I have been running Nitrogen in my tires for about the past 10-15 years. I went and bought my own tank and all the necessary hoses and valves. I think I paid about $200 for everything. It costs about $15 to fill up my huge tank which last for a few years since only need it now for maintenance which is low with Nitrogen.
I got the idea of using Nitrogen from working at Boeing and McDonnell Douglas for years. Nitrogen is used in aircraft tires.
Costco put Nitrogen in my tires when I bought them new from them last year. They are more stable in the winter cold/warm fluctuation's, and I like having it in, but My only regret is having to go to Costco to add some when I need it. They do it for free, but it's a pain to go over there and wait for someone to pull the hose out and top them off. Granted, I really don't have to do it that often, but still, it's a pain.
Now on the other hand, I have thought about dong the portable tank hose thing, but the connections on the tank and hooking it up to the nearest Nitrogen Supply were my big obstacle.
RR, Can you give me some details on what portable tank, connection, hose combo you came up with?
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Oh yeah, $295 for Nitrogen seems a bit of a ripoff IMHO, What does the mechanic actually do other than pull the hose over to the valve and inflate?
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You hit the nail on the head! It was indeed Sport City. I was thinking of using the service department but I am concerned they would try and rip me off also.
I don't see the service department being any better than the sales department. Birds of a feather and all that...
Personally I run dihydrogen monoxide in the tires, it keeps the center of gravity low.
Call up your local welding supply shop. You should be able to get a big tank of nitrogen for around 250$, with a 25$ fill. The regulator will cost maybe 60 bucks, add another 20 for hose and chuck and you're set.
Realistically it's not worth it unless you have another use for the nitrogen, like brewing your own beer, or rebuilding your own shocks. You're already using, what, 78% nitrogen anyway, right? Just don't run low air pressure in your Firestones on your Ford Explorer, and you'll be fine.
Go to a welding supply store and rent a tank. They charge by the size. I have one of the larger tanks. It cost me about $20-25 to fill it up.
I bought the regulator from them since is for Nitrogen use. I use a regular air hose and nozzle.
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Originally Posted by JTs02Tundra
Costco put Nitrogen in my tires when I bought them new from them last year. They are more stable in the winter cold/warm fluctuation's, and I like having it in, but My only regret is having to go to Costco to add some when I need it. They do it for free, but it's a pain to go over there and wait for someone to pull the hose out and top them off. Granted, I really don't have to do it that often, but still, it's a pain.
Now on the other hand, I have thought about dong the portable tank hose thing, but the connections on the tank and hooking it up to the nearest Nitrogen Supply were my big obstacle.
RR, Can you give me some details on what portable tank, connection, hose combo you came up with?
Nitrogen is a joke unless you have two valve stems on your wheels. One to inflate, and another to bleed the air out while filling. Mostly I see this being done for the track.
Did any of these places show you the bead seater that is hooked to the nitrogen tank? If they didn't you got at least half a tire full of air, before they started to inflate with nitrogen. I think that the benefits are all to the stealer. I would like to try the helium, tho' I know they use it on olympic cycles. If you had tube type tires then either one would be easy.
When tires leak air as they all do...what do you lose nitrogen or oxygen? Just curious what the long term mixture would be? I use liquid nitrogen at work, wonder how this would work? Just kidding but for all you smart guys out there could I get aerosolized nitrogen from liquid nitrogen?
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