I have been having similar issues with my NL setup on my 80. I have the DHP 34 main and Die Hard aux. some days I go out and it starts up fine, but other days it's too low to crank. If I try to start off the aux batt, it immediately draws that battery down also. Very frustrating indeed!
I've been running 32 Front/30 Rear and it made a pretty good difference(for the better). Not as harsh and they appear to sit more "evenly" on the pavement, so maybe that will help them last longer too.
We do drive offroad 4x4 vehicles, right? Haha I'll give up some ride quality in order to gain offroad prowess. Otherwise I might as well have bought an Escalade:Wow1:
Honestly that is the only "negative" that I see with them. They do ride a bit rough, but I expected that out of a 10 ply tire on this application. It seems that most anything in a 265 or 285/70/17 and up is a 10 ply these days. I would rather have a slightly rougher ride and a tougher...
I'll chime in. I decided to go with the S/T MAXX somewhat based on Jim's reviews. I previously ran the STT on my 3rd Gen 4Runner and decided to go with something a bit less aggressive on my 4th Gen. I still plan on doing some mild/moderated off-roading with this truck, so I wanted a tire that...