10-bolt worth?

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Hi, I was going to sell my I believe it has 2.— gear ratio 3rd member and 10-bolt housing out of my 1981 Silverado 2wd with 110,000 original miles on it in the near future. Everything is in good shape it lived an easy life. I was wondering how much I should charge to sell on it probably Craigslist? Oh it’s a one tire spinner type rearend to.
 

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I would look up what a local Pick N Pull charges for them in your area as a good starting point.

Or look them up on Craigslist and charge $20 less then the next comparable one.
 

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Around here, the 2.56 and 2.73 geared units are basically worthless.
 

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I sold a 2.73 10 bolt (5 lug) for $100 summer last year
 

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The only way you can really make it worth selling for more than 100 bucks is if it came with a 3 series diff that was a rebuildable limited slip, otherwise someone might give you around 75 to 125 bucks for it on a good day.
 

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Worth more to the guy that needs it NOW cause his is blown up, your close and he wants to be back going in a few days.
 

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I'd rather chase a 3.08 all over town than those 2.73's if they were sitting in my front yard, lol.
 

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Sounds like you need to buy some highway gear 2.73 10 bolts
My truck started life as a 12 bolt 3.08 gov bomb (blown before me) and i went to a 10 bolt 3.42 and later added an aftermarket posi... blew it. Then swapped in another 10 bolt 3.42 posi (unsure factory or not) this is its current state.
 

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I have a 10 and 12 bolt both with 3.73's i believe if anyone is interested .....9283523191 is my # if interested.




My truck started life as a 12 bolt 3.08 gov bomb (blown before me) and i went to a 10 bolt 3.42 and later added an aftermarket posi... blew it. Then swapped in another 10 bolt 3.42 posi (unsure factory or not) this is its current state.
 

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