Maybe my Jeep lifestyle was a midlife crisis. I am 55 now and in the past 3 years I have owned 3 Jeeps. Found myself doing things I never really gave any thought to from rock crawling in Moab to off roading in Colorado.
That is my daughter's rust free '00 XJ. She puts her hard earn money into it. Like the saying goes "buy your kid a Jeep and they won't have enough money to buy drugs lol"
Never been a fan of angry eyes/grill. Unfortunately companies like Fab Four comes along and tries to destroy the Jeep look and people actually fall for it. But it's their money and their Jeep.
I was in the same boat as you just a couple months ago. I ended up with 17" wheels and Toyo Open Country AT3's (285/75/17) which is a C rated tire for softer sidewalls. The ride is awesome and I just spent 11 days off roading in Colorado with zero issues.