Shocker Air Hitch & Raised Ball Mount w/ 2" Ball
Rated for your tow
14,000 lbs GTW · 1,400 lbs TW · 2" receiver· 14,000 lbs GTW · 1,400 lbs TW · 2" receiver
$1,125.58
$1,192.78 save $67.20
or as low as $94/mo with flexible financing — 4, 6, or 12 months. Options at checkout.
14,000 GTW Capacity
14,000 lbs towing capacity & 1,400 lbs tongue weight. Great for boats, campers, enclosed trailers and more.
Safety Red Powder Coat Finish
Impact Resistant Textured Premium Powder-Coat Finish on Hitch & Matte Black on Raised Mount.
Adjustable Raised Hitch Ball Mount
Adjustable height for raised ball mount (2" of rise to 2" of drop). Choose 2" Chrome Ball.
Saves Fuel
By reducing the jerks, tugs and sways, customers report getting 1 or more miles per gallon improvement.
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.
Every frost heave, expansion joint, and hard stop hammers straight through a solid drawbar into your truck, your trailer, and whatever you're hauling. That constant jerking and chucking is what wears out driveline parts, cracks trailer welds, and beats up your cargo (and your back) mile after mile. The Original Shocker Air Hitch is the red-powder-coat 14K workhorse that started the air-ride category, and it fixes that at the source by putting a heavy-duty air spring between the truck and the load so the bumps get soaked up instead of passed along. This Shocker Air Hitch & Raised Ball Mount w/ 2" Ball drops into a 2-inch receiver on F-150-class half-ton trucks (and class III/IV receivers), pulls up to 14,000 lbs GTW on Shocker's standard 8-hole chassis, and keeps stock-suspension full-size pickups towing livestock, boats, travel trailers, and contractor cargo riding smooth on highways and gravel roads alike.
Key Highlights
- Handles up to 14,000 lbs GTW and 1,400 lbs of tongue weight on the original 8-hole chassis, enough for the heaviest bumper-pull trailer most half-ton owners run
- Slides into the 2-inch receiver on F-150-class half-ton trucks (and class III/IV receivers) with no truck modifications
- Add or let out air to match any trailer, so a light load and a loaded stock trailer both ride level and smooth
- A simple rocker-arm pivot does the work, with no slides, rollers, or parallel linkages to wear out
- 2" Rise to 2" Drop ball-mount geometry gets your trailer sitting level behind the truck
- Iconic safety-red, impact-resistant powder coat that shrugs off chips and weather season after season
- Works with 20+ Shocker ball-mount attachments, so you can swap setups in seconds as your trailers change
- Backed by our 60-day satisfaction guarantee, in stock and shipping direct from Canada with no border wait
What's Included
- Original Shocker Air Hitch base frame (2-inch receiver shank)
- Built-in air spring and dual rubber bump cushions (pre-installed)
- Schrader air valve with cap
- (3) D-handle ball-mount attachment pins with clips
- Selected ball-mount attachment if applicable to this SKU
- Installation and air-pressure setup instructions
Not Included
- —Air compressor or pressure gauge (available separately)
- —Friction sway-bar kit (required only if towing sway-prone trailers; sold separately)
- —Add-on ball-mount attachments beyond the one shipped with this SKU
Installation
Watch the official install walkthrough for this hitch — the exact steps and tools, straight from the manufacturer.
How the Air Ride Actually Works
Built-In Air Spring
A heavy-duty air bag sits under the receiver tube and soaks up the jerking, tugging, and impact before any of it reaches your truck or trailer. There's no hard steel-on-steel connection to pass the hit along.
Adjustable for Any Load
Pump in air for heavy loads, let some out for light ones. You set the pressure so the hitch sits at the right ride height every single time you hook up, no guesswork.
Rocker-Arm Pivot
Shocker's signature down-and-back motion rides on one simple pivot, with no slides, rollers, parallel linkages, or stacked airbags. Fewer moving parts means less to wear out and a longer service life.
Dual Bump Cushions
Two rubber backup cushions catch the extreme jolts the air bag can't fully absorb, so even the worst hits have somewhere to go. It's a built-in safety margin under heavy loads.
Who Buys the Original 14K
Built for stock-suspension full-size trucks pulling mid-weight bumper-pull loads on real-world roads.
- Livestock haulers who live on gravel and section roads
- Boat owners bouncing over rough launch ramps and slab-joint highways
- Travel-trailer and toy-hauler owners who want a calmer cabin
- Contractors pulling cargo, equipment, or enclosed work trailers
- Motorhome owners towing off a 2-inch receiver under the bumper
- Anyone on an F-150-class half-ton (and class III/IV receivers) who wants the original red workhorse
Two Ways to Handle Sway
The Original line comes with or without sway-control tabs, depending on the ball-mount attachment you go with:
Standard Ball Mount (No Sway Tabs)
Great for boats, livestock, equipment, and any load that doesn't fight you in the wind. The pivoting air-ride design already cuts the tendency to sway on its own, so most haulers here never need friction bars.
Ball Mount With Welded Sway Tabs
Comes with welded tabs ready for a friction sway-bar kit (sold separately). Go this route for travel trailers and tall-profile campers that catch crosswinds and start to wander.
Flip It for Drop or Rise
This Shocker Air Hitch & Raised Ball Mount w/ 2" Ball ships set up as 2" Rise to 2" Drop. Most Shocker ball mounts flip right over, so you can turn that drop into rise, and the 8 adjustment holes let you fine-tune coupler height on top of that. Whether you're towing a low travel trailer behind a lifted truck or a tall camper behind a stock pickup, the geometry adapts so the trailer rides level.
Built to Get Beat On
Heavy-wall steel under Shocker's signature impact-resistant safety-red powder coat, in stock and shipping direct from Canada with no border wait. The air bag is the same multi-ply rubber used in commercial truck air suspensions, and if it ever wears, you can swap it in the field in minutes. Backed by Shocker Hitch's 60-day satisfaction guarantee.
$1,125.58
Still researching?
Skip the product wall — these are the four guides every buyer actually opens before they decide.
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
Match GTW, tongue weight, and receiver size to your truck class so you don't over- or under-buy.
Read the guideConfigure Your Hitch
60-second fit quiz — answer a few questions about your truck and trailer, get a tailored recommendation.
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