I think I just got super lucky with a Craigslist np231

LittleTankTJ

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I bought an NP231 off Craigslist that the seller bought to put in his Jeep. He chipped the rear output bearing flange when changing bearings. I took the front off to see how much I'll have to rebuild when putting an SYE in and it looks freshly rebuilt from what I can see.
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$125 off Craigslist.
 
While clean, I don't see anything that tells me everything is brand new. 125 is a good deal though, a lot of the ones I find locally are 175+
 
Rebuilt or not; $125 is a great deal.
Funny how the 231's can be had for that much; but the 241's are literally 10x the price.
 
tworley said:
While clean, I don't see anything that tells me everything is brand new. 125 is a good deal though, a lot of the ones I find locally are 175+
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True. I'll be taking it apart this weekend and I'll know for sure. The shift pads should tell me.

L0jik said:
Rebuilt or not; $125 is a great deal.
Funny how the 231's can be had for that much; but the 241's are literally 10x the price.
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Do you know why they're that much?

Has anyone else got an amazing Craigslist find story?
 
LittleTankTJ said:
Do you know why they're that much?
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Rarity is a big factor; plus desirability. The 4:1 ratio becomes a lot more helpful for people looking to do more difficult wheeling. (Plus for some people its a bragging rights thing). Also, once people started listing theirs for $1200+ , every other back-yard-cragslist-part-out-entrepreneur started doing the same. Then, because every buyer that wanted (or needed) a 241 saw that there were really no better deals to be had, they started forking over $1200+ simply because thats what the "value" is.

If everyone refused to pay that inflated price; they would be listed/priced much more reasonably.
 
LittleTankTJ said:
Has anyone else got an amazing Craigslist find story?
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I got my rear ARB on Craigslist for half the cost of brand new, it was installed then taken out, IIRC he ended up with a different locker or it didn't fit his setup. I also found my Antirock for half the cost of new, guy went back to a stock sway bar because all he did was easy trails. Also found my currie steering for a little over $200. Had maybe 125 miles on it according to the PO, he took it off because he said it caused bumpsteer in his rig. I didn't say anything, just handed him the cash and drove off
 
tworley said:
I got my rear ARB on Craigslist for half the cost of brand new, it was installed then taken out, IIRC he ended up with a different locker or it didn't fit his setup. I also found my Antirock for half the cost of new, guy went back to a stock sway bar because all he did was easy trails. Also found my currie steering for a little over $200. Had maybe 125 miles on it according to the PO, he took it off because he said it caused bumpsteer in his rig. I didn't say anything, just handed him the cash and drove off
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I should start looking for an anti rock after lockdown is over. It didn't even cross my mind to check CL for one
 
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