I think you have that shit upside down. The foam pad on the plate is supposed to sit on the bronco itself to protect the paint. Either that’s what you did wrong, or you have the plates mounted on the wrong sides. I think you actually have them upside down AND on the wrong side.
I have JKS max tire Kit installed. So no rub. But I do also have a spacer to give it a little poke to my liking. All my tires are 37s. Must just look weird in the pic. I have a tailgate brace and also used a relocation kit to raise it up off the bumper.
You can hear the tires, but they are not obnoxious by any means. As far as wear goes, I can’t really tell that there’s been a huge change from new. They are wearing really well.
I don’t argue for or against it. I’m just giving personal experience so far with one that was already installed when I bought mine. But factually speaking…people are going to do whatever the heck they want to do, regardless of what anyone else says or does.