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Originally Posted by Tony Raine
alright, since the trolls have been banned, lets continue..........
if you have the mechanical skills to do it yourself, a stick shift swap may be beneficial. but only if you can sell the automatic to recoup the loss (as far as i know, an automatic cost more than a standard).
back to tire swapping, my switch from 29" tires to 31" tires is the equivalent of swapping from my 3.73 gears to 3.49 while keeping stock tires. i've run this tire size for around 2 years and have had no transmission problems (related to tire size).
i think rear tire swapping would be a good way to "test" to see if your car can handle "taller gearing" before making the jump to actual taller gears. (since tires are a wear item and are replaced, but gears usually aren't.
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The tranny swap is looking to be my best bet. I can probably sell off the automatic somewhere because it is in excellent condition with only 66,000miles on it so it should still be worth about a grand or two considering a new automatic trans costs about $5k.