View Poll Results: Did you regear for 35's?
Yes
37
29.13%
No
90
70.87%
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35's with or without regearing
JK Junkie
Joined: May 2009
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From: The Jersey Shore House
I thought about this for a long time and read argument over argument about the topic, and in the end went with 33's (auto 3.73's) since most of my driving is highway and I only go offroad once in a while. If I ever plan to move up I would most likely regear when I get the new tires. Lots of people have done it and say it's fine. In the end the choice is up to you.
JK Freak
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 662
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From: Monterey, CA
Running 35's on our rubicon (4.10s) and we did NOT regear. Will I regear eventually??? eh, probably, but it's really low on the priority list. I can spend that kind of cash on other things that will make my rig more trail capable. I know regearing gives you a better crawl ration and does help on the trail but I feel like mostly the reason for regearing is onroad performance.
JK Jedi Master
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 11,463
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From: Austin <--> Colorado Springs
Your gas mileage will improve dramatically if you regear your automatic 4 door. At $2.60 a gallon, you would save the cost of the regear in less than 30k miles. If gas goes back to $4 a gallon, you would save the cost of the regear in less than 20k miles. Purely from a financial standpoint, the payoff is probably less than 2 years.
(and amazingly, even with all the daily posts on the subject, that is something I never even considered)
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JK Enthusiast
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 389
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From: MA
Now that was funny. 
Your gas mileage will improve dramatically if you regear your automatic 4 door. At $2.60 a gallon, you would save the cost of the regear in less than 30k miles. If gas goes back to $4 a gallon, you would save the cost of the regear in less than 20k miles. Purely from a financial standpoint, the payoff is probably less than 2 years.
Your gas mileage will improve dramatically if you regear your automatic 4 door. At $2.60 a gallon, you would save the cost of the regear in less than 30k miles. If gas goes back to $4 a gallon, you would save the cost of the regear in less than 20k miles. Purely from a financial standpoint, the payoff is probably less than 2 years.
JK Junkie
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 3,017
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From: Lakewood, OH
There are lots of scenarios here. If you were having issues with kickdowns with you old gear set, you will see an improvement. If you weren't, you probably won't.
JK Junkie
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 3,306
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From: Long Island, NY
ill regear once I have the funds saved to do ARB's at the same time.. (a year or more) plus the GF wants a ring 
... so maybe more than a year (2) but thats fine, I need to have something to look forward to
... so maybe more than a year (2) but thats fine, I need to have something to look forward to