Product Description
- Economy Sport Air Receiver Provides Smoother Safer Towing Every Mile: Air ride your towing. Our built air ride system with 2 top cushions cushions the ride & absorbs the road shock. Helps reduce sway, tugs, jerks & bumps felt when towing. Offers a smoother ride & naturally reduces the tendency to trailer sway. Dual bumper cushions offer max performance for really rough roads.
- Easier on You & Your Passengers with Improved Control & Comfort: Treat yourself, equipment, passengers & your animals to a much smoother ride with added comfort and control an air receiver offers.
- Fine Tune For What You’re Towing. Easily Adjustable for Weight: Easily add or reduce air for the best ride and load control. Heavier trailers & loads add air & for lighter loads, just reduce with the handy air valve located under the Sport hitch. See the Shocker Sport Air Pressure Video.
- Reduces Damage, Wear & Tear To Vehicle, Trailer & Cargo: With a typical hard hitch connection, you feel every bump & tug, but not with an air receiver hitch. It reduces wear & tear on tow vehicle, trailer & cargo.
- 1/4″ Thick Side Plates with 8 Adjustment Holes: 2″ of rise to 8-1/2″ of drop. Depends on mount chosen. See the drop & rise guide below. Adjustment for combo-ball mount is 0″ to 4-1/2″ drop.
- 8,000 lbs GTW Capacity: 8,000 lbs towing capacity & 800 lbs tongue weight. Towing capacity is limited by the lowest rated component. Sport Hitch is rated at 8,000 lbs GTW. Don’t exceed max weight capacity.
- Simple Pivoting Design Improves Safety: Our rocker arm pivot & dampening design has a down & back motion. Giving you enhanced control of your vehicle & trailer. Featuring an integrated greaseable 1045 heavy duty 1″ diameter pivot bolt.
- Complete Sport Air Ride Hitch Kit includes: Shocker sport air receiver hitch with built-in air ride system & dual bump cushions, and 3 mount attachment pins with clips. 2 pins are for the mount.
- Perfect for Pickups, Vans & SUVs with Receiver Under Bumper: Ideal for pickup trucks, vans, and select SUVs (with receiver under bumper).
- Safety Red Textured Powder Coat Finish: Impact Resistant premium powder-coat finish. Matte black on receiver & components along with safety red on the sport hitch frame.
- 2 Hole Receiver Shank Offers Adjustability: Available for 2″ receiver hitch tubes & has 2 hitch pin holes for length adjustability and to accommodate hitch mount towing mud flaps.
- 20+ Ball Mount Options: Choose the ball mount that works best for you. We have dual ball, drop, raised, pintle hooks, combo multi-ball, clevis pin, dual ball with sway bar tabs, cushioned drawbar, drawbar and more. Combo balls have both 2″ & 2-5/16″ for maximum versatility. See drop & rise guide.
- Mount Attachment Drop & Rise + Tow Rating Guide (Towing capacity is limited by the lowest rated component. Sport Hitch is rated at 8,000 lbs GTW. Don’t exceed max weight capacity.)
– Combo Ball: 0″ Rise to 4.5″ Drop | 2-5/16″ ball rated at 20,000 lbs & 2″ ball rated at 10,000 lbs.
– Drop Ball: 4.5″ to 8.5″ Drop | 2-5/16″ ball rated at 20,000 lbs & 2″ ball rated at 10,000 lbs.
– Raised Ball: 2″ Rise to 2″ Drop | 2-5/16″ ball rated at 20,000 lbs & 2″ ball rated at 10,000 lbs.
– Channel Pintle Hook: 3″ to 7″ Drop | 10-Ton 20,000 lbs.
– Pintle Hook with Mount: 2.5″ Rise to 6.5″ Drop | 10-Ton 20,000 lbs.
– Channel Pintle & Ball: 3 to 7″ Drop | 8-Ton 16,000 lbs. (2″ Ball is 10,000 lbs).
– Pintle & Ball with Mount: 2.5″ Rise to 6.5″ Drop | 8-Ton 16,000 lbs. (2″ Ball is 10,000 lbs).
– Drawbar: 0″ Rise to 4.5″ Drop | 20,000 lbs.
– Clevis Mount: 3.5″ Drop to 7.5″ Drop | 20,000 lbs.
– Sway Bar Mounts: Same Rating as Like Type Mount Listing Above. - NOTE: This product will NOT work with a weight-distribution hitch system, if you have a w-d hitch, check out our Shocker Air Ride Weight Distribution Hitches.
- What Size Receiver Hitch Do I Need? Not sure if you have a 2″, 2-1/2″ or 3″ receiver tube? Measure inside to inside. Check out our guide on How to measure receiver hitch tube size?
- How Much Drop or Rise Do I Need? Check out our video on how to know how much drop do I need?
The Shocker 8K Sport Air Hitch Base Frame acts as a built-in air suspension system between your truck and trailer, eliminating the jerky push-and-pull of traditional towing. Rated for up to 8,000 lbs Gross Trailer Weight (GTW) and an 800 lbs tongue weight, its adjustable air ride system absorbs the harsh road shock. Just tweak the air pressure to match your load, and you’ll get an instantly smoother, safer ride that saves both you and your vehicle from taking a beating.
This economic but strong base frame is the ultimate starting point for your towing setup, giving you the flexibility to build exactly what you need. Available ball mount attachments include combo ball, drop, raised, cushion draw bar, pintle hook, pintle & ball, clevis pin, along with ball mounts with sway control tabs, which are sold separately. This modular design means you can easily swap out the front-end attachment to adapt to different trailers on the fly.
Proudly manufactured in Jamestown, North Dakota, this adjustable air hitch slides effortlessly into any standard 2″ under-bumper receiver. It features eight adjustable height holes so you can lock in the exact drop or rise needed to keep your trailer tracking perfectly level. Finished in a durable red powder coat to fight off rust, this American-made base frame makes hauling surprisingly relaxing.
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