Product Description
- Smoother Safer Towing Every Mile with Built in Air Ride: Air ride towing technology with a heavy duty built in air spring to cushion the ride. It absorbs the bumps, bangs, jerks and tugs giving you a way better ride. Pivoting, shock dampening design creates a smooth ride & reduces tendency to trailer sway. Dual urethane bump cushions offer HD performance on extremely rough roads and highways.
- Improves Safety & Provides Comfort: By giving you improved control of your tow vehicle and trailer. The air ride receiver hitch system allows for better control of your pickup and the trailer it is towing. It’s easier on you, your passengers, animals, cargo, and equipment.
- Reduces Damage & Saves Money: By reducing trailer 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 driveline & frame along with reducing the chances of breaking welds & other long term damage to your equipment, truck & trailer. Treat yourself, passengers & equipment to a much smoother ride. No more continual bumps, jerks & vibrations.
- Fine Tune for Best Ride & Load Control: Easily add or reduce air pressure with the integrated premium air line & valve loaded on the drivers side of the frame. See our Max Black Air Hitch Air Pressure Video.
- How It Works – Simple & Effective Pivoting Design: Filters the rock 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. The mount that is attaches to the Shocker Hitch rotates on the pivot bolt and into the air spring bag and dual bump cushions. This action filters and dampens the road shock and weight being transferred from bumps when towing a trailer.
- Why It Works and What is Does – Shock Absorption & Dampening Action: When towing with a normal hard connection, every dip, bridge joint, pothole, expansion joint or rough road surface creates force and weight transfer between the tow vehicle and trailer. That is constantly shifting and bouncing is really transferring more tongue weight to the receiver hitch and off of the front tow vehicle tires, then when it comes back, it is transferring the weight off the receiver and onto the rear trailer tires. The rougher the road or pot hole, the worse it is when towing with a hard rigid connection between the tow vehicle and trailer. An air hitch acts like a absorption and dampening device to substantially reduces and minimize this.
- Complete Air Ride Tow Hitch Kit Includes: Shocker Max Black receiver hitch with built in 14K air ride system & dual bump cushions, ball mount you choose and three d-handle ball mount attachment pins with clips. 2 for the attachment and 1 for receiver hitch.
- Heavy Duty 5/16″ 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.
- 2 Hole Receiver Shank: Available for 2″ & 2-1/2″ receiver hitch tubes & features two hitch pin holes for length adjustability.
- 14,000 lbs Tow Capacity: 14,000 lbs towing capacity and a 1,400 lbs tongue weight. Great for campers, car trailers, utility trailers, boat trailers, ice houses, equipment trailers & more.
- Textured Matte Black Finish: Max Black™ Textured Impact Resistant Matte Black Premium Powder-Coat Finish on hitch frame, shank and components.
- Great for Pickups: Fits Great for Full Size Pickup Trucks & Vans, Midsize Pickups & Select SUVS (with 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.
- 20+ Ball Options: Huge selection of ball mount attachments available. Combo, Drop, Raised, Sway Bar 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.
- Safety Notice: Tow rating is limited by the 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 w-d hitch, check out our Shocker Hitch Air Equalizer for WD Hitches.
Shocker 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.
Bumper Pull Trailer FAQ
- How Does The Shocker Air Receiver Hitch Work?
- Drop Hitch Calculator
- Do I Need Sway Control?
- What Receiver Hitch Size Does My Truck Have?
- Shocker Receiver Hitch Ground Clearance Guide
- Towing Capacity Explained
- How Do I Measure My Receiver Hitch Size?
- Air Ride Hitch Advantages
- Level Your Trailer for Better Towing
- My Truck Squats with Trailer
- What Is A Weight Distribution Hitch?
- 3 Types of Trailers
- Why Grease My Hitch Ball?
Get instant air ride for your pickup & trailer with the Shocker Max air ride receiver hitch. Safer, smoother towing every mile. Add Air Ride Towing to your truck and trailer in minutes. The built-in air ride system absorbs the bumps, bangs, jerks, tugs and road shock normally felt when towing with a rigid connection between tow vehicle & trailer and creates a way smoother towing experience for you, passengers, animals, pickup, trailer, and cargo. This easy-to-use in-air ride bumper hitch system installs quickly & provides the ultimate smooth ride. This shock-absorbing, shock-dampening hitch features an air spring bag, which is definitely the best cushioning device on the planet. Shocker Max black air receiver hitch provides the ultimate smooth ride. This shock-absorbing hitch with an air spring bag, which is definitely the best cushioning device on the planet. You will find the advantage of the Air Shocker is your ability to adjust air pressure for the best ride and load control. The Shocker Max Black Air is an air suspension unit mounted between your truck and trailer, so it also reduces damage and stress on you & your equipment. Fits Pickup Trucks, Vans, and select SUVs with the receiver hitch tube mounted underneath the bumper. Max air hitch features a premium-grade, impact-resistant textured matte black finish. The Max air ride hitch system sits under the receiver tub. It extends out just 10.5 inches from the hitch pin to ball center. Fits Pickup Trucks, Vans, and select SUVs with the receiver hitch tube mounted underneath the bumper. Featuring 8 adjustment holes & 14,000 lbs GTW and 1,400 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 attachment 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.
California Residents: Prop 65 Warning
This hitch has performed very well, it works perfectly . My truck is pretty stout so has the capacity to bumper pull my 25 foot Airstream Trailer without Weight Distribution. . My only complaint is it should be designed to extend a little further away from the receiver hitch so my tailgate would open better.
There are times if setup is not level the tailgate hits jack.
very heavy duty was not wanting to spend this much money but did not want buyer’s remorse and buying a cheaper one and then selling it for half price then having to get a good one very well built
Bought the Shocker 14K Max to replace my Shocker XR with WDH. I tow a 30′ Airstream Globetrotter (8800 GVWR) which really needs to be towed without weight distribution to prevent damage. My Silverado 2500HD has plenty of towing capacity and really doesn’t need WDH but has a bit more sag when towing than is desirable. Instead, I switched to the Shocker Max and Timbren SES to keep it level. Just returned from a 600+ mile trip and it towed fantastically. Smooth, level, non-jarring – all the things that make an Airstream happy when going down the highway.
I have towed trailers since the 60s and it was always Bump and Bang, it was just accepted as part of towing.
I recently got the Shocker hitch 14K air receiver and was it an eye opened. I towed a 9000lb trailer and did not have ANY Bump, Bangs, Jerks or Slams. I should have gotten this hitch years ago. If any of you doubt that it works, take my word it does, you will not regret getting one for yourself, it makes towing so much more enjoyable.
Worth every penny. Works just as advertised.
Bought the hitch as an alternative to my existing WD hitch. Easy set up and definitely soothes out the tow. I’ve now listed my WD hitch for sale and I’m using the Shocker as my full time hitch.
I forget my load is behind me. If your not towing with a shocker you ain’t towin
We bought our Shocker Hitch to pull a new 2025, 30 ft. Airstream. But, because we had a 3″ lift put on before we pulled with it, we were out of alignment front to back with the truck. We called Shocker hitch and they sent us two different rise options that would potentially solve our problem. One of them worked perfectly! So far, we are very happy with the way this hitch works. There is visably less vibration transfer between the truck and the trailer. We pulled a 27 ft, Airstream with a different hitch and it was frequently a very rough ride. The Shocker hitch has changed that for us and we could’t be happier. Customer service is outstanding!!! Thank you Shocker!
Unbelievable difference in haul quality. My motorcycles thank you.
Absolutely amazing. It changed our life. Took away all of our bouncing.
Last hitch I’ll ever buy! Heavy duty to say the least. smooths every little bump. I pull a lowboy Haulmark for my Harley and no more lean on the bike at every gas up. Highly recommend and made in America!
Great hitch for smoothing out bumps and bangs while being very robust. Couldn’t believe how much smoother the towing ride was not feeling every pavement seam heave, lip, or surface hole through our RV’s frame from our Featherlite car hauler. The rubber cushions eliminated what used to come through the hitch and the Air Ride eased the jars on our small SUV on the trailer. Our total load is about 6000lbs so we’ve got plenty of reserve capacity for safety as well.