Anyone running nitrogen in tires
The guys at 4WP here told me thye have been experimenting with installing nitrogen instead of air. They say the benefits are: no cold spots, no loss of air due to temperature changes and it helps protect the temperature sensors because there is no water vapor in the nitrogen. Anybody tried it????
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Waste of money. Just maintain your tires. The only "benefit" to using nitrogen is being lazy.
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Not worth the money. It was all the craze when gas prices were high and it supposedly saved on gas. I don't buy into it. I filed it with respect to usefulness, right next to a TB spacer. About the same cost and similar help. Not being totally negative, the nitrogen in tires MIGHT (slightly) help those with extreme cold and maintaining air pressure (not an issue here in SW FL.
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I'm running it in mine, because that's what the tire shop used. Can't say that I've noticed any difference in the short time I've had the new wheels and tires on.
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Originally Posted by DeereGeff
(Post 3726705)
I'm running it in mine, because that's what the tire shop used. Can't say that I've noticed any difference in the short time I've had the new wheels and tires on.
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I have yet to hear a good excuse to pay for filling your tires with nitrogen
air is like 78% nitrogen anyway right? |
Originally Posted by LoneRanger93
(Post 3726733)
I have yet to hear a good excuse to pay for filling your tires with nitrogen
air is like 78% nitrogen anyway right? |
i think helium would make more sense, better yet radon
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Costco around here uses nitrogen at no extra cost, can't say I have noticed anything different with it. I wouldnt pay extra to have it, but who really knows anyway?
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Originally Posted by smokestone
(Post 3725976)
The guys at 4WP here told me thye have been experimenting with installing nitrogen instead of air. They say the benefits are: no cold spots, no loss of air due to temperature changes and it helps protect the temperature sensors because there is no water vapor in the nitrogen. Anybody tried it????
If they will offer it to you for free, go for it. But don't spend a penny for it. What's this about temperature sensors in tires? Pressure sensors are surely there, but did the Fed's take that one step further? |
Originally Posted by svt2205
(Post 3727106)
What's this about temperature sensors in tires? Pressure sensors are surely there, but did the Fed's take that one step further?
Anyway, I wasnt planning on spending no more than about $5 a tire, If I see it helps maintain the pressure, I was going to put it in the tires on my boat and travel trailers. There is nothing worse than being in remote areas, having a low tire, and worrying about towing in 100 degree weather we have down here. Maybe I am just being lazy. But if it does work why not do it. It could be cheap insurance against a blow out on a 2 lane highway in the middle of nowhere |
I have nitrogen in my tires just cuz that it was the shop used to fill them
i do alot of driving 100 miles a day to and from work. so when the guy told me it helps to maintain tire pressure i said sure why not. i have 56000 miles on the OEM tire (second set) and they still have good rubber left on them. since i had those tire put on with nitrogen i have only add air once to the front passenger. i am sure you would get the same results if you mantain the air pressure no matter what you use to fill them |
My tire shop does it for $7.00 a tire. You pay it one time with them. If you come back in and have tire work done, they refill them at no cost after the first time. I honestly think it is a scam. I am surprised at how many people do it.:confused:
I saw a diagram that explained pure nitrogen molecules are much larger than ambient air. So they are less susceptible to leaking and temp changes. Oh well. No nitrogen for me. |
I'm sure the benefits are real. But will they actually pay off fiscally? Will the lighter weight save enough fuel to pay for itself? Will it allow your tires to run an extra couple of thousand miles?
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i have nitrogen in my tires. ford put it in when i bought my truck. i am yet to have to add more to my tires. keeps a consent psi. a lot of people recommended it to me for big rims also.
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We don't know if we would consider it a "gimmick" or not, but it does have it's uses. The use originated in racing as it does maintain more consistant pressure, allowing teams to best maximize car setup and pressures for tire wear. People travelling from one temp. extreme to another see a benetit as well. Remember, tires gain/lose a pound of air for every 10 degrees in temperature they experience. Nitrogen does save gas as well, but only in that many people are too lazy to keep up with proper pressure checks and are driving around on half flat tires all the time. Look yourself next time you are out. 40% of the cars on the road don't have enough air in the tires. If everyone used nitrogen it would result in an astronomical fuel savings countrywide annually. Do we use it? No. Why? Well, we overinflate our tire and wheel packages a bit for shipping and that results in a big waste of gas over time, and you can tell people to check their pressures before installing but that does not mean they will. Good, filtered air works just fine if you don't race and you do a good monthly check of your pressure.
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