Well, I went with the ST Maxx and will say the drive home was a considerable improvement over my old Maxis Bighorns. But after swapping springs and panhards on the LC I went for my test with 24 miles on the tires. I made a u turn in a gravel lot and heard the awful hissing sound. When I checked the rear driveside tire I saw a stick the diameter of my thumb in the sidewall. Good news is America's Tire is replacing it at no cost, they said it would of been replaced with out the warranty. It can only be considered a freak occurrence, but still doesn't help the confidence in the Armor Tek sidewall. Again, at this point I'll consider it a freak occurrence, as I had other cooper LT tires do very well on all types of terrain. And with only 24 miles on them they are still brand new. I'll try to add the photos when I get to another device, the phone is not working for me.