Shocker Air Hitch & Chrome Combo Ball Mount & Sway Bar Tabs
Rated for your tow
14,000 lbs GTW · 1,400 lbs TW · 2-1/2" receiver· 14,000 lbs GTW · 1,400 lbs TW · 2-1/2" receiver
$1,243.18
$1,310.38 save $67.20
or as low as $104/mo with flexible financing — 4, 6, or 12 months. Options at checkout.
Smoother Safer Towing
Air ride towing technology with a heavy duty built in air spring to cushion the ride & absorb the road shock. Add instant air ride to your pickup & trailer.
Built in Air Ride System
Absorbs road shock, creates smooth ride & reduces tendency to trailer sway. Dual rubber bump cushions also offer additional HD performance.
Provides Comfort
With a smoother ride! Travel a lot on concrete highways? No more jarring every time you cross a section divider. Your Shocker air hitch absorbs the thumps and bumps.
Improves Safety
By giving you improved control of your tow vehicle and trailer. The air bag receiver hitch system allows for better control of your pickup and the trailer it is towing.
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.
You feel it every time the trailer chucks the truck on a frost heave or slams forward at a hard stop. On a solid drawbar that jerk and tug runs straight through into your driveline, your trailer welds, and whatever you've got loaded. The Original Shocker Air Hitch drops an adjustable air spring between truck and trailer so the road quits beating on your rig. It's the red-powder-coat 14K workhorse that started the whole air-ride hitch category, sized for F-250 / RAM 2500-class three-quarter-ton trucks (class V receivers) with a 2-1/2-inch receiver. On Shocker's standard 8-hole chassis it handles 14,000 lbs GTW, enough for the livestock, boats, travel trailers, and contractor cargo a stock-suspension full-size pickup drags down the highway or the gravel section road.
Key Highlights
- Pulls up to 14,000 lbs GTW and 1,400 lbs on the tongue, everything a three-quarter-ton is built to haul, on the original 8-hole chassis
- Drops straight into the 2-1/2-inch receiver on F-250 / RAM 2500-class three-quarter-ton trucks (class V receivers)
- Add or bleed air to match any trailer, so it rides level loaded heavy or running empty
- Rocker-arm pivot does the work with one moving joint, no slides, rollers, or parallel linkages to wear out
- 1/2" to 4-1/2" of drop so the trailer sits level behind the truck
- Wrapped in the iconic safety-red impact-resistant powder coat that shrugs off chips and weather
- Works with 20+ Shocker ball-mount attachments you can swap in seconds
- Backed by our 60-day satisfaction guarantee
What's Included
- Original Shocker Air Hitch base frame (2-1/2-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 Shocker Air Ride Works
Built-In Air Spring
A heavy-duty air bag sits under the receiver tube and soaks up the jerk, tug, and slam before any of it reaches your truck or trailer. Nothing hard-couples the two, so the shock has nowhere to travel.
Adjustable for Any Load
Pump in air for a heavy load, bleed some out for a light one. Set the pressure once and the hitch sits at the right ride height every time you hook up.
Rocker-Arm Pivot
Shocker's down-and-back motion runs on a single pivot instead of slides, rollers, parallel linkages, or stacked airbags. Fewer parts moving means fewer parts to wear out, so it lasts.
Dual Bump Cushions
Two rubber cushions catch the worst jolts the air bag can't fully swallow, a built-in backstop for the times the road hits hardest.
Who Buys the Original 14K
Made for stock-suspension full-size trucks pulling mid-weight bumper-pull loads on real-world roads.
- Livestock and stock-trailer haulers pounding gravel and section roads
- Boat owners crossing rough launch ramps and slab-concrete highways
- Travel-trailer and toy-hauler owners who want a calmer ride up front
- Contractors hauling cargo, equipment, or enclosed work trailers
- RV motorhome owners running a 2-1/2-inch receiver under the bumper
- Anyone on an F-250 / RAM 2500-class three-quarter-ton truck (class V receiver) who wants the original red-finish workhorse
Sway Control: Two Configurations
The Original line comes with or without sway-control tabs, depending on the ball-mount attachment you choose:
Standard Ball Mount (No Sway Tabs)
The right call for boats, livestock trailers, equipment haulers, and anything that doesn't need friction sway bars. The pivoting air-ride design already tames a lot of the sway on its own.
Ball Mount With Welded Sway Tabs
Adds welded tabs so you can bolt on a friction sway-bar kit (sold separately). The pick for travel trailers and tall-profile campers that get shoved around by crosswind.
Flip It for Drop or Rise
This Shocker Air Hitch & Chrome Combo Ball Mount & Sway Bar Tabs ships set up for 1/2" to 4-1/2" of drop. Most Shocker ball mounts flip right over to turn that drop into rise, and the 8 adjustment holes let you fine-tune coupler height in between. Low travel trailer behind a lifted truck, or a tall camper behind a stock pickup, the geometry works either way.
Built to Last
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 that rides under commercial truck air suspensions, and you can swap it in the field in minutes. Backed by Shocker Hitch's 60-day satisfaction guarantee.
$1,243.18
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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