There have been a couple posts with people upgrading to 33 tires. If you plan to change the offset you may need to remove the rear crash bar, but it's sounds like that's very easy to do.
Overall minor changes if any to move to 33s. I don't know how this will effect offroad performance though...
I went to look at a base Bronco with the Sasquatch package yesterday. Being used to driving a car, getting into the Bronco was a bit awkward for me, I think steps like this will be great especially when I have to wear a suit for work.
I looked again and it looks like you are right.
https://forum.officer.com/forum/public-forums/ask-a-cop/traffic-enforcement-questions/86012-front-license-plate-question-between-states