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I think them and Ironman are top picks for anything MJ/XJ related but obviously more expensive. IRO would be my choice for anything quality that's affordable.

Gotcha, good to know.

Alright party at Zambeezys! Derf check out older centennial. Like mineral to belleview and sanre fe to Colorado. There are a few of the older neighborhoods that are pretty nice and don't have HOAs. Plus a few have RV parking or at least a decent driveway for wrenching. Yellaheep who I got my MJ from lives of broadway and mineral.

Highlands ranch is the worst HOA ever, seriously people have horror stories of dealing with them. Beyond Highlands Ranch just sucking the HOA is a nightmare. I would get letters about my weeds being too tall, if I didn't have my snow shoveled the days of I would get a letter, if the grass wasn't the right height would get a letter, trashcans or weird things on the side of the house in sight I would get a letter, paint started to peel got a letter saying we would need to touch up or repaint. Best one was literally days after we sold our house they sent a letter saying the fence was no longer up to code and had to be replaced. On the flip side when I lived in Englewood no HOA but there where some house that needed to be burnt down because people just didn't give a F. Where is that one located at? I would honestly say living close to the light rail is a great option BUT it has some downsides. When I was going to school at Metro I lived up the street for it so it made getting downtown awesome. Just easy and convenient much rather buy a pass then deal with parking. Biggest downside and it's been a while since I rode it was the bums. They would just get on and go wherever. I believe they've cracked down on it

Is your's a CRD then? 42re should be behind all the others with the 3.7 As derf said can't swap them only option might be getting a manny. Or just saying f it and doing a LS swap with a 4l80/60. I personally hate the 42RE it's an absolute garbage tranny, the shifts points suck and it makes driving miserable. My wife had it in her KJ and I have one in one of my WJ's. I know there are a few products to improve the shift points and other issues but they still have a terrible lifespan and suck. When I was looking for my WJ I really wanted to get a 4.0 over the 4.7 but since there is nothing to do about the tranny said screw it.

My buddy tried that......didn't work. Maybe if the market wasn't what it was it could work. Location is going to be a big challenge with Denver right now. Anything, and I mean anything around Downtown is just stupid money and is going to be competitive. Places I would never go after dark are now the "hotspots". That whole Rivernorth/five points area blows me away. I remember 10 years ago when I was delivery driver I wouldn't go over there after dark. Ghetto AF. And Globeville! GTFU out here, Purina smelling dumpster fire......

Nice, I thought he wasn't going to continue with the turbo setups because of some of the difficulty getting it dialed in. I still would love a turbo 4.0.

That's what I thought about it when I first saw it. Was like geez that's a mean FJ and started to look closer and realized it was definitely not.

https://www.rezvanimotors.com/tank-x Other day at the car wash I was leaving and and saw this thing. It was bad a$$. Just 100k outside my budget.

Stinkyfab for all of it.

3 pedals for life! But as stated they are dying away which sucks.

I'm pretty sure it was this stuff. https://www.rustoleum.com/product-catalog/consumer-brands/chalked/decorative-glaze But after looking at it more and hearing your problem may not work. Might need something like this. https://www.rustoleum.com/product-catalog/consumer-brands/chalked/protective-top-coat/ Basically I would just spray something to seal it. Brushing it you're probably going to knock some stuff around.

I would use a wood glaze. Shouldn't really add color but will help maintain the distressed/antiqued look and seal it up. Homedepot has some stuff I used on one of my projects. can't remember what it's called but it's by the stains. Basically just glaze

No worries, sorry for the dissertation. I don't know any inspectors off the top of my head unfortunately. I tried finding the last person I used down there but can't find it. They did a good job where detailed but not to the point of being ludicrous. Person that bought our last house had someone test the water pressure and said it was too high. I had my buddy who was a plumber come out and said that made no sense. Basically the inspector hooked up a pressure gauge to the outside faucet and it was slightly higher so made the assumption the pressure was too high, but there's a whole bunch of other things that factor into it. Something to be weary of is roof inspections. They aren't worth a damn and all it is is a roofer taking money to provide a certificate saying the roof was "inspected" and has no issues. Have the inspector take a peek at the shingles but if the seller offers to have an "certificate" it really doesn't mean anything. And with the amount of hail storms down there unless someone replaced the roof within the past few years, like 2-3, it's going to be a problem. We had a seller try to pull that on us. Roof was the original and they had a "certificate" saying it was good. Had a roofer come out and say absolutely not, roof needed to be replaced. Depending on the age of home and location bentonite is a huge problem down there. If you are getting anywhere with a basement make sure they floated the walls otherwise they can crack. You should also be able to look at survey results to see if your in a hotspot. Last thing to check is furnace, AC and water heater, last 2 homes we bought had bunk AC's. Catch is you can only test the AC during certain temps. First house I was able to fix with the help of my HVAC buddy second house we needed to get a new AC. You can look at the manufacture date and if it's close to end of its useful lifetime see if the seller will offer a concession for you to replace them. Our seller's where pricks on the last house and said it worked so they weren't going to do anything, the realtor again useless didn't push for what I wanted. Wife didn't help as I wanted to walk but she "loved" the house only to hate it a year later. When we did ours (furnace,AC and water heater) after the water heater bit the dust that was 7k. That was a buddy price and all I paid for was the cost of everything and few hundred for my buddy to come install it. If you don't have a buddy like that expect 10k+ Another resources to look into for a loan is CHFA. https://www.chfainfo.com/ they can sometimes get you a better loan offer, but they have some contingencies in order to utilize them. Last thing home warranties are a joke. Going back to the HVAC issue above. Our realtor offered to get us a warranty because of my concern and wanting to walk. Said OK, well when the AC didn't work it was still going to cost me almost 2k out of pocket to fix because the issues was the refrigerant and that wasn't covered along with something else.

I believe the S10 is a solid option for the bastard pack. At least for an XJ. Not sure if the MJ is different. Don;t think year has anything to do with it just as long as it's an S10. Probably try and find the newest you could.

here's what I can tell ya since I just moved out of there and have been through the process a few times in the last few years. Bidding wars are done for the most part. The people putting 20-60k are long gone because the median price has skyrocketed to levels that don't sustain that ridiculous BS. Most time if someone's been doing a cash offer now it's going to be well below the asking price. Example, my mom just sold her house and there was another one that was listed across the street. They went 60,000 cash under asking price and it sold. When I sold my first house 4 years in Englewood it was under contract in less than a day and bid over. When I sold our last house last spring in the hell of Highlands ranch (seriously is the worst place ever). Took two weeks to go under contract and buyer bid under. O wouldnt worry about bidding wars or cash snipers. Only way that will happen is prime areas where someone intentionally prices their home to create that. You're window for prime buying is running out. Late spring and summer are peak times so be prepared to possibly pay a bit more and things going a little quicker. To make your buying process as stress free as possible get ALL of your income, taxes, savings, bank statements, etc all in order. Basically anything financially related make sure you know where it is or have quick access to it. Not sure if you're buying this alone or with the wife / girlfriend. But whoever's on the loan needs to do the same. Shop for rates as well. I ended up saving almost .5% by doing this on my current place. All you need to do is call around to a few Brokers and ask them their current rates based upon your credit score. They should be able to give you a general idea but obviously we'll want to do a pull on your credit to give you exact numbers. I prefer to work with Brokers because they're able to get you a lot more options than the standard bank will. Also most times their fee is less than what banks and credit unions charge. Your credit score is also another thing that you should know right now know it very well. don't open any new lines of credit or take out an additional credit. As for the inspection you just need to look around and find someone that has good reviews and try to see one of their sample reports. Some of them will give you a very detailed Report with pictures others will just give you a detailed Report with an explanation and other times they just kind of look at it and give you absolutely nothing that someone with half a brain would have been able to figure it out. Also depending on the year home you're looking for it would be a good idea to have the sewer scope. On our first house we bought in Englewood we did that and ended up finding that the sewer pipe needed to be replaced. We ask the seller to do it added up costing him 10 grand to get that taken care of. It was at least 10 grand that didn't have to come out of my pocket after the fact though. Lastly, what I find to be the most annoying part is trying to find a realtor that's worth a damn. No offense to anyone in that position but that is the absolute biggest scam in the world. Just make sure whoever you choose as your realtor is going to have your best interest in mind. But more importantly that if you ask them to do something they're going to do it. Example, when we bought our first house in her first house in Englewood I I wanted to submit an offer under the asking price. My realtor thought it was an insult......so became a battle to finally get her to submit the offer that I wanted. She was a friend of my wife and it was our first house so learned a lot on that one. Do your own research and don't assume your realtor is going to do it or give you the right answer. I could probably keep going. So ask away if you want to know more.

Ahhh the Jeep wave. I've driven jeeps for a little over 15 years now. I've only commonly given/gotten the jeep wave in the CJ I used to roll around in. Very rarely in my XJ someone would wave if they where in a XJ as well but that was it. The new breed of Jeep drivers aren't those I want to acknowledge. They are a bunch of fugazis (not to be confused with the delightful post hardcore punk band). Go to 4WP and run around with their rough country stickers and ghey wheels. Who the F thinks 20's and angry eye grills belong on a jeep!!!

Career changes are tricky, I contemplated this a few years ago and side against it. Most times you are going to be starting out on the lower side of everything, shift, pay, benefits, etc. If you are at a spot in life you are comfortable with that then it opens up a lot of options. If not then you get really limited. I work in healthcare and have been doing it for 15 years now. I work on the administrative side and started as a delivery driver and worked my way up. I've also had the luxury of working in lots of different areas and narrowed down to what I enjoy about it and what I dislike. I really enjoy my current role but it took a while to get here. When I was considering a change two areas came up IT and a trade either welding or electrical. IT security is a booming industry and pays really well. I have a few friends in it on the lower side of the pay scale and they make upwards of six figures. I went to a local school in Denver that offered open house nights to just dabble and see. I hated it, it was something that I couldn't picture myself doing for the rest of my life. For others thought it might be there cup of tea and it offers a good amount of perks. Check out Cybary, they offer free classes and you can get a feel. Second up was a trade but I'm not getting younger and heaven forbid you get injured out side your job you're really screwed. Example one of my employees husband is a mechanic and got in a car accident driving home. He can't work and there are only so many benefits he can take advantage of. Also as you said you get burnt out on it after a while.

As Pete stated an adapter or at least swapping an input shaft if it's a 6 bolt tranny/tcase combo should work. From there you have a few options. Trying to think of a d300 would work.

I'll be interested to hear how you like it. I've been eyeing onealog with a million other things. I picked up tools. One I'm most excited about is the portaband conversion from Swag for the band saw. Also decided to get a hobart 210 with some of my bonus from work. Now to just get some 220v ran and start building.

I'd suggest a ZJ tie rod cheap, easy upgrade but as others have said rockauto and MOOG is solid. Tru to avoid R and RK moog. Those are the "junkier" products. Ball joints spice/dana is good.

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I used lares when I did the upgrade on my XJ. They are based in US and I didn't have any issues. Bought off rockauto. Redhead is good too just more.