Product Description
- Smoother Safer Towing Every Mile – Bolts to Existing WD Hitch: Add bolt on air ride towing to your pickup & camper with an equalizer, weight-distribution hitch in minutes. (easily bolt your existing weight-distribution head to air equalizer). WD hitch is not included (sold separately). It filters and absorbs road shock, tugs, jerks, bumps, bangs, and sways through the built in air ride suspension system, creating a smooth ride for the tow vehicle utilizing a compatible wd hitch and the camper trailer. It directs the normal towing resistance between the tow vehicle using a weight distribution hitch, and the 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.
- Reduces Stress, Breakage, Wear & Tear on Truck, Trailer, Cargo & Equipment: Our air ride equalizer for a WD hitch reduces wear and tear on the pickup truck, driveline, trailer and frame. The shock absorbing and dampening design of an air hitch creates less stress on tow vehicle and trailer. Less stress means less wear and tear on both the tow vehicle and the trailer frame and welds. It’s a must have for newer trailers with aluminum frames that tend to crack because of rough roads and a traditional hard truck to trailer connection. An air ride hitch will greatly reduce the chances of frame cracking and breaking.
- Designed to Fits Pickup Trucks Only & Vehicles with Leaf Springs: This is designed for pulling with a Pickup Truck and vehicles with Leaf Springs. It will Not work with SUV/CUVs with coil-over springs in the rear.
- Compatible with Most Major Brand Weight Distribution Hitches: Fits & bolts to most major brands of weight-distribution hitch heads: Fastway E2, Equalizer, Reese, Husky, Pro Series, Torklift, Blue OX, Camco Eaz Lift & Curt round bar, Curt trutrack & trunnion head. Measure your head, the air equalizer fits heads that have 2.5" center to center or 3-3/4" center to center bolt hole patterns. (Does not work with Anderson chain style or B&W Continuum weight-distribution hitch)
- Easily Adjust Air Pressure for Ride Comfort, Trailer Tow Weight & Load Control: You can easily fine-tune and adjust the air pressure for the best ride and load control on every trip. For heavier loads, increase the air pressure; for lighter loads, reduce it. A cushion, steel spring or torsion hitch is not adjustable for tow weight or tongue weight. The air ride equalizer, when used with a compatible weight distribution system, allows for better control of your pickup & trailer.
- Reduces Stress on Passengers & Animals: Passengers and animals experience less stress while being towed. The shock dampening design effectively absorbs the jerking, tugging, bumps and damaging forces experienced when towing on rough roads and concrete highways, which you would normally feel with a typical hard connection. This makes the ride smoother and less stressful inside the tow vehicle and the trailer.
- Saves Money & Improves Fuel Economy: By reducing trailer breakage on both the trailer & cargo. The air equalizer absorbs the damaging forces experienced with a typical hard connection. This greatly reduces the chances of breaking welds & doing other long-term damage to your equipment & valuable cargo. Customers report 1 to 2 miles per gallon because the tow vehicle & trailer work together better with less friction, which reduces downshifting and improves performance.
- Adjustable for Rise or Drop with 12,000 lbs of GTW: Get 12,000 lbs gross trailer weight & 1,200 lbs tongue weight capacity. Plus 7 or 9" of Adjustment (5" of rise to 2" drop or choose 5" rise to 4" drop). Fine tuned for your towing weight. Just add air for heavier loads.
- Available for 2" & 2.5" Receiver Hitches: Works great on GMC Sierra, Chevy Silverado, Chevy Colorado, GMC Canyon, Dodge Ram, Ford F150, F250, F350, F450, F550 Super Duty, Toyota Tundra, Tacoma, Nissan Titan, Frontier, and Honda Ridgeline pickup trucks.
- Air Ride Equalizer Hitch Kit includes: Air Equalizer with built-in air ride system, adjustable XR channel hitch, with receiver shank size selected and 2 “D” handled hitch pins w/clips. Does not include a Weight Distribution Hitch, which is available and sold separately.
- Optional Combo Ball Mount Attachment: Kit can also be ordered to include an adjustable black combo ball mount with 2" & 2-5/16" balls to use with the XR channel hitch when you’re towing other trailers without a weight distribution hitch. Combo ball GTW rating is 20,000 lbs for 2-5/16" ball and 10,000 lbs for 2" ball.
- Premium Matte Black Powder Coat Finish: Constructed out of heavy-duty steel that is finished with a premium textured black powder-coat finish on the air equalizer & the XR hitch.
- 20+ Mount Attachment Options: The XR channel hitch, when not used with this air equalizer, also works well with all our Shocker bumper hitch ball mount attachments, which include Combo Ball, Drop, Raised, Sway Bar Tab Options, Pintle, Pintle with Ball, Drawbar, Clevis Pin, Shackle & More.
- How to set the air? After you hook up WD bars, air the hitch until the truck side bump cushions are not compressed. If the trailer side bump cushions are compressed, you have too much air in the air ride system. Watch Product Video
- Safety Notice: Towing capacity is limited by the lowest rated component. Manufactured by Shocker Hitch® USA in Jamestown, ND.
Air Equalizer Setup & Towing Guides
Guides open in a new tab so you can keep your hitch selections.
- How Does A Shocker Air Receiver Hitch Work?
- How Much Drop Do I Need?
- Do I Need Sway Bars?
- How Do I Measure My Hitch Size?
- Towing Capacity Explained
- Shocker Hitch Uses
- What Hitch Size Does My Pickup Truck Have?
- What’s the Benefit of an Air Hitch?
- How to Level Your Trailer for Better Towing
- My Truck Squats with Trailer, How Do I Fix It?
- Alternatives for a Weight Distribution Hitch
- Types of Trailers
- Why Grease Your Hitch Ball
The Shocker Air Equalizer allows you to easily add air ride towing to your pickup & camper that currently has an equalizer or weight-distribution hitch. Shocker Hitch Equalizer® adds air ride to your WD hitch in minutes. The Shocker Hitch Air Ride Equalizer for WD hitches easily bolts to your existing weight distribution head. Get safer, smoother towing every mile. The air equalizer hitch system for a load leveling or WD hitch, helps absorb the road shock and cushions the chucking, tugs, jerks & sways you feel when towing a camper with a weight distribution system. Air ride equalizer fits most major brands of weight-distribution hitches. Way easier and less stress on you, your animals, truck, trailer, cargo and equipment.
The built-in air ride system, along with the 4 bump cushions, directs the rock shock through the air ride system, still allowing your weight-distribution hitch to work as intended, giving you a smoother and safer ride for you, your pickup, camper, and its contents. Plus, the additional advantage of the Shocker Hitch for your weight distribution hitch is the ability to adjust air pressure up or down when you’re towing different weights and for getting the best ride and load control. This Shocker Air Equalizer offers up to 12,000 lbs gross trailer weight & 1,200 lbs tongue weight rating capacities. The Shocker Air Equalizer kit comes with Air Equalizer, XR adjustable channel hitch for a receiver.
This is designed for pulling with a Pickup Truck or SUV with leaf springs. It will not work with SUVs or CUVs with coil-over springs in the rear. Manufactured by Shocker Hitch® USA in Jamestown, ND.
California Residents: Prop 65 Warning
I bought the Shocker Air Equalizer for weight distribution hitches because I travel to Colorado from California and back. I-70 between Vail and Denver beat my trailer to death. Every trip I was having to reinforce the breakage with stainless steel plates to hold the trailer together. After this last trip to Colorado I asked AI (Grok) does anyone make a device to help take the jolting and banging away from the trailer. And it gave me the info for the Shocker Hitches. The trip back home was great. No trailer slamming on the bridges expansion joints and road construction bumps. I wish I had known of these hitches a few years ago. The set up does have a learning curve to it. The important part is our trailer didn’t sustain any damage on the way home.
I only recently began using the Shocker. I am pulling my 30′ TT with a 2023 F250. I made the purchase in hopes of reducing the extreme rough ride driving on poorly maintained interstate roads. I believe the Shocker is helping by reducing the transfer of the bumps to the truck, but it can’t help too much when you hit potholes. All on all I am glad I made the purchase.
makes the ride much better like a floating pillow
Wow! We pull a 25’ Airstream and bought this after taking a 2,300 trip because it was a nightmare traveling over rough roads and bridge transitions, felling like the trailer was being ripped off the truck. There’s a night and day difference now. So much smoother and waaaaay less stress.
Happy with the performance. On bad roads I can feel the dampening effect. When I see independent reviews with actual data I trust the physics of shock reduction more than my feel. Because I know the stress reduction in my rig is what matters.
The shocker 12k hitch for equalizer hitches does an amazing job of taking the whiplash out of towing my trailer. It feels like I’m just driving the truck around
Best towing experience i have ever felt. Nice, smooth and secure. Solid construction with a very nice customer service ready to answer all the questions on anything for their products.
Was the first time using if this past weekend and it fully exceeded my hopes how it work it made for a very comfortable ride on our 600 mile round trip with a 32 ft enclosed race car trailer and 22 ft class c motorhome made to ride and drive so much more comfortable and relaxing highly recommend
Worked as advertised reduced porpoising much smoother ride good investment for pulling travel trailer
Great hitch very impressed pulling the camper. I noticed it pulled better and less vibration in the camper. Things in the cabinets stay in place better.
1st off, I ordered this hitch around 9am in the morning, and before noon the next day it was delivered! Granted I’m only a state away, it was extremely fast! I’ve found that about 80# PSI works the best for my set up, it really does make a difference in jerking. I like that it has a 3 inch shank for my super duty.
Have not gotten to use yet….just waiting on weather to shape up and we can head out with the camper. Judging by the high build quality, I have no doubts that this hitch will not exceed my expectations!
Great addition to my towing setup. I have a F150 3.5 Ecoboost with a 25’ 5000 lb. (dry) travel trailer. When I purchased the trailer, it came with a Blue Ox SwayPro weight distribution hitch. This setup was just okay. We felt every bump in the road. After a couple trips dealing with this, I then upgraded the trailer suspension with a Morryde Cre3000. This helped the trailer; we noticed less movement of items in the trailer. But on our last trip from NC to the upper peninsula in Michigan (2500 miles) we still felt every bump in the road. When we returned from this trip, I was determined to find a better towing solution. I purchased the Shocker Air Equalizer and added it to my Blue Ox setup. This solved the problem with the harsh ride. It softened the impact for every seam in the road, every bridge gap. My wife and I are impressed with the ride improvement. As for build quality, you will not find a better made product. This is the second Shocker product I have purchased, the first was not compatible with weight distribution. The first hitch still works like new after 8 years.
The only improvement to the Shocker would be for the XR ball mount to have a longer shaft. Sometimes, my tailgate does not clear the power jack. I think another inch on the XR ball mount base would solve this.
Pulled my camper 350 miles first trip, could not believe the difference. Rode so nice , glad I purchased this!
Love this hitch. Wasn’t 100% sure about it when I ordered, but it did not disappoint. Smooths out the bucking/chucking and makes for a much more enjoyable ride when pulling my travel trailer. Highly recommend.
We’re towing a 33′ camper with a 2010 5.7L Tundra. Camper came with a 2 point Fastway WD hitch. That and additional coil springs on top of the leaf springs did help with sag, but we still had a bad porpoising effect (push/pull between trailer and truck). That made for some carsick passengers, so I did some research and found the shocker hitch. It works great with the w/d hitch I have. The porpoising effect is negligible now. Hard bumps from road conditions and bridges are much smoother. I look forward to towing nowadays. I put about 35 p.s.i. in the hitch to lift off the bump stops. If you want a smoother ride with a w/d system, then this hitch is the way to go.
The ride with the Shocker and Equalizer/Anti-Sway setup is nothing short of amazing when setup correctly.
This hitch does what it says, smooths the bumps and tugs and makes a nice ride when towing your trailer.
I tow a 10k pound Travel Trailer with this and it is worth every penny. It feels like you’re towing nothing when you hit bumps or pot holes. Only thing I wish is it had more than 2 inches of drop to it because I have a 6” lift on 37s (yes I know it’s not an ideal towing setup but I bought the truck that way prior). I highly recommend this to anyone with a WD hitch setup, you won’t be disappointed.
Towing is a pleasure !!!
Thank you for your help to set up
My new Air Equalizer. After two years and 25000 miles I can finally enjoy towing my camper.
Thank you.
I’m pulling a 27’ 4600# (dry) trailer with a 2020 Ford Ranger. The first time I pulled the trailer I was sure I’d have to get a new truck. But after getting the Shocker Hitch it made all the difference in the world. I am having 0 trouble with a squirrelly trailer now. What a difference. And the guys at the shop helped me every step of the way. Very pleased.
We sell and setup for our customers , I have sold 3 of these in the past 30 days and all three customers Raved over them , So for me as the Business owner of my company, Im blessed to have started selling Shocker hitches .Happy customers means better life ! 🙂
Does a great job
Worth the money if you’re on the fence deciding.
Using on a ford f350 and a 33 ft travel trailer
Makes ride smoother and quieter, that is simply what it does!
I have only pulled once with the hitch but have already fallen in love with the way it handles the rough roads. it is extremely well built and performs well
Great addition.. just drove 1350 miles with the shocker hooked up. What a noticeable difference. Have been recommending to everyone. The ride quality is greatly improved.
I purchased this for my 2008 Toyota Tundra (10,500 lb trailer rated), 12000lb Reese Strait-Line weight distribution hitch with trunnion bars, and 2013 35′ Forest River Windjammer trailer (~8000 lb). I pulled from central Kansas to Colorado and back, about 900 miles total. PROS- It did help cushion the ride and made driving and riding less harsh. CONS- It is a lot of weight to lift and add at the hitch. The hitch has about 1″ less engagement into the receiver on the Tundra than that used previously with the Reese which I did not care for. The cam sway control on the trailer, part of the Strait-Line w/d hitch, had to be readjusted as the geometry changed. The Reese head and ball had to be tilted down because of interference between the Shockerhitch and the trailer ball hitch, which caused the trunnion bars being much closer to the ground at the trailer to hook up. Previously I dropped 4 chain links, now it is 2 to maintain the same trailer hitch height. I still have plenty of clearance when towing but hook-up is a little more difficult. All 4 urethane cushions of the Shocker hitch are loose when connected as it should be, but it takes 100 psi (maximum pressure) to achieve this and the travel on the forward cushions is still less than the rear cushions. I did not realize it may be required to hitch the trailer, add air, tow, then remove air to unhook. Fortunately, I do not have to do this but others may have to. I believe the brand of the weight distribution hitch will make a significant difference in how many changes are required in the hitch and the fit-up with the Shockerhitch. The Dewalt cordless compressor works great with this hitch. SUMMARY- It does help the ride but expect to make adjustments to your weight distribution hitch when adding the Shockerhitch. The trailer handled great while pulling but I believe partial credit is to the adjustments necessary to install the Shockerhitch may have helped dialing in the torsion bars and sway control cams. Construction appears to be top notch. I would probably buy it again if I had a “do over”.
Bought that very one.
Super impressed with Form, Fit and Function… Heavy Duty…
Absolutely saves where and tear on trailer tongue.
I would do it again, I will recommend !
Thanks !
This hitch quality is superb. After installing it accordion to the instructions, the ride was noticeably better. All of the harsh, jerky bucking was gone. It greatly softened these reactions. I have a long trip comming up and that will really put it to the test.
Purchased my air equalizer for towing my 7500 lb. travel trailer. Installation and setup was really easy and straight forward.
So far I’ve only towed about 15 miles to test it out, but I noticed a big difference as soon as I pulled out of the driveway. There is a very noticeable reduction in road bumps coming from the trailer to the truck. You can still feel the larger bumps (that I can’t avoid) but I expected that and they are much less jolting in the truck. So far I’m very pleased with my purchase and I don’t foresee that changing.
Installed on 3/4 ton short bed, pulling 11k lb, 37 ft travel trailer. Night and day difference. All but eliminated the bucking on hills in Northern Georgia and makes for a smooth ride. Hands down the best purchase I’ve made since buying my camper.
I am not able to use it as planned. when put together as a mock up with our Husky weight distribution hitch the ball is 25.5″ off the ground. The RV dealership informed us that most RV trailers are at 22″ . Since the shank only has a 2″ drop , much to our disappointment, we were unable to use your shocker product. I contacted your help team and was told that they would speak with the company engineers to see if any other company has a compatible shank that will accommodate a 3-4″ drop, but never heard back from anyone. I am very surprised that you only make 1 shank as everything when it comes to trailers definitely is not a one size fits all scenario. I spent $639..00 on a product we can’t use and as of yet no one has responded to our problem.
Absolutely the best air ride hitch made. Period. Really cushions the ride on rough roads and helps extend the life of your rv.
Great product. There are many different hitches out there. You get what you pay for.
So far we have done about 1500 miles on this hitch set up. I can say it is absolutely amazing!!!! In my opinion, it was worth every penny. It really feels like the trailer we tow (8500lbs 38′ travel trailer) is on air and absorbs many of it not all the bumps on the road. You don’t feel the jerking between the trucks and the trailer. Traveling on the High-Way is a breeze and the swaying goes away pared with the distribution hitch setup. By no means is the setup up cheap with the distribution hitch setup so make sure you buy the hitch lock asap. I have towed it with a 21 Ford 350, Ram 2500, and my DD Ram 1500 with bags (All diesels). Every single one was amazing with it.
I love it, makes towing so much more enjoyable! No more jerking and thumping from every road repair line on our good old Saskatchewan roads. Pulling our toy hauler camper with ease and comfort now!!! Well worth the buy!!
Thanks for a AWESOME PRODUCT !!!!!! Much more enjoyable and smoother ride while towing trailer.
This thing really does make a difference. I am using it with a 2020 GMC Denali HD, towing a Grand Design Imagine 2800BH. Even when the trailer rolls across speed bumps, it is not felt in the truck. .. AMAZING! Super easy to install. This was the final essential piece in my quest for a safe smooth towing experience in preparation for our 4500 mile Western trip in June. Had already upgraded the original tires and suspension.
Just towed my 9000+ lb rv trailer, very pleased. It removes that jarring effect from changes in road conditions and nearly removes effect from driving on bridges. This is what I was looking for. Thanks. Also hitch is heavy duty built .
Just received hitch but have not had a chance to pull with it yet. However, hitch seems to be very well made. Heavy , stout. Look forward to using it. My trailer is a 32 ft. Long 9000 + lb. Hope it performs as expected.
Thank you very much for the invitation :). Best wishes.
PS: How are you? I am from France 🙂
I am towing a 35′ long 9000 lb travel trailer. The Shocker Air Equalizer for Weight Distribution Hitch made a considerable improvement in the ride of my truck while towing. It was well worth buying.
All I have to say is WOW!!!
Well maybe I’ll says a little bit more. Before installing a Shocker Equalizer hitch, the ride while pulling my travel trailer was very rough and uncomfortable particularly when using my Blue Ox Sway Pro WD hitch. After installing the Shocker Equalizer Hitch with the WD hitch, the ride smoothed out and made longer trips very pleasant. I still feel slight tugging when driving in city and stop & go traffic but nothing like the whiplash I used to experience… the highway is where the Equalizer really shines…smooth as silk.
Setup: 2013 – F150 with tow package. TT Tongue Weight 490lbs, Trailer Loaded Weight 4300lbs, Length 22’, Truck Loaded Weight 6300lbs. Blue Ox Bars 550lbs
Have now used for about 1500 miles and it works great. I have a rear kitchen trailer was constantly dealing with things falling out of the fridge and cupboards. All that has stopped. You just feel like you are driving the truck over bumps and don’t feel the secondary response from the trailer. I use a Blue Ox Hitch and it was seamless.
My first clue was a I left a bottle of Windex on the Kitchen counter by mistake and after my first 20 mile test drive it was still where I put it.
So far Great Product.
Jayco 306RKDS HT /Dodge Ram 2500
Doug S.
Canada.
Great product
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This hitch is large and heavy but it does reduce the shock between the trailer and the truck enough to make it worth it for me. If I had to guess this reduces the shock by 50%. Small bumps almost go away and big bumps are reduced. I am using this on a 2018 F150 with an Equalizer brand weight distribution hitch. I am towing a 21′ 4000lb aluminum toy hauler.
Wow, what a difference in pulling my camper. This air ride set up really helps out.
Pulled my 12,000+ pound racecar trailer with this hitch on my 1 ton Ram truck on a 1544 mile trip,round trip from Kansas City MO to Belle Rose LA and back to KCMO.
The Last 37 miles of the trip from Baton Rouge to the track in Belle Rose was like driving on rail road tracks the roads were so rough.
Everything stayed in place inside of my trailer and for once all the screws actually stayed in the walls and ceiling and were TIGHT when I checked them. So this hitch definitely does what it’s designed to do. It seems to absorb the road vibrations well, and made it a heck of a lot more smoother ride while towing!
Thanks To the guys at shocker hitch for a awesome product!