What are the pros and cons of nitrogen in tires?

Inflating a tire with Nitrogen instead of air (which is about 78% Nitrogen anyway) attempts to minimise at least three undesirable phenomenon (these are the pros):. read more

1) No, air is 78% nitrogen, there's very little difference. 2) No, ignore the fact that nitrogen is in the tires, fill up with air any time your pressures are low. 3) Pro - the guy selling the nitrogen makes some money. Cons - waste of your money. read more

Nitrogen tires have a longer lifespan because they don’t have the corrosive properties of standard air-filled tires. Nitrogen is dry, so it doesn’t form rust to degrade the tires and the metal wheels. Safety. Nitrogen is not combustible, so nitrogen tire inflation will not worsen a fire accident, unlike the air-filled tires. Cons of Nitrogen Tire Inflation. Costly. Nitrogen tire inflation is more expensive than conventional air inflation. read more

Nitrogen tire inflation can be an alternative to using regular air in your tires. As with most things, there are both benefits and downsides to this method. There are more benefits than cons to using nitrogen tire inflation systems. The first advantage is that nitrogen is larger in structure chemically than oxygen. read more