What tires are you running? I chose some cheap Remington Mud Brutes.
I hate the cleaning part as well... Thats why I bought 1994 Toyota Pickup 4wd 22RE. She's an oldie but goodie and love to play in the mud holes! I just quickly hose it off and don't worry too muc about it. Plus, I think it looks better with the mud on it.
Here's a quick pic:
Thats a brand new "High Performance" head in the box too. Not much high performance when you're only talking about say 100hp baseline.