Anyone has nitrogen in their tires?

[Tundraspv]

I had read about this awhile ago. When I was on my home from AK., I stopped off in Rapid City, SD. to visit some friends, and to have the truck serviced, as well as have a minor issue looked at. I went to Toyota of the Black Hills. And while I was there I read a pamphlet about it, and decided to have them fill my tires with nitrogen. It was $40. Anyone else have this done?

I have an '06 DC, Limited with TRD Off Road Package.

[tempetom]

They use nitrogen at the Costco near me. I believe the only advantage over air is that the tires don't leak nitrogen as readily as air. Something about the molecules being bigger. I wouldn't pay to have it put in myself.

[single]

Nope, I never saw the need of it. I look at my tires every time I get in my truck and check them once a week. Then, there's the sensors.... I just couldn't justify the extra expense.

[jan kohlmann]

Saving my money to get the water for gas plans.

[Gatorman76]

Nope. No nitrogen in my tires but I got methane in my rear end.

[core64]

Nitrogen is used in tires because it is not affected as much by a change in temperature as regular air (meaning your tires will not expand or shrink if they get hot or cold). I know many people who are using it (if you use nitrogen in your tires they will have green caps on the valve stems). I dont know about pricing, but $40 seems pretty steep. Dealers always charge more.

[Tundraspv]

I don't think $10 a tires is bad at all.
I am happy with my descion to have nitrogen in my tires. I was expecting more people to have had it done. Well, I guess I am wrong!

[RitcheyRch]

I have been using nitrogen in all my vehicles and trailers for many years.

A friend of mine gave me a tank and I bought the guages and regulator. It cost me about $25 to fill up the tank which lasts for a long time.

[portablevcb]

No, never saw a reason to do it.

[Bama Big Daddy]

Yes, I just had it put in mine when I put on my new tires about a week and a half ago. I paid $24.99 at a local shop, but I was quoted 30, 35, and 40 from other places, so thats not bad. I have had several people tell me they picked up a couple of mpg with it, so I thought it was worth a try. I put on 285/75/16's when I did it so I was hoping maybe my mileage would stay the same since bigger tires usually decreases mpg. We will see.

[Boosted27606]

For street driving, it's hard to justify Nitrogen. The only real reason is that as all tires are porous, your tire pressure will go down a lil bit every month. As people never check their pressure, this can become a problem ( as the Ford Explorer Fiasco proves. )

Nitrogen molecule s are larger in size, thus not leaking as much.

The big deal with Nitrogen is if you race your car. As the tire temperature rises, the nitrogen stays about the same, which keeps your car's handling consistent throughout the race. Very important indeed.

I have seen starting a race with my Hoosiers slick tires at 32 psi and afetr 30 mn the pressure was 44 in front left, 40 at the front right tire and 38 in the back tires. Reason is, it was a counter clock wise track with more right turns, thus heating the front left tire more. Needless to say, my handling was different then compared to the first few laps.

Nitrogen filled tires would have stayed in the low 30s all race long.

[canddmeyer]

Originally Posted by core64

Nitrogen is used in tires because it is not affected as much by a change in temperature as regular air (meaning your tires will not expand or shrink if they get hot or cold). I know many people who are using it (if you use nitrogen in your tires they will have green caps on the valve stems). I dont know about pricing, but $40 seems pretty steep. Dealers always charge more.

Very true. Our Accord has nitrogen in the tires we purchased from Costco. I never have to add or remove air anymore as the seasons change. $40 is ridiculous.

[TUNDRA10X]

Unless you have a specific reason ie., racing it's probably a waste of personal resources. Think about it people.......Most (80%) of AIR is Nitrogen already! The machines they use to concentrate the nitrogen can't be 100% effective.....So, tell me the difference between 80%, and with perfect equipment doing the inflating, maybe 90% nitrogen in your tires?

Here are 10 gases that make up clean air: In order of highest to lowest concentration they are Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon, Carbon dioxide, Neon, Helium, Methane (CH4), Krypton, Hydrogen, and Xenon. Five of them travel alone, so we call them atoms. For example, a helium balloon contains atoms of helium (He), but an oxygen tank contains molecules of oxygen (O2). When there's two or more atoms are bonded together, they are called molecules.
NITROGEN (N2) : 8 out of 10 atoms (or molecules) of air are made of nitrogen. Nitrogen gas can't be seen but when it is cooled to -320 °F (-195°C) it turns to a liquid, which you can see.

Help me see the light......

[Justin727]

I gets it for free so yes its in my tires

[djb383]

Can't say it any better than TUNDRA10X...... we're all running a high concentration of nitrogen in our tires.