Probably wouldn't hurt to slap some STP oil treatment or that Motor Honey real thick stuff in there for some cushioning...

BTW, you don't have to lift the engine to pull the pan. It's easier to drop the axle. Leave the rear diff carrier bolts in, and take out the fronts, and the diff swings down enought to drop the pan. However, I'd leave it alone, UNLESS you put a mech oil pressure gauge on it and see flutters in the oil pressure at idle or just above. What you have now is probably rebuildable. A catastrophic failure will probably change that....

Not responsible for advice not taken...