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Should MIDDLEBURY drivers use nitrogen in their tires? Air’s air, right? Well it turns out there is a difference. At the heart of the matter is maintaining proper tire inflation. When your family car tires are properly inflated, they last longer, handle better and more safely and they save money at MIDDLEBURY gas pumps.

The problem is that tires filled with air can lose a pound and a half of air pressure every month. This just happens as the oxygen in the tire seeps out as you drive around MIDDLEBURY. So if you don’t check your pressure for a month or two you can be significantly low – low enough to affect handling, shorten tire life and waste money at the fuel pump. Tires filled with nitrogen will take about six months to lose as much pressure as regular air does in a month. So it’s more forgiving of those MIDDLEBURY drivers who don’t check their pressure every week.

Also, oxygen at higher temperatures – like those inside your tire when you’ve been driving for a while – oxidizes the inside of your tire. Getting the oxygen out of your tire means that it’ll last longer.

So who’s using nitrogen? Let’s start with NASCAR and Indy. These racers like nitrogen’s ability to maintain consistent tire pressure and reduce tire temperatures under very demanding conditions. The U.S. government requires all commercial aircraft to have nitrogen in their tires. NASA and the U.S. Military use nitrogen. The mining industry has been filling those ginormous tires with nitrogen for years. IN Semi-trucks and trailers are starting to use nitrogen extensively. These guys chart everything they do and they invest in the benefits of nitrogen.

The good news is that nitrogen fill doesn’t cost very much or take long at Troyer’s Garage Inc. in MIDDLEBURY. It doesn’t affect your tire warranty. If you decide that nitrogen is right for your family car tires, remember that it’s still important to check your tire pressure regularly. You might have a leak that needs to be fixed. And you can always top your tire off with regular air if you need to.

If you have questions about nitrogen, battery service or trip inspection, give Troyer’s Garage Inc. Schrock a call at Troyer’s Garage Inc. in MIDDLEBURY. We’ve been providing professional automotive services in MIDDLEBURY for 11 years.

Troyer’s Garage Inc.
574.825.5944
801 South Main
MIDDLEBURY, IN 46540

At Troyer’s Garage Inc. in MIDDLEBURY IN (46540) we install quality NAPA replacement parts. Give us a call at 574.825.5944. To learn more about NAPA AutoCare, visit www.NAPAAutoCare.com.

A lot of Shipshewana drivers get custom wheels. When you do this yourself (over the internet . . .) you could run into trouble if you’re not careful. Sometimes, once they’re mounted, they just didn’t fit right. The tires rub in turns or on bumps. You don’t want that.

Consulting a tire professional at Troyer’s Garage Inc. can ensure you get the right fit. First he’ll ask you a series of questions about your driving needs in Shipshewana and what you want in your new wheels.

At Troyer’s Garage Inc., we advise Shipshewana tire buyers that not every wheel can go on every car. Care must be taken so that tires and wheels are not too large or that the wheel is centered too far towards the outside or the inside so the tires rub.

If you don’t want to make any modifications to your family car, you need to focus on the wheels that fit. With trucks, some Shipshewana people like much bigger tires so they need a suspension lift.

Also, most Shipshewana people don’t realize that you need to keep the rolling diameter of your new tires – that’s, like the overall height of the tire – very close to what came from the factory in order for your anti-lock brakes and stability control systems to work properly.

The family car’s computers that control these systems are calibrated to a certain size tire. When you go bigger or smaller, the computer doesn’t know what changes you made so it can’t tell how fast you’re going. This, of course, means it sends commands to the brakes and traction control that are based on the wrong speed. If you go with a different rolling diameter, your family car’s engine control computer can be reprogrammed for the new tire size. For information on reprogramming the engine computer, call us at 574.825.5944.

Either way, there are hundreds of wheel and tire choices to choose from in Shipshewana. You can pick the style of wheel you want and then talk with your Troyer’s Garage Inc. tire professional about how big the wheel should be – and select the right tire to meet your style, performance, ride and handling needs.

At Troyer’s Garage Inc. in MIDDLEBURY IN (46540) we install quality NAPA replacement parts. Give us a call at 574.825.5944. To learn more about NAPA AutoCare, visit www.NAPAAutoCare.com.