Flip you could say it is like “the good and the bad news”.
The good news is that it is a VTD box with the 3.7:1 diffs that does perform better than the 4EAT in all conditions, and won’t break the front diff.
The bad news is that you will probably have trouble finding another suitable box to replace it with, and will have to get it overhauled to repair it, and it may be expensive.
If you do this, find a very good transmission shop and get it repaired with all the modifications that were done by the end of the 95 to 97 models, there were many, including an extra plate in the high clutch, with better cooling flow.
