Using Nitrogen in Vintage Tires?.

[PeteLeathersac]

With all the interest in Vintage Tires of late, I've been wondering if filling mounted ones w/ Nitrogen is measurably beneficial...or not?.

Sure the claimed increased fuel mileage on newer cars is negligible but w/ the easy availability of Nitrogen now, how beneficial is it in helping old tires last...and new repops too?.

And are there other reasons good or bad worth consideration if using it too?.

Maybe it's been discussed here before...or someone has some expertise to share?.

~ Pete

[Mr70]

I really don't think it would be very cost effective or beneficial for vintage tires.
I could understand it in newer repops though,but they would have to be driven daily constantly.
You would have to drive a considerable sum of annual miles on any tire that is filled with nitrogen to see any kind of advantage.Most Vintage 30+ tires I see are mounted on cars in collections used as Paperweights,actual Survivors or Trailer Queens and only for brief showings cause they ain't very reliable for daily driving anyway being so old.
Once dry rot has set in,the nitrogen advantage would'nt matter or make a difference.
I would just continue to add commonly availble air when needed to both.
My .02

[68z302]

My understanding is that Nitrogen, with it's negligible moisture content, is used to eliminate corrosion in Alloy rims on todays cars.
but I've been known to make the odd mistake

[70 copo]

Here is some good reading. By the comments from the people that responded to this article with a technical viewpoint it would appear that CR needs to do another test.

http://blogs.consumerreports.org/car...nitrogen-.html

[YenkoYS-199Stinger]

We have been using it in the tires on the road race cars for years for a few reasons:

1. Is the negligible moisture content. No condensation with the heating and cooling of the the tires.

2. It heats up much more evenly than air and your pressures come up likewise. Once you get used to it, your tire pressure is more predictible.

3. With me vintage racing, I can run down to the local welding supply and get 3 cylinders for the weekend. I not only use it for the tires but will run my air tools off of it in the garage at the race track. You just need a regulator set up for this application.