Abstract: An off-road pneumatic tire 10 having a plurality of lugs 14 extending from a first shoulder 16 to a second shoulder 18. The plurality of lugs 14 are separated by a plurality of wide grooves 20. The tire 10 has at least a first lug 22 and a second lug 24. The lugs 14 alternate circumferentially between the first lug 22 and the second lug 24. The first lugs 22 has three tread elements 30, 32, 34 separated by a first and second narrow groove 26, 28, and the second lug 24 has two tread elements 36, 38 separated by a third narrow groove 40. In a preferred embodiment, the respective lugs 14 incline from the first shoulder 16 to the second shoulder 18 and are interconnected by wide groove tie bars 44.

Abstract: A pneumatic tire has first and second carcass plies. The first carcass ply has outer portions that are folded around axially spaced annular tensile members (bead cores) and terminate under a belt structure. A pair of shoulder plies are disposed in the upper sidewalls of the tire between the central portion of the second carcass ply and the lateral edge portions of the first carcass ply. A pair of lower sidewall plies are disposed in the lower sidewalls, and are folded around their respective annular tensile members, terminating radially inwardly of the axially widest part of the tire.

Abstract: A passenger car tire that combines a number of design features or parameters which yield a tire which has road noise, tread wear and handling performance characteristics which are equal to or better than those exhibited by comparable prior art tires, which possesses improvements in mud and snow performance not heretofore approached in prior art high performance tires, and in which heat dissipation characteristics are such that ornamental white sidewall lettering may be applied without in any way detracting from performance and durability characteristics. Moreover, and most surprisingly, the tire of the present invention is actually lighter in weight than is the most comparable prior art high performance tire, which does not possess the improved mud and snow characteristics of the invention.