2004 2500 ctd front end

i am rebuilding the front end and have discoverd that it has only one shock on the front end, its on the drivers side.ive owned this truck since new and its never been apart.also it has no bump stops and appears as though it never has.

Are you serious? No shock on the passenger side and you never noticed it?

this truck always rides and handles like a dream,ive hauled a 10,000 # race trailer all over the south and never had a handleing issue.i did find a vidio on you tube of a lca change on a 04 and there was no shock on the pas side,unless he just left it out of the vid.

I believe it. My 04 2WD DRW has the original shocks on it at 314,000 miles. I thought about them for years but never changed them as the truck never gave me any signs that were jumping out. Until, I put new tires and brakes on it for the third time in it's life. It was obvious and I am putting new front shocks on it in the next day or two. The back shocks haven't shown up yet.

I put new KYB Mono Max shocks on my 01 last year.... very noticeable difference! I was actually at work wrenching on a similar truck to mine with some brand new Bilsteins on it.... got me thinking. Took it on a road test and got my “duh” moment.

So you like the Bilsteins better?

I went with the KYB. Seemed to have great reviews in the towing circles

I bought the KYB's as well. They are not the rubber boot ones. They are the "gas adjust". 2WD dually. The instruction sheet is like a big long comic book in 14 different languages.