Product Description
- Smoother Towing Every Mile with Built in HD Air Ride Technology: It improves the ride and makes towing a trailer smoother. Built-in heavy-duty air ride system offers a smoother towing experience. It absorbs road shock, tugs, jerks, bumps, bangs, and sways through the built in HD air ride suspension system, creating a smooth ride for the tow vehicle and the trailer. It directs the normal towing resistance between the tow vehicle and trailer through the air ride system, which produces a much smoother ride. It also naturally reduces trailer sway by filtering and absorbing the changing tongue weight that occurs when towing on uneven or rough roads. Dual urethane bump cushions offer HD performance on extremely rough roads and highways. Air ride system is designed with a built-in heavy duty air spring bag for years of heavy duty performance.
- Fine Tune for Tow Weight, Best Ride & Load Control: Fine-tune for your towing weight. Add or reduce air pressure depending on the weight of your trailer & contents for best ride & load control. Just add air pressure for heavier loads and reduce psi for lighter trailers.
- Reduces Damage & Saves Money: By reducing breakage on both the trailer & contents. The Shocker hitch absorbs the damaging forces experienced with a typical hard connection. This greatly reduces the wear & tear on truck. driveline, trailer & frame. It also reduced the chances of breaking welds & other long term damage to your equipment, pickup truck & trailer. Treat yourself & equipment to a much smoother ride. No more continual bumps, jerks & vibrations.
- Easier on You, Passengers, Animals, Truck, Trailer & Cargo: This HD air receiver reduces stress and more relaxing on you, your passengers, animals, tow vehicle, trailer, cargo and equipment. Less stress makes for a more enjoyable experience.
- Provides Comfort & Improves Safety: By giving you improved control of your tow vehicle and trailer. The heavy-duty air ride receiver hitch system allows for better control of your pickup and the trailer it is towing. Added comfort and control makes it safer. Smoother towing also makes it safer.
- Tested, Trusted & Proven Performance: When you are towing a trailer, the road bumps and jerks displace the weight. An air receiver hitch absorbs this and cushions this so when a bump causes the weight to come off the front of your vehicle, which can put too much tongue weight on it. An air hitch absorbs this. Without an air hitch this can results in poor steering and braking. When a bump causes the weight to be displaced and put too much weight on the rear trailer tires. An air hitch absorbs this. Without an air hitch, this can cause your trailer to sway. That is why it is so important to have a air ride hitch along with a level towing set up between your pickup or tow vehicle and the trailer you are towing. It’s proven to be safer and smoother.
- Simple & Effective Pivoting, Shock Absorbing Design: Filters, dampens & absorbs the road shock through the air ride system & urethane cushions with the greaseable 1″ diameter 1045 carbon steel pivot bolt. Uses a rocker arm pivot design which produces a down & back motion, much different than other air hitches on the market. Our design eliminates the need for slides, parallel linkages, rollers, shock absorbers, or multiple airbags.
- HD Air Ride Receiver Hitch Kit Includes: Shocker HD Max Black air receiver hitch with built in 20K air ride system & dual bump cushions, ball mount you choose and three d-handle mount attachment pins with clips. Two for the mount attachment and one for your receiver.
- Heavy Duty 3/8″ 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. Perfect for heavy duty trailer towing with a bumper hitch. Thick HD carbon steel side plates & top plate, heavy duty air spring & dual bump cushions.
- Available for 2″, 2-1/2″ or 3″ Receiver Hitch: Choose for 2″, 2-1/2″ & 3″ receiver hitch tubes. The receiver shank has two hitch pin holes that allow for 1″ of length adjustability on your vehicles receiver hitch.
- Heavy Duty 20,000 lbs Hitch Weight Rating Capacity: 20,000 lbs gross trailer weight and 2,000 lbs tongue weight. (can vary by mount).
- Matte Black Textured Powder Coat Finish: Impact resistant premium matte black textured powder-coat finish on hitch base frame, floating paddle & receiver shank.
- 20+ Mount Attachment Options: Huge selection of ball mount attachments available. Combo, Drop, Raised, Sway Bar Mount Tab Options, Pintle, Pintle with Ball, Drawbar, Clevis Pin & More. Combo adjustable multi-ball mount has with 2″ hitch ball & 2 5/16″ hitch ball.
- Great for Pickups: Fits Great for Full Size Pickup Trucks & Vans, Midsize Pickups & Select SUVS (with a receiver under bumper). Popular installs include GMC Sierra, Chevy Silverado, Chevy Colorado, GMC Canyon, Dodge Ram, Ford Ranger, Maverick F150, F250, F350, F450, F550 Superduty, Toyota Tundra, Tacoma, Nissan Titan, Frontier, Honda Ridgeline & Hyundai Santa Cruz.
- Safety Notice: Towing capacity is limited by lowest rated component. Manufactured by Shocker Hitch® USA in Jamestown, ND.
- NOTE: This product will not work with a weight-distribution hitch system, if you have a WD hitch, check out our Shocker Air Ride Weight Distribution Hitches.
Shocker HD Max Air Hitch Drop & Rise Guide + Tow Rating Guide
- 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.
- Bolt on Pintle Hook: 2.5″ Rise to 6.5″ Drop | 10-Ton 20,000 lbs.
- Channel Style Pintle Hook: 3″ to 7″ Drop | 10-Ton 20,000 lbs.
- Raised Pintle Hook: 0″ Rise to 5″ Drop | 10-Ton 20,000 lbs.
- Channel Style Pintle & Ball: 3″ to 7″ 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.
FAQ
- How Does A Shocker Air Receiver Hitch Work?
- How Much Drop Do I Need?
- Do I Need Sway Control?
- Air Ride vs Cushion vs Solid Hitches
- What Size Receiver Does My Truck Have?
- How To Measure Receiver Hitch Size
- Towing Capacity 101
- Shocker Hitch Applications
- Shocker Receiver Hitch Ground Clearance Guide
- Benefits of an Air Hitch
- How to Level Your Trailer
- My Truck is Squatting with Trailer
- Do I Need a Weight Distribution Hitch?
- Types of Trailers
- Why Grease Your Hitch Ball
Get smoother towing every mile with our Shocker HD Max air ride receiver hitch. Add instant air ride towing for your pickup & trailer. The built-in heavy-duty air ride suspension system is designed to absorb the road shock, bumps, bangs, jerks, tugs & sways normally experienced with hard connection when towing a trailer. This shock absorbing & dampening design, filters and cushions your ride for both the pickup and trailer. It’s easier & less stressful on you, your passengers, animals, tow vehicle, trailer, cargo and equipment. It reduces damage, wear & tear on both your pickup & that trailer it’s towing. It smooths out your overall towing experience. Smoother is safer. It’s adjustable for trailer tow weight, just add or reduce air pressure depending on the weight of your trailer. You can set the PSI for best ride and load control. HD Max air ride hitch features a premium-grade, impact-resistant textured matte black finish. The Shocker HD Max Black air hitch provides the ultimate smooth ride. This shock absorbing hitch with a heavy-duty air spring bag is the best cushioning device on planet Earth. It’s a miniature air suspension unit mounted between your truck and trailer. The HD Max air ride hitch system sits under the receiver tube, allowing a short distance of 10-1/2″ between receiver hitch pin and ball center. Fits Pickup Trucks, Vans, RV’s and select SUVs with the receiver hitch tube mounted underneath the bumper. Featuring 8 adjustment holes & 20,000 lbs GTW with 2,000 lbs of tongue weight. Manufactured by Shocker Hitch® USA in Jamestown, ND.
Pick your receiver hitch size and choose from over 20+ Shocker Hitch ball mount attachments options including combo ball, drop mount, raised, clevis, drawbar, pintle hitch, pintle with a ball combo along with mounts with sway bar mounting tab options.
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Very nice product! This unit change my ride 👌👌👌
I would like to review this hitch but it hasn’t arrived yet.
Recently purchased the 20k max black receiver hitch. Towing a 30’ travel trailer with 1700lb tonque weight with 3rd gen Ram 3500 DRW . First trip of 2500km in Dec 2025 showed an improvement of road shock transmitted to truck of 80-90% . ( I am mostly referring to roads with cracks, irregularities that would give a constant annoying small chuck to truck cab. Also bridge /overpass mismatch heights are greatly improved and much less stressful to trailer and truck.
One thing of note: If using a friction style sway control and bar is too tight , it will greatly reduce ability of hitch ball to pivot as designed.
I know this because first half of trip was completed without swaybar installed due to slippery (ice) road conditions. After installing swaybar noticed a reduction in ride quality. Backed swaybar friction clamp to 1/2 turn from free movement and this returned improved ride quality from first half of trip.
I am very pleased with change in ride quality and fully recommend this setup for a stiffer suspension found in 3/4-1 ton trucks.
I am Very Impressed with the High Quality if this hitch and its Performance… !!
Went with this hitch because we didn’t want to mess with W/D anymore. Also wanted the airbag to soften the rough ride transmitted from the dually to the front of the trailer. Highly recommend.
Excellent hitch and what is better is the customer service. I ordered wrong size receiver and they replaced with no questions. Customer service like this is very rare.
Unbelievable, the vibration it takes out of the vehicle and trailer, which means the smoother ride.
Excellent product excellent service
We installed the Shocker hitch, drove from WI to Nebraska with an empty trailer. It was a smooth ride! It would have been a rough ride without it. We brought a tractor back and that was great too.
Instantly noticed the difference. Made towing more comfortable on some of the rough roads we traveled. Would recommend this to anyone.
Have bought three of your hitches for three different vehicles of my an I like very much two air one one regular one but need order fourth one 20k
The Shocker provides a cushion for the traditional rigid connection between truck and trailer. Smooths the bumps and vertical oscillation, especially when making transitions across overpasses. Seems well built and the ability to adjust the height to level a trailer is nice. It is HEAVY; don’t think you’re going to one-hand it in and out of your truck bed or tool box.
Extremely Heavy Duty!! Great product, well worth the money for a smooth comfortable tow!!
First of the year bought one for our gooseneck and last month ended up getting a bumper hitch to use on our 20′ 14k dual axle trailer. Before it about shook you out of the seat empty and even when loaded. Used it this past weekend for the first time with @ 27# air in it and wow, didn’t even know I was pulling a trailer. Had a 8′ snow-blower on it. Wife was impressed on on it even road, being she had experienced the old way a time or two before getting the shock hitch!
I’ve had the original i bought in 2015 and this one is even better couldn’t be happier
Love my new shocker air hitch, heavy duty and makes the ride way better !
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