Nitrogen in tires
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Topic: Nitrogen in tires
Posted By: ronahue
Subject: Nitrogen in tires
Date Posted: 02 Nov 2015 at 2:47pm
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Our 179 came with nitrogen in the tires I know the advantages of nitrogen in tires (that's the only thing allowed in commercial aircraft tires) but the practicality of using nitrogen is hard to grasp. I am religious about checking tire pressures but I'm no going to run around with a bottle of nitrogen. Anyone else just topping of with air? I apologize if this subject has been broached before but nothing came up in my search. ------------- Ron & Sharon 2015 R-Pod 179 2022 Nissan Frontier No trees were harmed in the sending of this message but a billion electrons were really agitated |
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Posted By: Luv2Q
Date Posted: 02 Nov 2015 at 3:13pm
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Yep, just air. Works fine. As I understand it, the benefit to using nitrogen is that it doesn't dissipate through the tires as quickly as air. But plain ol' air works just fine. ------------- John & Teri Tundra 5.7L V8 / RP 180 E2 WDH / Integrated controller (POS) replaced by Tekonsha P3 |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 02 Nov 2015 at 3:18pm
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"air" is like 78 percent Nitrogen.. so.. and a lot of the theory revolves around molecule size, so that bit of oxygen that gets out due to it's smaller size, will be made up with nitrogen when you top off.
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Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 02 Nov 2015 at 4:35pm
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Just air here. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual 
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Posted By: Podster
Date Posted: 04 Nov 2015 at 5:05am
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...a profit source for dealerships. It does, however, reduce pressure fluctuation attributed to temperature changes. ------------- Cliff & Raelynn Ranger 4.0/178 (1/2 ton 5,800lb tow capacity) |