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First off, the Goodyear Wrangler territory mud terrain
is factory equipped on the 700 horsepower Ram TRX,
the Silverado Real Tree edition,
and of course the new Ford Broncos.
So they must be at the very minimum, an alright tire,
right?
Well, if you've watched our Bronco off rodeo video review,
where we were able to try out firsthand
the Goodyear Territory in varying types of terrains,
then you've already seen how well these tires
hooked and booked on every obstacle.
Even with them inflated at street air pressures of 32 PSI,
but what makes them work so well?
Well, Goodyear is no stranger to designing
and engineering tires for the off-road enthusiast.
They have one of the first off-road
asymmetrical design tread with the MTR,
which was a mega hit for many years.
And they've had the Wrangler dirt track
for as long as I can remember.
Another highly successful and sought after Goodyear model
for all types of vehicles and use-situations.
And now blending even more years of experience
the technology into the Territory Mud Terrain,
and it really shined out in Texas on the new Broncos.
Not really a typical mud terrain tread design
and looks more like a dirt track,
it has sort of a hybrid design
being as the tread blocks are pitched at multiple angles
and are closely packed together throughout the center tread
with wider, more aggressive shoulder blocks.
With the angled pitch tread design
throughout the entire footprint of the tire,
there are always at least three to four tread blocks
contacting the pavement in an angled pattern
to cut down on the rubber slapping the pavement noise
that you will normally experience
with a more aggressive mud tire.
With the closer, tightly packed center tread design,
it helps for optimizing traction performance
when breaking, accelerating, and reducing that road noise.
The multiple angled tread blocks
that are not directly across from each other.
Again, to reduce that road noise.
Plus on one side of the tread,
the shoulder blocks are angled in a forward pattern.
And on the other side,
they're opposing and angled in the opposite direction
to give you that advantage with traction,
whether you're going forward
or trying to back out of the precarious situation
you may find yourself in.
The shoulder blocks are also scalloped
on every other tread block
to aid in scooping the dirt, mud, snow, sand,
or any other loose debris away
so that way you can find new traction
on every rotation of the tire.
Plus with these side biters or sidewall tread,
it'll act as an additional footprint
when in the ruts, or soft stuff, or in the rocks,
when aired down to give you every square inch
of traction available.
Unfortunately these territories are not
three-peak mountain snowflake rated
as of the time of this video anyways,
and is a pretty big a disadvantage for all of us
that see those frigid temperatures and snow.
But I do really like all the different patterns
of the siping throughout both the center tread
and shoulder blocks.
The siping for wet surfaces, snow, or icy conditions
is also plentiful across all the tread blocks
and the shoulder blocks had the squiggly shaped sipes
while the center tread blocks have the angled sipes.
Both are advantageous for a variety of multi terrain,
multi condition surfaces.
And plenty of stone-ejectors in between the shoulder lugs
for not only eating and preventing stones
from sticking in between the lugs
and flying off at higher speeds
only to chip your paint,
but they also help in preventing sharp objects
from stabbing into the base layer
of the tread's contact patch and potentially saving you
from an undesired tire change in an inconvenient location.
The shoulder blocks also have tread-based stiffness
designed into them at the base of the shoulder blocks
to help maintain the rigidity of the shoulder lugs
during hard cornering or while climbing obstacles
out on the trails.
There are also these strategically placed
shoulder block cuts that will help assist
in slippery circumstances as they'll act
as additional siping, but also allow the outer portion
of the tread blocks to flex slightly
when hitting bumps in the road,
or even while out in the trails
to help the tread contour a little bit better
to road and trail hazards and obstacles.
The tread's compound is also of a Goodyear proprietary blend
of silicon rubber to give it a really great balance
of optimized trail traction and road performance traction,
plus hold up pretty well during the duration
of the life of the tire.
Although all the tires on the Broncos at the event
were pretty chewed up, cut up, and just looked like
they've been through hell and back.
And even with being in the condition they were in,
still held up plenty fine out on the trails.
A pretty good testament to the strength and robustness
that these tires have built into them.
I mean, I guess they kind of have to given the fact
that they were also factory equipped
on the 700 horsepower Ram TRX.
While the Broncos have incorporated several
off-road traction functionalities,
like e-lockers and trail control assist
to help it perform well on the trails.
There's no doubt that the tires
that separating the vehicle from the trail
is just as important to the vehicle's off-roading success
as the traction modifiers are.
And from what we experienced,
the Goodyear Territory's really held their own
and rarely did we, or anyone in our group for that matter,
even slip a tire.
Even when we left the lockers off,
the tires still performed better than we anticipated.
And we were still running that 32 PSI the entire day.
So for the trails that we did in the particular location
with basically rocks, dirt, rock formations,
and loose rock Hills,
I wouldn't hesitate running one of these
on my own off-road vehicles.
However, we did not have the chance to run them
on the road for personal feedback
to their on-road performance
or how loud or quiet they are.
But from my experience and looking at this tread design,
I would be confident in saying that
they are probably a pretty quiet tire for,
well, being a designated mud tire.
But hopefully at some point in the future,
we'll be able to fully test these out
and let you guys know as,
well, unfortunately, they're just not quite available
to purchase on our website yet.
So to answer the question of,
are these going to be the best, all around,
dual purpose on an off-road tire?
Eh, I'm not entirely sold on that yet,
but they sure held their own while off-roading
the Broncos in Texas.
But really we want to hear from you guys.
What are your guys' thoughts on
these Goodyear Wrangler Territories?
Would you consider buying a set of them
once they become available?
Make sure and let us know in the comments below.
Other than that guys, in the meantime,
if you are looking for a new set of wheels
and tires for your rig,
definitely make sure check out the literally thousands
of options available right on our website
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And guys as always,
we appreciate all of you for watching
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I'm Josh from Trail Built
and we'll see you guys out on the trails.
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