[T3] Tire failure?

[Russ W]

On 1/18/2011 8:14 AM, Dennis Stiefel wrote:
>
> It been my experience that Michelin's although a good tire seem to dry 
> rot faster than others. Don't know if any else has had this problem 
> with this brand or it just me. A friend of mine had a shop with a 
> nitrogen compressor fill all his tires up on his SUV 4 years 60,000 
> miles ago and clams they are still good. The nitrogen is suppose slow 
> down dry rotting and how fast a tire can leak down. Though about 
> trying this my self.
>

Think about the composition of the regular air that you put in your 
tires.  It is 70% nitrogen.  I think the nitrogen filled tires is just a 
gimmick. Unless the shop is using medical grade nitrogen (very 
expensive) there are many other impurities in with that nitrogen.

I have run Michelin tires for many many years.  I think the problem with 
them dry rotting, is the compound that they use. But that is also one 
reason they last so long wear wise.



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Thanks,
Russ Wolfe
russw at classicvw.org