[fleetsidelarry]

apachedaddy, here's my 2 cents. the 700r has a final drive ratio of .7, right? that gives 3.73 x .7 = 2.61, which gives a lower hiway rpm than the 3.07 AND still gives better acceleration (and I'm not talking drag racing here, just spirited, normal, I like the sound of my dual pipes, around town driving). Remember, you don't have to drive in OD all the time, in Drive (3rd) you are 1 to 1, and you can drive all day in that gear if you want. Lots of guys like the 3.73/700r combo. I have the 3.07/700r combo with a manual lockup.

You don't HAVE to spend $2000 to put a 700r in, even with the driveshaft.

Future plans factor in here also as to 5 lug vrs 6 lug all around. If you don't have them already, the extra (?) $ are well spend on power steering and power disc brakes.