen in the tires means there would be reduced dry rot on the inside of the tire, which could extend their life. Of course this will do nothing to help reduce dry rot on the outside of the tire.

 

For $5/tire I'd put nitrogen in again, but I wish there was an easier way to top off the tires with nitrogen on a periodic basis.

[Fastronaut]

I did put nitrogen in the tires of one of my cars once. I loved how they didn't lose air pressure even over several months. Even at six months the tires had barely lost any pressure. The down side is to keep topping the tires off I would have to go to the place I bought my tires. I gave up on that after a while.

 

If you don't drive a lot the fact that there would be no water or oxygen in the tires means there would be reduced dry rot on the inside of the tire, which could extend their life. Of course this will do nothing to help reduce dry rot on the outside of the tire.

 

For $5/tire I'd put nitrogen in again, but I wish there was an easier way to top off the tires with nitrogen on a periodic basis.

Costco lets you do it for free - self-service. I bought tires there for my SUV.

[MaineFusion]

Costco lets you do it for free - self-service. I bought tires there for my SUV.

 

A) I'd never buy tires from Costco

B) There isn't one near me so it would still be inconvenient.

[kuzzi]

We use nitrogen for gas pressure testing in our lab. I could roll up and get a couple cu. ft. of N2, but it comes off the downpipe at 3000psi, so I'd have to be reeeeeeeeealllllllyyy careful.

[MaineFusion]

We use nitrogen for gas pressure testing in our lab. I could roll up and get a couple cu. ft. of N2, but it comes off the downpipe at 3000psi, so I'd have to be reeeeeeeeealllllllyyy careful.

My Earth shattering kaboom!

 

What? I can't hear you my ears are ringing from the Earth shattering kaboom!