I have a 55.2 and 58 2-ton (both Chevys) and neither one came with shocks. (neither did my 41 Ford COE for that matter) From what I can tell from research, shocks were an option. A lot of these trucks were, as yours is, "grain trucks" and spent most of their live bouncing around in the field, and then driving on a gravel or dirt road a few miles to the grain elevator to be unloaded and then back home. I guess the thought was, not much need for shocks in that scenario. I pulled the shocks and mounts off my Ford P-500 before I scrapped it and plan to use them on my 2-ton at some point.
