Nitrogen filled tires on 2008 models?
FAA FAR 25 as it pertains to aircraft tires states that any plane with a WCTOW of 75,000 lbs or over is required to use nitrogen or some other inert gas only on braked wheels by which the oxygen content does not exceed 5%. The gas and the tires inner liner material when heated cannot make a comustible mixture.
It's basically stating nitrogen is only required in extreme conditions and then only to prevent the fascilitation of combustion inside the tire leading to an explosive failure. Do you need it in your street car? No way! There is no benefit whatsoever except a slight reduction in lost pressure through the tire wall. Is it worth $5 per tire? No Way!
It's basically stating nitrogen is only required in extreme conditions and then only to prevent the fascilitation of combustion inside the tire leading to an explosive failure. Do you need it in your street car? No way! There is no benefit whatsoever except a slight reduction in lost pressure through the tire wall. Is it worth $5 per tire? No Way!
Im a chemist so I can get the nitrogen for free. (ultra high pure stuff pretty sweet shhh dont tell the boss). Its still not worth the effort. So much easier to just use DRY air. The others are right. Just get a water drip for your compressed air system. VanAir makes a really good one.
If you fill them with helium they will make your car lighter. Fill them hydrogen and they will be even MORE lighter. Plus it helps you know when you have a flat. (see Davidv's picture)
If you fill them with helium they will make your car lighter. Fill them hydrogen and they will be even MORE lighter. Plus it helps you know when you have a flat. (see Davidv's picture)
Im a chemist so I can get the nitrogen for free. (ultra high pure stuff pretty sweet shhh dont tell the boss). Its still not worth the effort. So much easier to just use DRY air. The others are right. Just get a water drip for your compressed air system. VanAir makes a really good one.
If you fill them with helium they will make your car lighter. Fill them hydrogen and they will be even MORE lighter. Plus it helps you know when you have a flat. (see Davidv's picture)
If you fill them with helium they will make your car lighter. Fill them hydrogen and they will be even MORE lighter. Plus it helps you know when you have a flat. (see Davidv's picture)
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Uh, what? Why wouldn't your TPMS sensors work with your new tires? I have the same tires and wheels, and it works just fine. Tires shouldn't affect whether or not your TPMS system works; its bolted to the inside of the wheel near the valve stem.
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Here is why I like using nitrogen to fill my tires:
I’m in a climate that can go from -25 degrees F to above freezing in a 48 hour perid.
If I fill with nitrogen, the psi tends to remain fairly constant in my snow tires. If I use plain air, I get some wild swings in my tires’ psi levels. Believe me when I say it is no fun pumping air into a tire when it way below zero F.
When I use nitrogen fills, the inside of my wheels remains dry, and that is not the case when using plain air (that results in considerable condensation and moisture inside the wheel in this extreme environment where I live).
I suppose that if you live in Palm Springs, CA; you never need to worry about this and plain air is the best way to fill your tires.
--Spike
I’m in a climate that can go from -25 degrees F to above freezing in a 48 hour perid.
If I fill with nitrogen, the psi tends to remain fairly constant in my snow tires. If I use plain air, I get some wild swings in my tires’ psi levels. Believe me when I say it is no fun pumping air into a tire when it way below zero F.
When I use nitrogen fills, the inside of my wheels remains dry, and that is not the case when using plain air (that results in considerable condensation and moisture inside the wheel in this extreme environment where I live).
I suppose that if you live in Palm Springs, CA; you never need to worry about this and plain air is the best way to fill your tires.
--Spike
