Looking inside my front guards, doesn't look like I have any of the plastic bits. If it looks a little weird, that doesn't bother me either. I got the tyres cheap ($650 for the set, PLENTY of tread) but like I said, for some reason I thought they were 245 which would have been a lot easier to do.
Scrubbing on full lock won't be the end of the world, as you see above I never hit full lock. I do this on purpose, so I'm not just saying I don't even NEED to. I just don't do it.
Rolling guards, while undesirable, isn't the end of the world either.
I currently have 235 ever so slightly stretched onto the rims, looks decent as the sidewalls are pretty much vertical. Although again like I said, aesthetics of the tyre don't bother me.
Cheers for the input guys, appreciated!