Compositions of triazoles, such as benzotriazole or tolyltriazole, in silica reinforced rubber compositions for tire components and tires made of such compounds are provided exhibiting high cure rate, cure efficiency, hardness, static and dynamic moduli without deleteriously effecting hysteresis. Methods...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US6014998?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6014998 - Silica-reinforced tire compositions containing triazoles