Trailer Towing Tips

Towing tips, tricks and best practices for Shocker Hitches. How to figure out drop or rise needed, measuring receiver hitch size, preventing trailer sway & more.

We have smooth and safer trailer towing tips for bumper pull, gooseneck and 5th wheel applications

TRAILER TOWING BEST PRACTICES

Best Gooseneck Ball for Reduced Coupler Wear?

Do I Need a Weight-Distribution Hitch?

How To Fix Trailer Sway Problems

Why You Should Grease Your Hitch Ball?

What Size Drop Hitch Do I Need?

TRAILER TOWING GUIDES

My Truck Squats with Trailer. How Do I Fix It?

How To Level A Trailer for Towing

Types of Trailers

How to Back Up a Gooseneck Trailer

Advantages of Towing with an Air Hitch

Shocker Hitch Uses – Typical Applications

Common Questions About Hitches

What Kind of Trailer Are You Towing?

What Does Towing Capacity Really Mean?

Do I Have A 5th Wheel or Gooseneck?

What Size Receiver Hitch Does my Pickup Truck or SUV Have?

Do I Need An Offset Gooseneck Coupler?

How To Measure Your Receiver Hitch Tube Size?

How To Guides for Shocker Hitches

How Does A Shocker Air Receiver Hitch Work?

Do I Need A Spacer Block for My Shocker Air Receiver Hitch?

Shocker Receiver Hitch Ground Clearance Guide

Is Your Air Hitch Losing Air Pressure?

Round Gooseneck Stem Selection Guide

Shocker Hitch Air Pressure Guide?

Replacing Parts & Maintenance

How To Replace Bump Cushion Assembly on Shocker Hitch

How To Replace Receiver Shank on Shocker Hitch

How To Replace Air Bag & Air Line in Shocker Air Reciever Hitch

Comparison Guides

Shocker Hitch vs. Gen-Y

Shocker Gooseneck Air Hitch vs. Gen-Y Gooseneck

Shocker Air Receiver Hitch vs. Gen-Y Torsion Flex Hitch