Forceum ATZ-R. FEATURES AND BENEFITS: All weather traction; Highway stability; All terrain performance; Self-cleaning tread; . OVERVIEW: The Forceum ATZ-R is an all season all terrain tire manufactured for light truck vehicles.This all season tire provides excellent all weather traction. The tread pattern helps maintain a great grip on the road, which enhances the tire's performing ability. It grips the road well in all weather conditions, including dry, wet and winter weather. The self-cleaning tread pattern helps disperse mud and snow from between the tread blocks, maintaining the tire's constant road traction. Also due to the self-cleaning tread pattern, the tire resists hydroplaning by channeling water from beneath the footprint with the wide tread grooves. The large multi-sipe tread blocks in the design provide additional grip in wet and light winter weather conditions, making the tire more versatile.The interlocked blocks in the center of the tire's tread pattern serve multiple purposes. Firstly, it helps improve the tire's highway stability. The better on-road stability allows the tire to be controlled easily, since it does not lose its shape under the pressure of on-road driving. The tire does not skid at high speeds and its cornering and braking ability are boosted as well thanks to its highway stability.Secondly, the interlocked blocks on the tire's center tread pattern increase the all terrain traction. It is capable of conquering all types of uneven or loose road surfaces, but due to the interlocked blocks its sandy surface traction is particularly improved. The better grip on loose surfaces offers superb traction for off-road driving conditions, making its versatility as a light truck tire more apparent.The ATZ-R offers a buttress block pattern on its sidewalls as a decoration, which makes an attractive edge to the tire's sidewall pattern, enhancing its aesthetic. Manufacturers recommend changing tires every 10 years. As long as tires are properly stored before they are sold, the year of their manufacture will not shorten their service life.