WOW....thanks for all of the help guys. i'm most likely going to go ahead and bite the bullet so i dont have to pull it 2,3, or 4 times before its right. the good thing is that my dad has a shop so all of the labor can be done free. but i'm going to look up those companies ya'll mentioned and go with one of those. i know i can get a stock tranny from Jasper for 2100 bucks. but i'd rather spend another grand or so and get one that i know will hold up.

my truck only has 140K miles on it and the trans was supposedly redone at 117K miles (by the previous owner). so i think its just got too much power for the stock junk thats in it. thanks for all of the help.

once i save up some $$ i'll keep everyone updated on the status.

thanks again.