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Old 01-29-2007, 09:34 PM
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Default Re: Nitrogen in tires?

Nitrogen is an inert gas and the molecules are larger than oxygen so maybe less leakage...

If you are airing up and down when off roading I wouldn't worry too much about putting Nitrogen in your tires.


Filling automotive and aircraft tires[1] due to its inertness and lack of moisture or oxidative qualities, as opposed to air, though this is not necessary for consumer automobiles.[2]
Nitrogen molecules are less likely to escape from the inside of a tire compared to the traditional air mixture used. Air consists mostly of nitrogen and oxygen. Nitrogen molecules have a larger effective diameter than oxygen molecules and therefore diffuse through porous substances more slowly.[3]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrogen
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