Stupid Newby Question
 

The tire shop stated I needed to replace my shocks. I looked at eshocks and noted two different options (solid axle - not solid).

Now, here is the stupid newby (non mechanic) question - where are the freakin front shocks? I see the control arms - the springs - but no shocks [duhhh]

02 2500 24V Diesel 2wd Quad

Check inside the front coil springs. ;)

Did that - nada - course I was usin a flashlight. That is where I expected them to be - but again - nada [nonono]

.... Not to call ya dumb or anything, but I'd take a closer look, someone correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't all gen 2 Rams shocks in the springs?

Buy a Factory Service manual and you'll get smarter.

Maybe they got stolen and you don't have the shocks? In that case I think your shop is right, you need new shocks.

Deserving of the abuse
 

It was dark out - as soon as this rain lets up I will take another look. Thanks folks :cool:

^Paul has it correct. Yes, they should be inside the coil spring.....didn't realized there was a market for stolen shocks. better go lock mine down.

shock location
 

My 98 2wd was not in the coil spring. You could get to them quite easily by just turning the wheel to full lock. I was going to change them myself until my service station offered to do it for $6.00 a shock!

Yup, for those of you above that state they 'should be inside the coil spring' they are not - they are on the backside and as jdec states, you have to turn the wheel pretty hard to even see em. Still not a mechanical genious, but at least my shocks werent stolen [guitar]