You might never have considered having anything except air in your tyres to keep your drive comfortable and the car moving well. But using nitrogen to inflate your tyres is an old racing trick that, rather like alloy wheels, has moved into mainstream driving. But why? Are there any advantages to using nitrogen rather than regular air in your tyres? Let’s take a look.
It’s a Coolant…
Nitrogen has larger and therefore slower moving particles than air. This means that it can help to keep your tyres from overheating, which can weaken the integrity of the rubber tyre.
…Which Means That It’s Stable
The larger molecules find it more difficult to escape from the tyres – and this means that your inflation levels stay optimal for longer. These twinned effects: cooling and stability – mean that your tyres are dramatically less prone to wear and tear. If you want to experiment a little with your driving, EcoTyre Services is a specialist of car tyre in Stevenage, dedicatedly focusing on the customer’s needs, so give them a call today.
Optimum Inflation Levels
Modern tyres are designed to work best at correct inflation levels, and using nitrogen can help to maintain correct levels of inflation. In turn, this will keep your steering responsive, offer a comfortable ride, and – an added bonus – ensure good fuel efficiency, which directly saves you money.
Reduced Wear and Tear
A final – but important – reason for choosing nitrogen over regular air for your tyres is to reduce the speed with which your tyres suffer from wear and tear. Nitrogen is quite dry and stable, meaning that your tyres are not subject to the changes of humidity offered by the regular atmosphere. This inert form means that your tyres last well in great condition for longer, suffering lower rates of wear and retaining more strength than they otherwise would.
Nitrogen has long been used by racers – the oldest adverts for nitrogen-filled tyres go back to the 1960s, over sixty years! – and has also been adopted by heavy goods drivers, and those drivers and owners looking to capitalise on the benefits of nitrogen over air in their tyres. And the really good new is that you can top off your nitrogen-filled tyres with regular air should you need to: it will dilute the nitrogen, but have no other negative effect on your tyres – and can save you from potentially damaging your wheels by driving on a flat tyre.
