I had the same problem. When i opened the box the front left shock was already apart. both the rear ball ends were stripped aswell.
So i replaced all 4 of them with the OFNA Super Big Bore ball ends and spring retainers
Heres how mine painted up
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That's a sweet looking truck......
The new body is finally starting to look okay to me now. I think at first it was such a big shock and now it's settling in...lol.