Nitrogen Tires....
Originally Posted by Gigdy,Mar 7 2008, 08:28 PM
Be careful the right mixture of oxygen and nitrogen can be VERY FLAMMABLE. I believe the percentages are like 100% 02 and 0%N
100% o2 0%N isnt a mixturenitrogen by itself is not flammable
Originally Posted by The Twanksta,Mar 7 2008, 03:16 PM
idk but ive gotten over 22k on my stock tires with a TON of hard driving. i am just now getting to the wear bars on the rear and fronts look brand new!
Originally Posted by qbmurderer13,Mar 8 2008, 01:30 AM
You put 22,000 miles in one year...? 

the dealership you bought it from should do free top off's with nitrogen for one year. Nascar and formula 1 use it on their cars along with airplanes because of the pressure and temperature changing from high altitudes. I wouldn't add air to the nitrogen either because you will lose all the benefits of the nitrogen. The dealer purges the tire to 0 psi, adds nitrogen and repeats the purging process 2 times (air molecules are substantially smaller and escape the valve much faster than nitrogen). Air also holds more moisture than nitrogen. The benefit is the tire will not corrode and deterierate as quickly with nitrogen (moisture doesn't permeate from inside to outside). Nitrogen is great so keep it in the tires.
Constant, or more constant pressure, allows the contact patch to be used properly. Instead of gaining 6-9 PSi on the tracks, allows you to start high, and lower accordingly to desired PSI.




