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« on: August 08, 2008, 06:24:03 AM »
Lately I've been hearing custom wheel and tire stores in the area advertising that they do "Nitrogen" fills for your tires. I haven't checked into it, but I'm guessing that they are charging an extra fee for filling your tires with nitrogen instead of air. I wonder how many people know that air is already 78% nitrogen?  laughing7
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« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2008, 11:37:06 AM »
Alot of hype and a way for tire stores to get a little extra profit......they are "smiling all the way to the bank"!!
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« Reply #2 on: August 08, 2008, 08:14:05 PM »
Quote from: ScubaLouie on August 08, 2008, 11:37:06 AM
Alot of hype and a way for tire stores to get a little extra profit......they are "smiling all the way to the bank"!!

Not really. I thought the samething as well.

It was explained that unlike air, the heat and cold doesn't cause the tires to expand and expand as much with Nitrogen.

Maybe.. Maybe not.. Made sense to me. Smiley
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« Reply #3 on: August 08, 2008, 10:08:08 PM »
..........at least you get those neat little green valve stem caps on your tires!!
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« Reply #4 on: August 09, 2008, 10:23:18 AM »
Quote from: ScubaLouie on August 08, 2008, 10:08:08 PM
..........at least you get those neat little green valve stem caps on your tires!!

Nitrogen? Hell no! I'm Nitrox certified! Wink
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« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2010, 03:16:05 AM »
Out here in Arizona the temps at 110 -118 or more, it makes a lot of sense.  The tires are lighter( specific gravity), the gas cools  them as they turn, the tires dont blow out as often and they dont wear as bad.  icon_sunny
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