Anyone ever have a hard time converting a nice stock truck into their build?

[jocko]

Recommend confirm your rear gear ratio - you mentioned earlier you thought it was a 3.08. If it is, you may not need or want an o/d trans or gv o/d unit. While the added grunt in 1st gear with a 700R4 would be nice, the highway rpm could get pretty low, especially with the 700R4 (most amount of overdrive, 30%). Here are some numbers to consider (I totally guessed your tire size as 225/75/15 and made calculations with a 28.5" tire, so this won't be spot on, but it will give you the relative benefits/drawbacks. Also note the chart does not show the gv gear-splitting #s in between 1-2, 2-3, just the 3rd gear o/d since that's how most folks tend to drive with a gv o/d; it has an automatic mode that essentially provides 3rd gear o/d only, so it behaves kinda like an o/d trans - but gear splitting is something you can do also as desired).

Bottom line, overdrives are great, but there's a reason GM tended to couple them to 3.73 gears in half tons. Just food for thought as you figure out where you want to spend you $. If I had a 3.08 and $ were limited, I'd probably not splurge on an o/d trans or gv o/d. On the other hand, if $ weren't a concern, a 700R4 with 3.73s would be just about perfect for a daily driver.