Dont sweat it, all you have to do is replace those *censored*ty pot metal hubs with the later plastic 2wd hubs and the weakest link is fixed. Now that your older you know how to drive it hard without destroying it.
After a few simple mods ive done to mine i actually run it pretty hard and even on 11.1v i have yet to break anything. Ive jumped it off lots of curbs, ramped more than 3 feet of air 10+ times and the truck still looks really nice. Ive gotta say with minor work they are much more durable than other comparable trucks