With your vehicle going a little higher, using larger tires, figure the weight you'll have to pick up to put the tire up there. Do a swing down tire carrier. Mount the swing bearings about midway in the weight when tire is up. This will help lesson the overall weight you'll be lifting to lock it down. Then add a skid plate to that (was on a mag cover couple months ago). I really don't think you'll need a skid plate for the gas tank, being that high in the frame and under the floor. I'd add access panel to get at the top of the tank for whatever reason.
Then on the design and layout for the bumper, cofigure so that the swing down bearings can be mounted centered under the weight of the tire, have clevis, rolled lip for hi-lift, etc.
To be a little different than most others, hehe, add a rear only exo-skeleton tieing into the rear bumper, rear cargo, etc. (Similar design that of the Defender90 but with some added exterior support.) to your front interior cage.