Hit 500 miles on my trail rig last weekend and it shocked me

I picked up a beat up 1990 Toyota pickup about two years ago for $1,800. Built it myself with a solid axle swap and 33 inch tires, and last weekend I passed 500 off road miles on the same front axle. I honestly thought I would have snapped something by now with how hard I push it through the rocks near Moab. Has anyone else had a cheap build surprise them with how tough it actually turned out?

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robert_smith362mo ago

My 87 Ford Ranger with a 4 inch lift and 31s is at 600 miles now. Bought it for $1,200 with a blown head gasket, patched it up and it just keeps going. I bash it through creek beds in Colorado and the only thing that broke was a cheap shock mount I welded back on with a coat hanger. Funny how the junk that should snap just laughs at you.

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butler.abby2mo ago

Cheap stuff that gets beat on tends to survive, kind of like that old backpack you can't kill.

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