Nitrogen Tyre Inflation
Tyres that are under inflated make the engine work harder; burns more fuel, pollutes our planet and have a higher rolling resistance. Of course not to mention the overall wear on your tyres, which could end up wearing unevenly or being replaced early.
Having your tyres regularly checked and maintained that they are at the right pressure could help save you money on fuel, reduce your carbon footprint and prevent premature tyre changes.
For many years now high performance tyres on vehicles such as race cars, aircraft, military vehicles and even the space shuttle have been filled with purified nitrogen. Nitrogen tyre fitting is being introduced into garages across the country. So why would you choose to fill your own vehicle’s tyres with this type of gas?
All tyres lose pressure. Rubber is a porous material and gas and moisture inside will escape out. On average 1psi is lost every month from each of your tyres. Nitrogen molecules are three to four times larger than oxygen, so the leak out of the tyre is much slower, on average 1 psi is lost around every 6 months. The pressure of your tyres will stay at the correct psi for longer if they are inflated with nitrogen.
The compressed air in tyres contains water vapour. This over time can be responsible for the inner wheel rim to rust. Nitrogen is completely dry so eliminates this rust build up. This is prevalent in 4×4 tyres and van tyres which are generally larger and even cheap tyres would last longer.
A tyres rubber expands and reacts when the temperature increases the water vapour inside. As nitrogen has no water vapour any change in the temperature has minimal or no effect. This helps keep the car tyres’ pressure the same when on the move and amount of tyre is correct for that surface contact.
As properly inflated car tyres wear out a slower rate and are less likely to fail this in turn can lengthen the tyres’ life and make your vehicle safer.
Here at Grippy.co.uk we offer tyre fitting filled with nitrogen or deflate your existing ones and re-fill them with nitrogen.