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Originally Posted by joe_padavano
At the risk of taking this off-topic, ya might want to study your chemistry again. First, air isn't a molecule, it's a mixture of gases, with 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and traces of other stuff. Second, nitrogen is atomic number 7, oxygen is atomic number 8. A nitrogen molecule is SMALLER than an oxygen molecule.....Sorry for the rant. Soapbox mode off....
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Hey, no problem.
Like I said in my reply, it's something i was told (course it was by a tire shop, naturally). As for Chem, I never liked it, and didn't do especially well in it. So, whatever the molecule stuff works out to, I expect you know way more than I do. And last time I checked, it was a free country, so I'm in no way offended that you offered your opinion.
BTW, for what it's worth I do notice that the tire pressures are really constant using nitrogen, no matter what the weather. And I do check them regularly because that's one of the biggest sources of poor mileage and handling by far.
About the wheels, How about if you get the tires taken off, bead blasted to get the rest of the crap off them, and have them quality plated? Might cost some $$$. On the other hand if you bead blast them, lightly sand and paint them, they would probably look good too. There's lots of special wheel paint colors out there that you could use.
I just was at the boneyard the other day and found an almost brand new set of Goodyear ICE RADIALS on a 1998 Olds 88 with alloy rims. Ready for this??? 25 bucks a wheel, complete. Heck I just paid 170 apiece for the same identical ice radial without any rims or balancing last fall.
Groan.