He just said it was showing a build date in mid August and to anticipate an early to mid September delivery. He didn't state D1, but everytime I've asked since May he has told me that I was still only in D so I'm happy for the progression finally.
Anything stripped? Likely no issues, there's always the potential that the hardware is stressed but I would bet you won't have any issues down the road.
From what I've read so far the new M186 axles are significantly stronger than the old D30 axle. Might as well test it's limits. Haven't seen much in the way of people bending them yet.
I haven't seen the question asked yet, but do you do a lot of offroading when extra light is required? If the answer is yes, definitely get the best you can afford. If the answer is no, then its probably not a practical upgrade so just get something that looks good and satisfies you. Hey its...