# Nitrogen filled tires
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nitrogen-filled-tires/247006
**Category:** Shift518 Automotive
**Created:** [September 22, 2009, 9:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nitrogen-filled-tires/247006 "2009-09-22T21:09:07Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@94Gt5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94Gt5.0)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2009, 9:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nitrogen-filled-tires/247006/1 "2009-09-22T21:09:07Z")
Been thinking about this for years in a street car, and stumbled across this while surfing Stangnet:
**[American Muscle now offers Nitrogen filled tires](http://www.stangnet.com/2009/09/17/american-muscle-now-offers-nitrogen-filled-tires/)17 Sep**
Does your Ford Mustang have Nitrogen-filled [FONT=Lucida Grande]tires[/FONT] rolling rapidly on the road, track, or strip? Likely not, but if your Mustang (or another automobile) has the “bigger” gas in its tires, you’re well aware of the advantages Nitrogen has over the atmospheric alternative. Long-term pressurization, less oxidation & [[FONT=Lucida Grande]tread [/FONT][FONT=Lucida Grande]wear[/FONT]](http://www.stangnet.com/2009/09/17/american-muscle-now-offers-nitrogen-filled-tires/#), reduced risk of blowout from overheating are just a few of the benefits of utilizing Nitrogen for tire inflation. The team over at [[FONT=Lucida Grande]American [/FONT][FONT=Lucida Grande]Muscle[/FONT]](http://www.stangnet.com/2009/09/17/american-muscle-now-offers-nitrogen-filled-tires/#) recently jumped onto the idea of providing Nitrogen-filled tires for Mustang fans shopping for wheels and tires and so far, the concept has been well received. There’s a reason why fleet vehicles, off-road motorsports, NASCAR, Formula 1, and many others have utilized Nitrogen for years: it’s a sensible update that saves money spent on replacing tires while increasing overall performance. Take a peek at the Press Release for more information on this offering from American Muscle.
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### Author:  [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2009, 9:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nitrogen-filled-tires/247006/2 "2009-09-22T21:10:00Z")
not really a big deal esp when ya constantly airin up and down
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### Author:  [@94Gt5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94Gt5.0)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2009, 9:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nitrogen-filled-tires/247006/3 "2009-09-22T21:12:03Z")
Obviously, but if you leave them at a certain pressure it has its advantages
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### Author:  [@Hank1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hank1)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2009, 9:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nitrogen-filled-tires/247006/4 "2009-09-22T21:14:52Z")
sure unless u have a slow leak !!lol
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### Author:  [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2009, 9:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nitrogen-filled-tires/247006/5 "2009-09-22T21:16:09Z")
yes it does ,it dont dry out the rubber ,rims dont get all nasty among other things …but find a easy spot to fill with nitro whenya need it
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### Author:  [@Mark355](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mark355)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2009, 9:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nitrogen-filled-tires/247006/6 "2009-09-22T21:27:06Z")
It’s a gimmick being peddled by dealerships and tire showrooms to squeeze more cash from you. Nitrogen is used in racing because it has less moisture than air. Under **extreme** load, it is less susceptible to pressure variations as less moisture means less expansion/contraction.
On the road, you’ll likely never experience the conditions where using nitrogen will make a difference in tire performance. Also, if you take your car in and drop $40 or however much you’ll be charged, they’ll just drain the air and replace it with nitrogen. This will hardly be a pure concentrate because there’s still moisture inside the tire from the expelled air.
Save your money.
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### Author:  [@Jammer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jammer)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2009, 9:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nitrogen-filled-tires/247006/7 "2009-09-22T21:43:02Z")
The REASON car manufacturers starting using nitrogen is that the condensation that was forming in all these cars as they sat on the lot was corroding tire pressure sensors. Warranty claims were adding up. At least thats what thay had printed on a board in a bathroom of all places, at the factory I visited last year.
Of course the lack of pressure increase when hot can be a good measurement and adjustment tool for racing.
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### Author:  [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2009, 1:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nitrogen-filled-tires/247006/8 "2009-09-23T01:15:39Z")
welcome to Aviation tire servicing standards. the PS2’s i had on my 18’s were filled with nitrogen, did it at work.
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### Author:  [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2009, 3:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nitrogen-filled-tires/247006/9 "2009-09-23T03:12:18Z")
Warren tire in CP fills with nitrogen, maybe their other locations too.
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### Author:  [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2009, 6:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nitrogen-filled-tires/247006/10 "2009-09-23T06:23:03Z")
im still on the fence with this one. the facts make sense about it, but i dont have experience with nitrogen filled tires in the long run, of say 80kmi run on a set of tires. all my tires wear out in like 30kmi or less, so i cant say yes or no. i had my new tires on the 19s filled with nitrogen, spent a crapload on it and smashed the 19 in under a week of having them on the car. thats all ive gotten out of mine. so far, im in a HUGE minus with that situation. i basically spent an extra whatever amount on something i got 0 use out of. im not saying its bad and dnot do it, no no. im just saying for me, not worth it.
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### Author:  [@OsoiNA6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OsoiNA6)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2009, 7:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nitrogen-filled-tires/247006/11 "2009-09-23T07:01:56Z")
Air is almost 80% Nitrogen in content anyways, so putting in Nitrogen with 97% or 98% purity and assuming you get a full purge of the air that’s in there (perhaps difficult unless you have two valve stems found on some wheels), you’re not changing a whole lot.
If you don’t need to regulate tire pressure to within 1/4 lb, hot and cold, then it’s not worth it.
It may be said that not having to check tire pressures every once in awhile is an advantage, but remember that most “leaks” take place between the tire and the rim or the valve stem itself. So checking pressures is a good thing. These leaks are something that filling with Nitrogen, or pretty much any other gas with molecules smaller than that gap itself, is not going to prevent against in any case…
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### Author:  [@TurboTravis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTravis)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2009, 7:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nitrogen-filled-tires/247006/12 "2009-09-23T07:27:43Z")
> [@what I did x-mass (no 56k)](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-i-did-x-mass-no-56k/22750/6):
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> welcome to Aviation tire servicing standards. the PS2’s i had on my 18’s were filled with nitrogen, did it at work.
True, however some manufacturers allow the use of ‘clean and dry’ air. Nitrogen in street car tires? Useless. Totally useless.
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### Author:  [@tdi\_logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tdi_logik)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2009, 7:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nitrogen-filled-tires/247006/13 "2009-09-23T07:28:07Z")
> [@WTB: t-mobile camera phone](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-t-mobile-camera-phone/23386/2):
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> im still on the fence with this one. the facts make sense about it, but i dont have experience with nitrogen filled tires in the long run, of say 80kmi run on a set of tires. all my tires wear out in like 30kmi or less, so i cant say yes or no. i had my new tires on the 19s filled with nitrogen, spent a crapload on it and smashed the 19 in under a week of having them on the car. thats all ive gotten out of mine. so far, im in a HUGE minus with that situation. i basically spent an extra whatever amount on something i got 0 use out of. im not saying its bad and dnot do it, no no. im just saying for me, not worth it.
yea, well what about when it doesn’t?
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### Author:  [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2009, 7:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nitrogen-filled-tires/247006/14 "2009-09-23T07:32:43Z")
I run a Argon/propane mix in my slab’s 24"s
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### Author:  [@TurboTravis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTravis)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2009, 7:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nitrogen-filled-tires/247006/15 "2009-09-23T07:35:14Z")
> [@Motor work](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/motor-work/23351/30):
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> I run a Argon/propane mix in my slab’s 24"s
LOL reminds me, a few jobs ago we realized that the gas company gave us a wrong bottle once, and we had been servicing aircraft tires with argon for like a month:shifty
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### Author:  [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2009, 7:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nitrogen-filled-tires/247006/16 "2009-09-23T07:40:10Z")
> [@\*Official NFL Championship Games Thread\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-nfl-championship-games-thread/23369/126):
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> LOL reminds me, a few jobs ago we realized that the gas company gave us a wrong bottle once, and we had been servicing aircraft tires with argon for like a month:shifty
:eek2:eek2:eek2
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### Author:  [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2009, 7:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nitrogen-filled-tires/247006/17 "2009-09-23T07:41:53Z")
> [@\*Official NFL Championship Games Thread\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-nfl-championship-games-thread/23369/123):
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> yea, well what about when it doesn’t?
that i dont know.
i think a car like my dad’s or my mom’s would be a good test subject with a set of 60-80kmi tires on it. Maybe we could see a difference then, maybe.
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### Author:  [@tdi\_logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tdi_logik)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2009, 7:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nitrogen-filled-tires/247006/18 "2009-09-23T07:44:48Z")
> [@\*Official NFL Championship Games Thread\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-nfl-championship-games-thread/23369/132):
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> that i dont know.
> i think a car like my dad’s or my mom’s would be a good test subject with a set of 60-80kmi tires on it. Maybe we could see a difference then, maybe.
depends how YOU load em up ya know
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### Author:  [@votblindub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/votblindub)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2009, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nitrogen-filled-tires/247006/19 "2009-09-23T07:50:51Z")
what do you mean “load them up”?
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### Author:  [@tdi\_logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tdi_logik)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2009, 8:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nitrogen-filled-tires/247006/20 "2009-09-23T08:00:18Z")
look it up, dont feel like l00kin it up.
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