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And what don't you like about the Classic 57s?
If this is just that you've read that there are other pickups that are "better", I'd suggest using your ears and making your mind up. I appreciate that its a 6 hour journey but it won't just be the pickups that define the sound of a particular instrument, and changing the pickups may not have the desired effect anyway.
I recall a thread some years back on the Les Paul Forum where a load of pickup samples were recorded and uploaded for a blind test survey - it included all the usual suspects of the day from various boutique winders, widely accepted "upgrades" from big brands etc - the 57 Classics came out top iirc - cue lots of "yeah but-ery" afterwards.
I've had them in an R7, a 335, have put them in a Sheraton - excellent pickups.
If you like really high gain or downtune then there are doubtless far better options.