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Yes, and no. You need to protect the circuit, but not with a fuse. When a fuse goes you are in the dark. You need an auto-reset circuit breaker. I think I used a 20 amp one that looks like the first one in that link on Rusty, but make sure it is an auto-reset breaker so it'll turn the lights back on if there's a brief short.
Just drove it tonight. Wow, those headlights are actually useful now. Nice and white on low and high beam and they go out quite a bit further. Also can't get over how nice it rides and how quiet the cab noise is now with those tires.
Most of what I've read says that tires are only good for 6 to 10 years from when they were made - not sold. And they can stay on the rack for years before being sold.
Here we have a 5 year life limit for tyre roadworthiness.
Not surprised on the NVH difference, from old A/T tread to a highway pattern. It's the continuious tread block along the centreline that makes a huge difference. The old A/T or mud treads really get noisy once they have a bit of heel & toe wear or they get scalloped.
Don't get too exited about the initial tread depth, in the first few months they will look like they have worn 30% or more, but they haven't it's just the compound compressing and hardening up a bit. I have found it makes a huge difference to tyre life if I don't give them a hard time while they are in this initial soft stage.
I had a similar tire feel when I got rid of my old 35s and got new ones. They weren't cheap by any means but it was amazing the difference. My old ones had a "cupping" problem which caused me to have the infamous "death wobble". After replacing bushings and the stabilizer, I decided to swing by Discount and see what they said. They told me the tires were real bad off and needed replacing. Once I had the funds I forked out $954 and some change on new duds. Just the drive home told me everything I needed to know. It was so smooth and much more comfortable. It's been roughly 4 years and I'm still going great on tread.
They certainly were meaty and still are! They handle road wear pretty well as far as I'm concerned. They are noisy which some folks don't like but I happen to love the droning roar of these tires slapping the pavement. Next to my stereo its the best noise. Until my 4wd is fixed they will stay being used for the road primarily. Once that is fixed I might see how they handle off-road.
Haven't done much to it lately, other than been driving it A LOT. On my 67 mile trip on a full tank today I averaged 13-14.6 MPG, most likely on the higher end of that, as the fuel gauge didn't drop much. 12 miles of city in that, too. Pretty soon I'm going to put some side step "nerf bars" on the truck as my mom now has to use a stool to get up in to the truck, and this is our only reliable vehicle at the time. I'm sick of having to pick the stool up and keep it in the truck constantly.
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