Rubber composition with multiple reinforcing resins

A tire component of a tire, the tire component comprising a rubber composition that is based upon a cross-linkable elastomer composition, the cross-linkable rubber composition comprising, per 100 parts by weight of rubber (phr):

• a highly unsaturated diene elastomer;
• a reinforcing filler;
• a first methylene acceptor selected from 3-hydroxydiphenylamine, 4-hydroxydiphenylamine or combinations thereof;
• a second methylene acceptor selected from a novolac resin, diphenylolmethane, diphenylolethane diphenylolpropane, diphenylolbutane, a naphthol, a cresol or combinations thereof;
• and
• a methylene donor.

A method for manufacturing a tire component, the method comprising:

• mixing together components of a rubber composition into a non-productive mix, the components including a highly unsaturated diene elastomer, a reinforcing filler, a first methylene acceptor selected from 3-hydroxydiphenylamine, 4-hydroxydiphenylamine or combinations thereof and a second methylene acceptor selected from a Novolac resin, diphenylolmethane, diphenylolethane diphenylolpropane, diphenylolbutane, a naphthol, a cresol or combinations thereof;
• cooling the non-productive mix;
• mixing a methylene donor and a vulcanizing agent into the non-productive mix to convert the non-productive mix to a productive mix;
• forming the tire component from the productive mix.