T4R_Finally
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I've seen several discussions here about the potential highway speed vibration and/or handling issues that may or may not be related to the stock tires, whether they be the dunlops or the duelers. I remember being "warned', before I purchased, to make sure I tested for such a condition.
Well, we test drove 2 different SR5's before we made our purchase, both were Blizzard Pearl and both had the Dunlop tires on them. We didn't experience what we perceived to be any adverse effects as described, with either vehicle. I have no idea what the tire pressures were but I know they both had nitrogen instead of regular air in the tires. The dealer we bought from delivers every vehicle they sell with nitrogen filled tires. Our SR5 was not on the lot, so we had the dealer locate and go get it for us and we signed the papers for it before we had even physically seen it. When we picked it up, they had performed the nitrogen fill on the tires already but the tires were the Duelers instead of the Dunlops that were on the 2 we test drove.
Now, when I first heard about filling tires with Nitrogen, the reasons were presented to me as: better overall ride, quieter ride from less tire noise, and more constant, level pressure over the spectrum of environmental and driving conditions. I sort of thought it was BS but it was only going to cost me $30 to find out. So, I agreed to get the nitrogen back when I installed a new set of Michelin LTX's on my wife's ex-Jeep. I can't speak to the better or quieter ride because I didn't experience the vehicle with the same tires before and after the nitrogen fill. But one thing they promised, that did hold true, was the more constant tire pressures. Our Jeep had the tire pressure monitors in it and they would drive us nuts when the environmental conditions changed enough to cause a tire pressure difference great enough to set the sensors off. From the day we got the Nitrogen to the day we traded the vehicle, the only tire sensor we ever had a warning from again was the one in the spare that wasn't inflated with Nitrogen. Everytime it would get significantly cold, the sensor would show the spare being under-inflated.
Anyway, I digressed somewhat. I mentioned our experiences to our Toyota salesman and his response was "frankly, that's why we put it in everything we sell now, because many models now have the pressure monitoring sensors and, without the nitrogen, the customers were driving our service deparment crazy because they kept going off".
So, I said all that to ask this: Could it be that the Nitrogen helps with the issues others have reported and believe to be linked to the tires and/or pressure in the tires? And could that explain why we haven't experienced any such issues with our SR5 or the 2 that we test drove? Or are we just too "noob'ish" as drivers to notice what others are complaining about? I honestly have no idea if the nitrogen thing is common or uncommon out there. Has anyone else tried or have the nitrogen and still experience these reported issues?
Well, we test drove 2 different SR5's before we made our purchase, both were Blizzard Pearl and both had the Dunlop tires on them. We didn't experience what we perceived to be any adverse effects as described, with either vehicle. I have no idea what the tire pressures were but I know they both had nitrogen instead of regular air in the tires. The dealer we bought from delivers every vehicle they sell with nitrogen filled tires. Our SR5 was not on the lot, so we had the dealer locate and go get it for us and we signed the papers for it before we had even physically seen it. When we picked it up, they had performed the nitrogen fill on the tires already but the tires were the Duelers instead of the Dunlops that were on the 2 we test drove.
Now, when I first heard about filling tires with Nitrogen, the reasons were presented to me as: better overall ride, quieter ride from less tire noise, and more constant, level pressure over the spectrum of environmental and driving conditions. I sort of thought it was BS but it was only going to cost me $30 to find out. So, I agreed to get the nitrogen back when I installed a new set of Michelin LTX's on my wife's ex-Jeep. I can't speak to the better or quieter ride because I didn't experience the vehicle with the same tires before and after the nitrogen fill. But one thing they promised, that did hold true, was the more constant tire pressures. Our Jeep had the tire pressure monitors in it and they would drive us nuts when the environmental conditions changed enough to cause a tire pressure difference great enough to set the sensors off. From the day we got the Nitrogen to the day we traded the vehicle, the only tire sensor we ever had a warning from again was the one in the spare that wasn't inflated with Nitrogen. Everytime it would get significantly cold, the sensor would show the spare being under-inflated.
Anyway, I digressed somewhat. I mentioned our experiences to our Toyota salesman and his response was "frankly, that's why we put it in everything we sell now, because many models now have the pressure monitoring sensors and, without the nitrogen, the customers were driving our service deparment crazy because they kept going off".
So, I said all that to ask this: Could it be that the Nitrogen helps with the issues others have reported and believe to be linked to the tires and/or pressure in the tires? And could that explain why we haven't experienced any such issues with our SR5 or the 2 that we test drove? Or are we just too "noob'ish" as drivers to notice what others are complaining about? I honestly have no idea if the nitrogen thing is common or uncommon out there. Has anyone else tried or have the nitrogen and still experience these reported issues?
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