help rear differential blew up

Last night my diff blew up in the middle of Kansas. The shop I took it to said the locker and ring gears are destroyed. We found a new rear housing assembly to replace mine to get me home but it is not a locked one. I'm keeping my old one and was curious is it worth rebuilding and replacing the non locker one or should I just sell it?

 

It all depends on what you did. Did you lose a gear tooth, pinion or carrier bearing? Is there damage to the carrier or locker?

 

did you ever use the locker? if not, i guess just leave it. as remember, your elocker housing is different than a normal non locker housing.

 

The ring gears, bearings and locker were damaged

 

The new rear end may not have the same gear ratio as the front, so don't put it in 4x4 until they match.

Did he replace the entire housing/differential with an 8.4-inch unit?

 

i didnt know you could use a 8.4 in a 8" ?

 

The entire rear housing drum to drum is being replaced,