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Big rocks suck on 33s. In rocky conditions though, 35s or any bigger tyres, won't do more damage than a smaller tyre.
But other than big rocks, the only time I run out of ground clearance is driving through ruts created by bigger tyres. Sometimes there is no way around it but to winch through.