Resale value in regear

[LLRubylady]

just curious if this is a mod that will have value in resale?

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[mwilk012]

Nope.

Well, that’s the short answer. The long answer is, it depends on who you sell it to. If you find someone who would want to have the higher gearing, it may be more of an incentive to them, but it will be worth much less than what you will put into it.

 

[WranglerMan]

I’ve had my larger tires on for awhile and just replaced front bumper and added winch and I rarely see 8th gear and have no intention of doing gears as I was told by the guy that did the work on my JL that I would never recoupe the $$$ unless I did the work myself

 

[mwilk012]

If resale value is what matters to you, I wouldn’t recommend any mods at all. Gears will help out quite a bit if you care about driveability on a Sahara or sport however.

 

[ECHO]

Nopers… Just a number

 

[Andrew05LJR]

Depends on the buyer and depends on how much of a premium you'd be trying to recoup on resale. I wouldn't expect more than maybe $1000 return, maybe. But, to an enthusiast, it shows you've thought about drivability.

 

[SecondTJ]

Absolutely zero

 

[Arterius2]

I wouldn't regear anything I didn't plan to drive till it falls apart.

 

[Carlton]

Nice bumpers, wheels, tires, visual/appearance mods can help resale. Regear will be a total loss.

I know that you went from 33s to 35s on your Rubicon. The Rubi is geared deep. Honesty, you are not going to feel a difference with that small of a tire size difference. Most likely you worried about it and now you think it feels different.

 

[LLRubylady]

Nice bumpers, wheels, tires, visual/appearance mods can help resale. Regear will be a total loss.

I know that you went from 33s to 35s on your Rubicon. The Rubi is geared deep. Honesty, you are not going to feel a difference with that small of a tire size difference. Most likely you worried about it and now you think it feels different.

It feels different alright. feels heavy. I'm considering change to the KO2 because the NIttos are like 13 pounds per tire more. Don't know if i should try that first or just go back to stock and wait.

 

[mwilk012]

That's really not much of a weight change, gearing would make it feel even worse.

 

[LLRubylady]

That's really not much of a weight change, gearing would make it feel even worse.

really? How would 4.56 gears make it feel worse?
also, actually in addition to the 13 lbs for the tires i have KMC rims which are 29 pounds vs. stock rubicon rims.

 

[Carlton]

It feels different alright. feels heavy. I'm considering change to the KO2 because the NIttos are like 13 pounds per tire more. Don't know if i should try that first or just go back to stock and wait.

really? How would 4.56 gears make it feel worse?
also, actually in addition to the 13 lbs for the tires i have KMC rims which are 29 pounds vs. stock rubicon rims.

29 pounds isn't a heavy rim. Stock is probably close to that.

You won't feel much difference between 4.10 and 4.56 gears. They are very similar in size.

When you regear, although the number is higher, the gears are actually shorter/smaller. Smaller gears take less rotation to make a larger tire spin. With your manual trans it will cause the need to shift earlier. If you go short in the gears it can cause 1st and 2nd gears to be basically useless/you will be shifting at 5 and 10 mph. This won't be the case with 4.56 but it will be sooner, it does not make the jeep faster or give added power.

 

[mwilk012]

really? How would 4.56 gears make it feel worse?
also, actually in addition to the 13 lbs for the tires i have KMC rims which are 29 pounds vs. stock rubicon rims.

Yea, like he said, 4.56 is barely different from 4.10. Higher gearing will make you feel sluggish, the high gears are just necessary to keep the engine RPM in the power band at reasonable gears.

 

[Litfuse]

To the right buyer, it will have value. It probably won’t add overall value to your vehicle, along with a lift and tires, but to someone in the know, they may consider your wrangler compared to another because it has $2,000 worth of re-gearing work done. I assume you can consider that value in a competitive used car market.

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