My daily driver has 0 cupholders and I don't notice. No food or drink in the car is my default for every vehicle I've ever owned unless its a rental. 6 cupholders, maybe 8? Sounds like more than enough.
They seem to be popular with Jeepers looking for narrow 35s, after reading around a bit. That seems like a good indicator.
What do you expect for $200? How many times have you actually had to warranty out a tire (vs. failures from age, road hazard, misalignment, or misuse)? I know I never have...
Added a lunchbox locker to my old 2WD, manual transmission Ranger for street use and occasional field use. It would do a 1-wheel peel, tire smoke and all in first or second gear at about 25% throttle without the locker. So yeah, it can make sense...
One vote for Tony Luke's. The one under the overpass with barbed wire around the parking area. Can't miss it.
Edited to add: https://www.theoriginaltonylukes.com/
Found a Walmart 35x10.50R17s for $200, and pinned for studs, looks like a good tool for serious winter duty for those who are 'Squatched. Might swap the fender flares when you mount the winter wheels to look less silly *if you care about that*.
Now where I am, a big enough storm to justify this...