New aggressive rubber on 2nd gen

I don't want to seem like a dick, but the Authorities are not that great. I've heard numerous bad things about them..
They're basically a cheap version of the duratracs made for Walmart only, and aren't as high performance as the duratracs.

Here in Canada, Goodyear makes a knockoff of the Duratrac called the Territory (Sold at Canadian Tire), it performs much better than the authority, even though it's still a knock off. The thread on the Territory is a closer design to the original duratrac.

Other than that though, they should be good enough for you in the Winter down there. And they look great, regardless. Tell me how they work out for you, since all I've heard so far are complaints.


Just for comparison.. Duratrac on the top, Territory on the bottom.

Yea, I've had bad experiences with Walmart specials before.Viva 2 were the worst I've ever owned. I generally buy Coopers. I've had 4 or 5 sets and loved them all. I was going to buy Cooper STT but they were out of stock most places.

Most reviews for the Authoritys were great, wich i took with a grain of salt because they are on the cheaper side and most people who buy cheep things review them very high in a forum of self justification. However they don't seam cheaply made to me. Only time will tell.

We get some horrible winters here in upstate NY, Buffalo just got 8 feet in three days! And my explorer is not my daily driver, it's a toy. So I wanted something tough for off-road and virtually unstoppable in snow. With tread that deep I can't imagine these not being great in snow and mud the only question is if they are tough enough to resist puncture when on a trail.