They are not too desireable for the Jeep guys for a few reasons
First, they are 6 lug. Most jeeps are 5, now you need new wheels.
They are full width, Jeeps are narrow.
They are psd, most jeeps are dsd.
Basically, its more work than it's worth to switch to chevy 10 bolts.
They are more desireable to the import guys because of the 6 lugs, which match most import 4x4's, and the psd. Again most imports are psd.
The drawbacks are the fullwidth, which can ba an issue unless that is what you are going for, and the fact that most of them come with numerically low gear rations (highway gears)
Most imports come stock with numerically higher gears, due to the fact that the power plants are generally smaller.
For example, my other rig, besides the Sub, is an isuzu trooper. I am eventually going to SAS it, and I am considering picking up someones leftover 10b's for the project. But, it's a tradeoff, because the Isuzu has 4.55 gears stock, and no 10b will have that, so it will have to be regeared, along with the rear, which offsets any $ I saved by going that way. Also, I will have to swap front and rear, since they are fullwidth.
The easier swap is a D44 from a late 70's jeep waggy. It will probably also have to be re-geared, but since the wms is close, I don't have to replace the rear axle gears, so no $$ for new gears there.
Also, I understand the steering is easier to set up on the D44 than the 10b because of the type of knuckles. Not 100% sure on that tho, since I haven't started collecting parts for that poject yet.
Bottom line, even though the 10b's are much cheaper/easier to find than the waggy axle, the additional costs/tradeoffs make them potentially not worth it.
Unless they are WAY cheep or free, you don't save anything.
BUT that being said many of them will steer far clear away from ten bolts.
