NerdDatDrives
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Just got me a 2004 Chevy Avalanche with 126k Miles on it, I'm in love with it. In the midst of doing the research before purchasing one, I found that for some reason the newer avalanche's seem to have a lower towing capacity than the older ones, especially between the two generations of avvs. I was wondering if anyone knew why this was, a difference in the frame? Transmission? Diffs? Primarily wondering because later on in my Avalanche's life (or earlier we'll see) I would like to swap out the transmission for a 6 speed (probably along with a 6.0L swap), mostly for performance. Would doing so lower the towing capacity or is there different reasons for the lower towing capacity on the newer models.