Shocker 9" Offset Gooseneck Surge Air Hitch & Demco Coupler for 2-5/16" Ball
Rated for your tow
30,000 lbs GTW · 6,000 lbs TW· 30,000 lbs GTW · 6,000 lbs TW
$2,267.98
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Fits 2-5/16" gooseneck hitch balls
& has 3 height adjustment holes. Offset ez latch demco coupler extends coupler forward 9" & is great for short bed pickups for cab clearance.
Safer Smoother Towing
Improves your ride, reduces wear & tear on pickup & trailer. Absorbs the bumps, bangs, chucking, jerks & tugs creating a smoother towing ride.
Easy Install in Minutes
Completely replaces your factory gooseneck stem & coupler with Gooseneck Surge® Air System & Coupler. Installs in Minutes.
EZ Latch Demco Coupler
30,000 lbs rated, patented gooseneck coupler. Automatically latches onto gooseneck ball. Easy to use, latch handle lifts up to release ball.
Stop destroying your trailer and cargo.
Every bump, pothole, and expansion joint sends a violent jolt through your trailer frame, damaging cargo and wearing out your truck. Shocker Air Ride Hitches absorb that punishment at the coupling, before it reaches your trailer.
Back a gooseneck into a tight campsite or stockyard with a short-bed truck and you know the sweat. The trailer nose swings toward your back glass and your cab corners come up fast. This hitch fixes that. It rides on the same 30,000 lb surge-air gooseneck chassis as our Standard 30K, but the Demco EZ Latch coupler sits 9 inches forward of the factory spot, so tight turns keep the trailer nose clear of your cab. The square-4-5-inch stem drops into your factory inner stem's place in minutes, and the air ride soaks up the forward-back jerk on every stop and start.
Key Highlights
- 9-inch forward extension keeps the coupler clear of your cab on tight turns
- 30,000 lb tow rating and 6,000 lb tongue weight, real breathing room under a heavy load
- Demco EZ Latch coupler drops onto your 2-5/16-inch ball and locks itself
- Built for short-bed pickups (5.5 to 6.5 ft beds) that fight cab clearance
- Same patented forward-back surge air ride as the Standard 30K
- Black powder-coat finish that shrugs off weather
- square-4-5-inch stem fits the major gooseneck trailer brands
- In stock in Canada and ships direct, no border wait
What's Included
- Shocker Gooseneck Surge Air Hitch with 9" offset extension
- square-4-5-inch replacement inner tube stem
- Demco EZ Latch coupler rated for 30,000 lbs on 2-5/16-inch ball
- Built-in air spring and dual bump cushions
- Schrader air valve
- Installation instructions
Not Included
- —Hitch ball (use your existing 2-5/16" gooseneck ball in the truck bed)
- —Air compressor or pressure gauge (sold separately)
- —Truck-bed reinforcement (not required, the offset is engineered for full 30K capacity)
Installation
Watch the official install walkthrough for this hitch — the exact steps and tools, straight from the manufacturer.
Why a 9-Inch Offset Matters
On a short-bed pickup (usually a 5.5 or 6.5 ft bed), a standard gooseneck coupler sits close enough to the cab that tight turns pull the trailer nose right up to your back glass and cab corners. Backing into a campsite, threading a stockyard, jackknifing in a tight driveway, that is exactly where it bites. The 9-inch offset carries the coupler 9 inches farther forward than a standard gooseneck sits, handing back the turning room that long-bed trucks get from the factory. You keep gooseneck stability and air-ride smoothness, and you keep the maneuverability of your short-bed truck.
Air Ride Without the Cab-Clearance Compromise
9-Inch Forward Reach
The forged extension arm sets the Demco EZ Latch coupler 9 inches ahead of a standard gooseneck, so the trailer clears your cab through tight turns and jackknifes.
The Airbag That Kills the Jerk
Same patented surge-air setup as the Standard 30K. An air spring soaks up the forward-back jerk between your truck bed and the trailer stem, the yank you feel on every stop and start.
Full 30,000 lb Rating, No Penalty
The 9-inch extension is engineered to carry the full 30,000 lb tow rating and 6,000 lb tongue weight. The extra reach costs you nothing in capacity.
Air You Can Tune
Add air for a heavy load, bleed it off when you run empty. Dial the ride to the trip, whether that is a fully loaded horse trailer or an empty deadhead home.
Built for Short-Bed Operators
Tow a gooseneck with a short-bed truck? This is the hitch built for you.
- Short-bed half-tons (F-150, RAM 1500, Silverado/Sierra 1500, Tundra short-bed)
- Short-bed three-quarter-tons (F-250, RAM 2500, Silverado 2500 on the 6.5' bed)
- Horse haulers backing into tight stalls and stockyards
- Race-car haulers running a short-bed daily driver
- Anyone who has ever scraped a cab corner with the nose of a gooseneck
Coupler Choice: Demco EZ Latch or Shift Lock
Both couplers hold the full 30,000 lb rating. The Demco EZ Latch is the one that ships with this kit.
Demco EZ Latch
Drop onto your 2-5/16-inch ball and it latches on its own. Single-side capture, and you lift the handle to release. The one most people run, and it is what ships in this kit.
Shift Lock
Patented dual-side capture, the only gooseneck coupler that grips the ball from both sides. A visual indicator tells you it is locked at a glance, and it carries a slightly higher 7K tongue weight rating.
Swaps Your Stem, No Cutting
This replaces your stem and coupler outright instead of bolting an adapter onto what you already have. The square-4-5-inch stem slides into your trailer's outer tube right where the factory inner stem sits now, re-pins through your existing height holes, and carries the air ride and 9-inch extension up top. Most people have it in and towing in under an hour with no welding, drilling, or cutting.
$2,267.98
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Installation Guide
Step-by-step videos for every Shocker family. What's in the box, what tools you need, and how long it takes.
Watch the installAir Pressure Setup
How to dial in air pressure by trailer weight so the ride is right the first time and the hitch lasts longer.
See psi by loadTowing Capacity Guide
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