thanks for your insight pirata! but i want my extra 22%

 

i second the BS part

 

Ok, so, here is the deal. The air right now consists of 75% nitrogen. So its only 25% of the other crap. They claim that nitrogen is moisture free. But if you go to a good tire dealer or wherever, their air compressers have de-moisturizer. so there is no moisture in the air going into your tires. SO either you pay for 25% more nitrogen or you get free air. up to you. Not worth it. I will tell you that now. It will make no difference at all.

 

Palm Beach County FL
got a government research grant last year
($300,000 if memory is right)
to do a multi-year study of whether
Nitrogen gas fill of bus tires has any advantages,
so my advice would be to wait and see how that
expensive study reports.

Consumer's Reports did a year long evaluation of how well
regular air versus N2 gas stays inside an inflated tire on outside racks:

http://blogs.consumerreports.org/car...nitrogen-.html

 

I'm stickin to helium, that way I don't sink as far in the mud. Ha!

 

I have one of those things to catch the moisture on my air compresser at home and really thought that I would need it when I bought to keep water out of my expensive air tools but the truth is I have yet to empty it. Not even a little bit in there. So with the arguement about the water in the air I don't agree with. We still get water on the outside of the tire and the tire will still dry rot from the outside in after time anyway. If the tire companys are pushing it I don't believe it because they are in business to make money, they make their money on selling tires.

 

I put nitrogen in my tires about a month ago. People say it is BS but if NASCAR uses it to keep tires from over inflation as they get hotter, there must be some truth to it.

Speed Safely,
AL

 

I have been using the nitrogen for abou a year now and there is a definite improvement in ride quality. I think it is worth the money. I check the pressure about every thirty days and have not added nitrogen but one time in a year. The tires definately run cooler, for whatever reason.

 

Can you put it in used tires too or is it better to start when that they are new?

 

The only reason that NASA and the USAF use nitrogen in their aircraft tires is do to the extream low temps the tires experience during flight. Actually all aircraft including general aviation aircraft are filled with nitrogen for this same reason. Regular compressed air has moisture which at altitude will freeze and create ice. Ice or any other solid substance in the tires causes problems when landing (i.e. tire balance). This is the only reason they use nitrogen.

Ex- Cessna and Learjet Service Bulletin Writer.