If you havent run accross this yet http://planetisuzu.com/articles.htm/108,
than read it & think about it this way:
If Isuzu wasn't as tough as they are, it would've never worked.

I beat the crap out of it every single day. Driving in NYC potjoles at speedes not realy healthy to the truck & it still holds together (i did manage to to break my a-arm mounting point on the frame once, but the jeep driving behined me fliped over in the same hole).

I'm not saying Isuzu is the best engeneered trucks out there. I hate a lot of things they have done, but comparing them to other makes, Isuzu's are ussualy overbuilt.

Just my $.02

"If i can't crawl over it, i'll fly over it"
rubo

'96 Amigo 4x4, 3.2L V6, 4L30E, D44 rear, SOA, 1" BL, undergoing surgery.
'00 Rodeo LS 4x4, 3.2L V6, OME 919 Springs, front cranked to match,1" BL, 265/70x16 Scorion A/T's.