Nitrogen in tires

[SSOOCH]

Nitrogen also is supposed to help keep your TPMS in good working order.

[CamaroSpike23]

Originally Posted by 5th Gen SS

The biggest advantage about Nitrogen in your tires is the fact that Nitrogen is not affected by temperature.

not as easily affected, but still affected

Originally Posted by Ranger 75

So can you put Nitrogen in any tires or do you have to have special components in the tire and wheel?

your tires already have nitrogen in them...lol

but to go to a higher mixture of nitrogen... instead of the ~78% that is already found in the air you breathe and the air inside your tires now, you just need to deflate your tires and reinflate with nitrogen

Originally Posted by Banshee

Huh? 78% Funny...Most wont get it.

Nitrogen fill at less than 95% is a waste..

Nitrogen molecules hold no moisture, less prone to temp changes and molecule is larger leading to less tire pressure fluctuation.

Beneficial? Never tried it..I prefer my 78% blend..much easier to access than time wasted waiting for a refill.

[SS4PK]

Banshee,

"I am not a chemestry major," .... too funny it's chemistry

[Abygale]

I have a 2LT, and from what I can tell it does not come with the Nitrogen in the tires. Is that correct? I recently noticed that my tires seem to be losing pressure. I just had the oil changed a week ago and the tire pressure was checked then and were all fine. Today the pressure measured cold as follows:

35 30
34 30

warmed up and reset they measured

35 32
34 32

I'm thinking about having the compressed air drained and getting Nitrogen put in them. Are there any drawbacks to having that done?? Sorry in advance for the noob question.

[Supermans]

Originally Posted by Abygale

I have a 2LT, and from what I can tell it does not come with the Nitrogen in the tires. Is that correct? I recently noticed that my tires seem to be losing pressure. I just had the oil changed a week ago and the tire pressure was checked then and were all fine. Today the pressure measured cold as follows:

35 30
34 30

warmed up and reset they measured

35 32
34 32

I'm thinking about having the compressed air drained and getting Nitrogen put in them. Are there any drawbacks to having that done?? Sorry in advance for the noob question.

They should be 36 cold at the least for the 20's.. How much lower is it for the 19's if you have those.. Your tire pressure could be too low if you got the RS package. BTW, don't go by the built in tire pressure monitor, it is not accurate.. Use a personal digital one that you can buy for $10 or a little more for a better one.. After refilling mine to 36psi using a digital measure, the car read them all at 37 after a reset which was good. However turn the car off, turn it back on and it was all over the place 33, 32, 38, 39 the same day.. I did a digital reading and it was still 36 cold an hour later..

[Abygale]

Sorry, yes I have th RS package so the 20 in wheels and the tire pressure should be 36 in all four. This is a little troublesome for me since the pressure was fine a week ago when I had the oil changed at 1300 miles :(. Since I'm getting them looked at anyway I thought I'd switch to Nitrogen after reading up on it. Are there any drawbacks to that?

I just saw your edit. The original reading was taken this morning with a new tire pressure gauge and not the monitor in the car. I did look at the monitor in the car, then reset it, and it was pretty accurate with the gauge.

[SilverIce1]

There are no drawbacks to going full nitrogen except the hassle of getting nitro when you do need it. Using nitro will help eliminate the loss of pressure from dramatic temp changes. I always just use air because it is already 78% nitro and I always check my tires on all autos once a week anyway. I have my own compressor so it is really easy to take care of.

[Abygale]

Thanks Silver!!!

[SilverIce1]

Originally Posted by Abygale

Thanks Silver!!!

You bet!

I can't wait to see you again, this time with that BEAUTY of a car you have!

[oilman63]

Originally Posted by patriotpa

I have mine filled with 78% nitrogen. Very easy to find/refill.

Our atmosphere is 78% -82% nitrogen

[Skyblu]

I just rememberred my dad used to fill my pool floats AND car tires with FREON! Flat in the morning inflated in the afternoon! That was in the 70's you know. Can you imagine him getting away with now days?

[wullger]

Originally Posted by Skyblu

I just remembered my dad used to fill my pool floats AND car tires with FREON! Flat in the morning inflated in the afternoon! That was in the 70's you know. Can you imagine him getting away with now days?

..First thing that came to mind reading that was "Would be funny to do to a Prius driver that was acting high and mighty."

'You're killing the environment!'

'... And I just tripled your carbon footprint. Enjoy!'

[vdevine]

Pull out your tire warranty paperwork. Anything other than air put into the tires voids your warranty.

[Windy City]

The bad part about filling your tires with nitrogen is you can't drive your car in a lake, then use the air in the tires to breath from. No McGuiver action!

I was at Road America a few weeks ago. I was surprised to see all the nitrogen bottles there. Road racing exclusively uses it due to the thermal stability. I am presently going through all my company vehicles and changing to nitrogen. We will see first hand if there is any noticeable changes.