Being a member of many forums, photography, photoshop, drones, jeeps, cars, guns, etc, the biggest common denominator when people ask for "advice" on parts/gear is exactly what you described....they have their hearts set on parts, and come on the forum to get their opinion validated so they feel good about their decision. If you tell the truth about a product, be it a control arm joint or a GPU, people assume you're a hater, a troll, a d!ck, etc. Back in the day, before I knew better, I would fall victim to this stuff as well. I wanted a certain camera lens, or a certain exhaust, and just posted up to "have my balls stroked".....but over time, learned that the ONLY people worth listening to are those that actually tell you the no-nonsense information. Newbs eventually learn this, usually after they spend a bunch of money, have a crap setup, then come on the forum asking for advice on how to fix the problem the forum created in the first place. With Jeeps, I see it all the time....people ask for lift advice, get stupid answers, do what they were told, then go back to the forum asking how to fix their terrible driving setup......to which the forum replies "get dual steering stabilizers bro." Sometimes, you just can't make a horse drink. This is the one key detail I see differentiating this forum (and wayalife forum) to all the others...solid information, well backed, without the patting on the back. Hopefully the OP understands this, and quickly, if only to save money in the long run, and to have a rig that's actually reliable.