[chris mc bride]

IMO the ideal gear for non perfomance vehicle would be 3.42 or 3.73. for towing I would go with 3.73 light loads to 4.10 for heavy loads. If not eager to change rearends and limited to how tall a gear you can run then I would say a overdrive tranny is in order. If you go 700r4 or equal you might look at lockup converter also. Persoanly I like 3.73 with 700r4s lower 1st gear and then overdrive 4th. Great off the line and pretty good milage on highway.