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June 28, 2004BFGoodrich® Tires Krawler™ T/A® KX Tire Named One Of Hottest Off-Road Products By Off-Road Magazine Greenville, S.C. The BFGoodrich® Krawler™ T/A®KX tire, the "World's Most Xtreme" off-road tire, has been named one of the top 25 hottest off-road products by Off-Road magazine. Off-Road magazine, one of the industry's leading publications for off-road enthusiasts recognized the Krawler T/AKX tire in a recent ranking in its August 2004 issue. Titled "The Lineup", the ranking features everything from tires and steering kits to suspension lifts and shock absorbers. "We are very pleased that the BFGoodrich Krawler T/AKX tire has been recognized by Off-Road magazine," said Thom Peebles, brand director for BFGoodrich Tires. "When we initially launched the Krawler T/AKX tire, we worked with some of the world's top off-roaders to design and test the tire in real-world conditions. The response has been incredible and we will continue to make it available to both professional competitors and weekend enthusiasts." Like the majority of BFGoodrich light-truck tires, the Krawler T/AKX is used by professionals in competition and by consumers on the weekend. BFGoodrich Tires has established a reputation of developing tires that can both stand up to the demands of competition and daily driving. As one of the leading light-truck manufacturers in the world, BFGoodrich light-truck tires used in competition and offered to consumers include the Krawler T/AKX, the Baja T/A, Mud-Terrain T/AKM and the All-Terrain T/AKO. Designed to conquer the toughest terrain, the Krawler T/AKX tire features a specially formulated tri-polymer tread compound, tuned for exceptional traction and toughness, to help provide optimized grip and control on rocks and hard-packed dirt. It maintains extreme traction whatever the obstacle — and its name reflects this as KX stands for "Key Feature: Xtreme." The BFGoodrich Tires Krawler™ T/AKX tire features huge, ultra-aggressive lugs in the tread and sidewall areas built for traction and resistance to punctures and bruising. Available in two sizes, 35x13.50R15 and 37x12.50R17, the tire can be customized to meet any terrain or driving style. The 17-inch dimension is available in two versions. In an industry first, one version of the 17-inch tire can be ordered with about 50 percent of the tread area left blank, to be custom grooved by the consumer, the only "groovable" passenger car tire on the market today. The other 17-inch version, features a full tread design made up of huge, aggressive lugs for maximized traction. The BFGoodrich Tires Krawler T/AKX tire is built with a four-ply, race-proven nylon carcass with slightly angled alternate plies for excellent puncture resistance. During aired-down situations, the tire offers improved wheel and rim protection to avoid off-road hazards. To date, competitors using the Krawler T/AKX tire in rock-crawling events have secured multiple victories in 2004. During the 2003 competition season teams running the tire won more rock-crawling events than all other tire manufacturers combined. BFGoodrich® Tires combines technological expertise with vast motorsports experience, delivering a high-performance tire for every type of vehicle from ultra-high performance tuner vehicles, sports cars and SUVs to the hottest sport trucks, pickups and rock-crawling rigs in the world. For more than 30 years, BFGoodrich Tires has used motorsports as a proving ground. Success on the street begins with winning on the track and BFGoodrich Tires is involved in every type of racing, including oval, road, drag, desert and extreme rock-crawling. With 18 consecutive Baja 1000 wins, the most wins in rock-crawling history, and an unmatched record on pavement, BFGoodrich Tires has proven the only records it breaks are its own. Visit BFGoodrich Tires online at www.bfgoodrichtires.com. |
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