any one ever heard of this

Jeepin_it_real · **Posted:** Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:53 pm

it's called nitrofill where they fill your tire with nitrogen it's supposed to be beneficial. think it really helps?

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:59 pm

............................... It's all opinion, but you will see people say yeh and ney.............................

Just an early warning, keep it clean and cool people

Mike08Liberty · **Posted:** Mon Sep 21, 2009 8:11 pm

ALL professional race teams fill their tires with Nitrogen

http://www.getnitrogen.org/

Mr Nick · **Posted:** Mon Sep 21, 2009 8:16 pm

Depends how much they charge you. For a full fleet, it can be beneficial, but for a single car type of thing... probably not worth it.

Nitrogen helps the wheels last longer because it's a dry gas (doesn't contain as much moisture as normal air), so less chance of rust and corrosion. Also, because it's dryer then air, it will not fluctuate pressure as much due to temperature changes like air does. But normal air is already 80% nitrogen, so I'm not sure just how much better it is?

Check your air pressure every few fill ups, and I'd say you'll be fine with air. If you get a good deal on nitrogen fill, then go for it. But keep in mind, if/when you do need to put air in them... you have to go a place that has nitrogen, or if you fill them at local gas station, you'll just be putting air in.

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Jeepin_it_real · **Posted:** Mon Sep 21, 2009 10:16 pm

yeah i'm gunna check the price but it would def help with maintenance... we'll see

Albert · **Posted:** Tue Sep 22, 2009 7:00 am

I am running a special blend of 79% nitrogen, 20% oxygen and 1% other secret stuff.....can't tell ya.....

hrogi · **Posted:** Tue Sep 22, 2009 12:08 pm

If you can get it done for free.
Do it.
hands down no reason not to.
if they want $10 to $20 a tire, forget it.

it is best to have your Spare tired filled this way.
Less of a chance of it being low when u need it.

But if you check /adjust your tires PSI once a Month or every other month, then this is not needed..

TAHOE · **Posted:** Tue Sep 22, 2009 12:19 pm

Mike08Liberty wrote:

ALL professional race teams fill their tires with Nitrogen

http://www.getnitrogen.org/

that's because it has less expansion with heat than regular atmospheric air.
Race teams can set air pressure and the pressures don't fluctuate as much.

Jeepin_it_real · **Posted:** Tue Sep 22, 2009 1:38 pm

i think i pay like 10 dollars a wheel once... but after that as long as i have my nitrofill member id i can get free fills where everythere is a nitrofill station/dealer

hrogi · **Posted:** Tue Sep 22, 2009 4:25 pm

If you do it. make sure the Pre-purge the tires...
Get out all the Water and normal Air....

If they could add a Vacum to it that would be better....

Do not forgot the Spare. that is most important tire to do...

Jeepin_it_real · **Posted:** Tue Sep 22, 2009 4:44 pm

yeah the place completely purges the tires and i would also have then do the spare

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 22, 2009 6:02 pm

Nitrogen and TPMS stemmed from peoples inability to check there own tire pressures at least once a month like they are supposed to do(remember the Ford Exploder and Firestone thing).The purest Nitrogen you will find is something like 95% pure,you really want to pay $10 per tire for 18% more Nitrogen then what already is in there?

Jeepin_it_real · **Posted:** Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:22 pm

the systems today claim to be upwards to 99% which is what nitrofill does only... will do more research

rickm · **Posted:** Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:43 pm

If you have a Costco nearby, they use only nitrogen in their tire shop, and will fill your tires for free, if you are a Costco member.

Besides the things above about nitrogen being dryer than compressed air and helping tires and wheels last longer, I read somewhere that the nitrogen molecules were larger than air molecules and therefore would not seep out of the tire through the rubber as fast, hence your tires would be at the correct pressure longer with nitrogen, than with air.

I had my KK filled with Nitrogen at Costco, and it worked fine. When I had air in the tires, I had some problems with the pressure sensors going from hot days to cold nights.

Jeepin_it_real · **Posted:** Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:53 pm

thanks for the info rickm... i'll see cause i believe my parents belong to costco :shock:

who doesnt like freebies!

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