Nitrogen in stock early ford tires

I don't think there is a reason not to. I had my tires, 16" tubeless, put on at a place that used nitrogen. I haven't had any adverse effects, but not sure if there is any benefit either way. Our atmosphere has nitrogen in it so you get some even with regular air. i would not pay extra for it. mho
 
I think the last time I put tires on the camper they did nitrogen fill without asking but didn't charge for it. I don't even know where I would adjust pressure. I will just use what I breathe. The thing with nitrogen is it is dry and tire pressure should be more resistant to temp changes. So the salesman says.
 
Speaking of salesman, I recall when I bought a new car in 2018 I was charged $400 extra for nitrogen filled tires. Trouble was, they forgot to change the color of the valve stem cap which was a sign (to me) that no nitrogen had been added to the tires. Raised the dickens with the dealership and got a $400 rebate. Got to pay attention!
 
Tim Ayers said:
It's used on commercial airline tires I believe as well.
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Dry nitrogen has been used in aviation tires for many years now, and there's good reason. Most aviation facilities that service tire pressure are equipped to service with dry nitrogen because the majority of high performance aircraft, or more-precisely those that operate at higher altitudes, and those that land at high speeds, require the dry nitrogen. The reason that these aircraft require dry nitrogen in those tires is because when an aircraft spends hours at high altitudes and the tires are inflated with plain old AIR, that air can contain enough moisture that when it cools and reaches the dew point, that moisture will condense and form on the inside surfaces of the tire and wheel. At those altitudes, ice forms and can become a projectile inside the tire. But most-importantly, that ice can become an out-of-balance situation instantly when that tire touches down at maybe 140 kts (or more), especially if it becomes necessary to land without flaps in an emergency situation. Think about how small the tire diameter is on some of these go-fast biz jets (see example BELOW). Immense damage could result to the airframe (if not worse) with the speeds that these tires can get to rotating at.

The main gear tires (under the wing) only come up to about this girl's mid-calf. The outside diameter of that tire can't be more than 12" or so. That sucker is spinning-up to insane speeds during a landing.

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I didn't work on so many tires in my aviation career since the helicopters mostly have skids. We used nitrogen in the oleo struts or landing gear dampers.
 
V8COOPMAN said:
...spends hours at high altitudes and the tires are inflated with plain old AIR, that air can contain enough moisture that when it cools and reaches the dew point, that moisture will condense and form on the inside surfaces of the tire and wheel. At those altitudes, ice forms and can become a projectile inside the tire. But most-importantly, that ice can become an out-of-balance situation instantly when that tire touches down at maybe 140 kts (or more), especially if it becomes necessary to land without flaps in an emergency situation.
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If I ever drive my car like this I'll spend the extra money for nitrogen, otherwise I'll just go with plain old air.
 
I was talking to a buddy who owns a tire shop. He said a benefit of using nitrogen in modern rims is they find less corrosion/issues with TPM sensors going bad using nitrogen vs. using plain old air.
 
Tim Ayers said:
I was talking to a buddy who owns a tire shop. He said a benefit of using nitrogen in modern rims is they find less corrosion/issues with TPM sensors going bad using nitrogen vs. using plain old air.
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That's good information. The price of replacing TPM sensors versus nitrogen service sounds like a reasonable comparison.
 
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