Nitrogen filled tires vs Compressed air
- Thread starter Peyton676
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Own a tire shop....its a fucking scam. Nitrogen is great in certain scenarios, but for a vehicle driven daily it makes no sense.
The air we breath is like 78% Nitrogen. Nothing wrong with putting it in if it's free. Won't hurt anything.
Really, I think the only advantage will be you'll get to wait slightly longer before you'll need to add more air.
Really, I think the only advantage will be you'll get to wait slightly longer before you'll need to add more air.
i only run nitrogen in my shocks and race tires on a long race because it doesnt expand as much. but street cars ive always just ran air
Just run air. For street vehicles air is just fine, your tires never get that hot and you can refill them anywhere. We run nitrogen in the race tires because it's more stable, doesn't heat up as much and don't lose "air" during long stints. You can't find nitrogen just anywhere
It's almost no difference. It's total bullshit. I don't sell it even though we have the setups at all of our stores.
Since it wasn't stated yet, Nitrogen doesn't expand as much as air, nor do tires tend to lose pressure as much with Nitrogen.
I've had tires with Nitrogen in them, and it was pointless. Just stick to air.
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I've had tires with Nitrogen in them, and it was pointless. Just stick to air.
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^^ yup. I mean it is technically better but not much at all. The reason is because it's a bigger molecule. Air is already 78% nitrogen
If its free I would do it. Like errbody else said, it has a few benefits, but not much. Really the only two benefits that would even make a difference is that it expands less so you wont have to add air every few months or when it gets cold outside. The other benefit is it has almost zero moisture. That's a good thing if you have custom wheels and are worried about corrosion.