Nitrogen for your tires:

WHY NITROGEN?

It's What the Pro's use...

Nitrogen is a dry, inert gas used by racing professionals and industry to inflate race car tires, airplane tires, off-road tires and military vehicle tires to name a few.  Why nitrogen?  Three critical reasons; nitrogen makes tires perform better, last longer and function with a greater degree of safety than tires inflated with standard compressed air.

Better air pressure retention. The single biggest reason for tire failure is lack of maintenance of tire pressure. In fact, 54 percent of all vehicles on the road have low tire pressure. Oxygen in compressed air can permeate the tire wall reducing tire pressure. With nitrogen, diffusion is 30 to 40 percent slower than oxygen. As a result, nitrogen maintains tire pressure longer than ambient air.

Enhanced fuel economy. Maintaining tire pressure can boost fuel economy by as much as 6 percent. Nitrogen disperses heat more quickly than ambient air. By restraining the heat in the tire and reducing rolling resistance, you get better fuel economy.

Longer tread life. With quicker heat dispersion, you get a cooler running tire which helps extend tread life and reduce tire failure. Nitrogen also prevents oxidation which can not only lead to tread separation and belt failure but, when combined with moisture, corrode rims. In fact, moisture can result in rust flakes that can fall into the valve stem, block the valve and cause under-pressurization. It can even cause the valve stem itself to rust.

Slow chemical aging. Filling a tire with nitrogen also significantly slows the chemical aging process of the tire’s rubber components. This leads to fewer catastrophic failures like blowouts. Slower aging lengthens tire core life, which yields extra retreads and lower fleet costs.

DID YOU KNOW?

A Tire is a Membrane...

Compressed air - the traditional medium for inflating car tires - contains both oxygen and nitrogen.  A rubber tire works a lot like a membrane - and oxygen permeates this membrane three times faster than nitrogen.  As the oxygen slowly leaks out through a tire's rubber walls under-inflation takes place.  This leads to faster tire wear, reduced gas mileage and more importantly, decreased safety and control of your vehicle.

Improper Inflation

Tire inflation largely determines a tire's load capacity.  An improperly inflated tire operates at highly deflection-meaning that the tire's load capacity is compromised and with it comes decreased fuel economy, sluggish handling and excessive mechanical flexing and heat build-up.  Heat build-up that can lead to catastrophic tire failure and dangerous loss of control.

Proper Inflation

With nitrogen, proper tire inflation is maintained for longer periods of time.  With proper inflation you get improved gas mileage, improved tire life and most-important, improved handling and the peace-of-mind knowing that this critical detail has been taken care of.
 

SIMPLE AND AFFORDABLE

Nitrogen Tire-Filling is Simple, Accessible and Very Affordable.

The next time you pull in for routine service, instead of just checking the tire pressure - ask to have the tires checked and re-inflated with nitrogen. 

You will be pleasantly surprised at the minor cost difference - especially when you consider the major safety and cost improvements that nitrogen delivers.