Air for me,not going to drive around for nitro. My sons new car had nitro and said it was a hassle.
The regular dude wont notice or care about the difference but a guy with a $75k or higher car will likely want the extra precaution it provides. I understand both sides.
Nitrogen will benefit you if you have chrome wheels because there will be no moisture in it. Moisture in air will cause chrome wheels to peel, flake and corrode causing leaking wheels.
Chrome plating is that sensitive to water? God forbid they ever plate trim or bumpers with the stuff.
I had chrome wheels and used air in my tires. I never had any issues with chrome flaking. Maybe if you bought some low quality China made wheels.
I have worked in tire shops and we had chrome wheels coming in all time with corrosion between the tire bead and the wheel. It doesnt have to be "made in china" either we had high end chrome wheels do the same. Its the moisture in the air being trapped inside the tire which will start the corroding process it does not always happen right away, but it will happen in the chromes lifetime. Like i said it would benefit chrome wheels because nitrogen won't carry moisture. If you use a normal compressor, the humidity in the air condenses in the form of water vapor inside your tires. The moisture trapped inside tire will react with the oxygen and oxidize causing premature deterioration of the Chrome wheels. it just my experience with it
Are you talking about where the tire bead is contacting the bead of the wheel? Wouldn't that be where they slather on the lubricant to help seat the bead when mounting a tire. If the moisture in the air IN the tire is causing corrosion at that point, the bead would be leaking air and I don't see that happening a lot. If it is leaking around the bead it needs repair and wouldn't be a long term issue causing corrosion.
