

Shocker Gooseneck Surge Air Hitch and 9" Offset Coupler - Installed
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
The air ride Shocker Gooseneck Surge® air hitch & coupler is the ultimate in towing for your Lakota gooseneck horse or livestock trailer. Add instant air ride towing to your Lakota gooseneck horse trailer. Featuring the patented Shift Lock® coupler or a Demco gooseneck coupler for a 2-5/16" hitch ball. Designed to fit the Lakota gooseneck horse trailers with a 4" round stem. Available with a 9" extension coupler for which works on both long & short bed pickups. This gooseneck hitch with a built-in air ride system cushions the ride and makes for a smoother, safer towing experience for you, your pickup, your trailer, and the horses. A Lakota gooseneck trailer is a premium trailer and needs a premium road shock-absorbing hitch & gooseneck coupler. The Gooseneck Surge air hitch & coupler is the only air ride hitch to exclusively work in a forward and back motion, which is often the biggest jerk & tug you feel when towing gooseneck trailers. The shock-absorbing hitch for a Lakota gooseneck horse trailer is made for smooth and safe towing on your pickup, trailer, and horses. Works great on gooseneck-style horse trailers manufactured by Lakota Trailers. Completely replaces your factory stem & coupler with the Gooseneck Surge Air system & coupler. Watch Installation Video Manufactured by Shocker Hitch®
Note: Lakota gooseneck trailers have round stems that are 4". We also have the new patent pending multi-fit stem options. The Gooseneck surge air hitch attaches easily to those stems. Replacement stem has 3 adjustment holes and the coupler extends 3" forward from factory location or you can also order it 9" forward for short bed pickup trucks. A Lakota gooseneck trailer with a round stem has set bolts for centered and angled holes.
Adds life to your pickup & gooseneck trailer by reducing wear and tear on driveline and frame! Treat yourself, your equipment, and your passengers to a much smoother ride. You’ll never go back to the ‘old days’ of continual bumps, jerks, and vibrations. Join the list of satisfied customers who are using Shocker hitches. It even saves fuel; customers using the gooseneck air hitch report saving one mile or more per gallon.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS OF THE CUSTOMERS
Great questions - let me address each one: **On the stem length concern:** The Shocker Air Ride for Lakota uses our Round Multi-Fit Stem, which is a thick-wall heavy-duty replacement designed to match the factory stem dimensions. I don't have a longer-than-standard stem option in the catalog. Your concern about engagement is valid, and this is something our technical team should address directly - they can tell you the exact stem engagement length and whether any custom options exist. **On bed rail clearance (11 - 12 inches):** The Shocker hitch has 3 height adjustment holes on the coupler, and the coupler extends 3" forward from your factory location (or 9" with the offset version). That said, bed-rail-to-trailer clearance is largely determined by your gooseneck ball height in the bed and how the trailer sits - the hitch itself can only adjust so much. With a 2020 F450 being a taller truck, this is definitely something to dial in with the team. **On why your Lakota surges compared to your Exiss:** This is exactly what the Shocker Gooseneck Surge Air Hitch was built to solve. The surging (chucking) you feel is the result of a hard connection transferring every bump and road imperfection directly between truck and trailer. The Shocker uses a rocker-arm pivot design with an adjustable air spring bag and dual bump cushions that absorbs those front-to-back jerks - it's the only air ride hitch that exclusively works in that forward-and-back motion, which is where you feel surging the most. Horse owners consistently report a night-and-day difference. I'm transferring you to our technical team now so they can dig into the stem length and bed clearance specifics for your setup. They'll follow up via email as soon as possible. Thanks for reaching out!
Asked by Robert Wallach · 2026-07-05 · Answered by Sam
CUSTOMER REVIEWS
First of all, the help from the sales department has been fantastic! Thank you so much for the help. My wife hasn't taken the trailer on the highway yet, but the day we installed it we took it for a three mile ride. My wife said that she could tell the difference immediately. Much smoother ride. The best birthday gift she's received in many years. Thanks again to the family at Shocker Hitches. God bless
Excellent product. Our truck pulls the horse trailer smoother.
The best hitch money can buy. The difference in ride when installed is unbelievable.
Shocker hitches do exactly as advertised. It makes a huge difference in the ride of my truck, especially when crossing bridges on the interstate. You don't feel the bad jolt as you start across and leave the bridge. I only use 27lbs of air pressure towing a 15000lb horse trailer with living quarters. Highly recommended and worth every penny
This hitch makes a huge difference when stopping , starting, slowing down, and speeding up. I love that it makes for a quieter ride for my horse!
Most important is the cab clearance it gives me.which would have saved me nearly $4,000 of damaged caused the week prior to installation of the hitch, from not being able to have proper turning radius clearance.
Installation was a breeze. I'm sixty years old and adjusted the height by my self. I have a 42 foot horse trailer with living quarters and am going to start my starting air pressure at 20 psi. Haven't pulled yet, but will next week. If I'm able to update I will... all greased and ready to go.
Pulling a 40 'gooseneck living quarters horse trailer with 3 horses is a job for my 1 ton. Then you add in the jerk and bounce going down these interstate roads…. I should have bought this product a few years ago!!! Great investment for my truck, trailer and me…don't leave home without it..
583 miles and so far it is a great addition. Ride is so much better on rough roads, it save our truck and trailer from damage due to bad interstate roads. Thank you.