2007 IS 350 with stock tires and rims. Smart to change from air to nitrogen?
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Costco uses nitrogen on all tire replacements. I'm still on my stock tires from 2007. I kinda want to change the air to nitrogen. Not for performance, but for stability or the pressure. Should I do it? What are the down side to nitrogen on tires and rims that weren't originally designed for it?
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You do realize that air is already about 78% nitrogen? They're molecular masses are close enough where it won't have much of a difference if any on tires.
On both the LS400 and Legend I've had the same exact tires (brigestone potenza pole positions) from costco (nitrogen) and discount tire (air) and I've felt no difference what so ever. It's more so a marketing gimmick than anything else.
EDIT: It's only worth it to use nitrogen if you're using steel wheels since air has some amount of water vapor in it that will cause the wheel to rust. Since you're using factory alloys you don't have to worry about it.
On both the LS400 and Legend I've had the same exact tires (brigestone potenza pole positions) from costco (nitrogen) and discount tire (air) and I've felt no difference what so ever. It's more so a marketing gimmick than anything else.
EDIT: It's only worth it to use nitrogen if you're using steel wheels since air has some amount of water vapor in it that will cause the wheel to rust. Since you're using factory alloys you don't have to worry about it.
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consumer reports tested this long term and found only a 1.3 psi difference after a year between air filled and nitrogen filled.
If you can get a nitrogen fill for free, great. It's marginally slower to leak out.
if it costs you anything, don't bother.
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As a consumer, which of the following is a better source to consult if you wanted to learn about the use of nitrogen for tire inflation -
1) The website of someone who has a vested, monetary interest in painting nitrogen inflation in the best light possible (http://getnitrogen.org/why/)
or
2) A peer-reviewed, scientific journal article from Tire Science and Technology - http://tiresciencetechnology.org/res...sAuthorized=no
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tire_Sc...and_Technology
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Well, the point Kurt was trying to make is that there is a clear conflict of interest here.
As a consumer, which of the following is a better source to consult if you wanted to learn about the use of nitrogen for tire inflation -
1) The website of someone who has a vested, monetary interest in painting nitrogen inflation in the best light possible (http://getnitrogen.org/why/)
or
2) A peer-reviewed, scientific journal article from Tire Science and Technology - http://tiresciencetechnology.org/res...sAuthorized=no
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tire_Sc...and_Technology
As a consumer, which of the following is a better source to consult if you wanted to learn about the use of nitrogen for tire inflation -
1) The website of someone who has a vested, monetary interest in painting nitrogen inflation in the best light possible (http://getnitrogen.org/why/)
or
2) A peer-reviewed, scientific journal article from Tire Science and Technology - http://tiresciencetechnology.org/res...sAuthorized=no
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tire_Sc...and_Technology
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Yes, but the actual facts, as provided by people who are NOT trying to sell something to you, demonstrate that nitrogen is of very, very limited benefit in a normal street car. To the point that it's certainly not worth paying for, but hey, if you get it free, might as well.