Total newbie, towing question regarding my TV

Grit dog wrote:
You're correct in that those are the only discernible differences.
Yes replacing BOTH gearsets is expensive and not worth it IMO.
Trans cooler, limit how hard you push er up the hills and all the other stuff you're planning, a 5klb trailer will be fine. Just won't be the first to the top of the pass with that kind of load at altitude.

Thanks! Racing to the top of Independent Pass is not a priority even without towing a trailer.

While reading this forum, I found a link to a VIN decoder and found this particular bit of spec for my VIN:

Dead Weight Hitch - Max Trailer Wt. 5000 lbs 5000.0 min 5000.0 max
Dead Weight Hitch - Max Tongue Wt. 500 lbs 500.0 min 500.0 max
Wt Distributing Hitch - Max Trailer Wt. 8000, 5500 lbs 5500.0 min 8000.0 max
Wt Distributing Hitch - Max Tongue Wt. 1200, 825 lbs 825.0 min 1200.0 max

So if I use a WD hitch as I planned to, my max trailer weight will go up to 8000 lbs? So really no issues then.