I ran a old fox 32 van on my 4x bike and then my jump bike for years and it never snapped, although by the end the damping was ducked and it did make some worrying creaking noises. It was pretty flexy as well
Waaaaay back I got a 32 van and lowered it successfully it was a great fork, sold it got a 36 van did the same thing. I was one of the only guys around who was able to get the Van's to work properly lowered. In the end I switched it up to a 36 float.