It's because of your "shitty Sony head unit" and stock front stage //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/fyi.gif.9f1f679348da7204ce960cfc74bca8e0.gif...
//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wow.gif.23d729408e9177caa2a0ed6a2ba6588e.gif I would get them charged and load tested if they were USED batteries.
size and number of batteries will HELP with the actual voltage drop as in put the breaks on the drop. Just because they had them on a charger before you got them means nothing. If they were left sitting too long at a low voltage the plates could have irreversable damage even though they appear to "take" a charge.