Shocker Air Hitch & Drop Ball Mount w/ 2-5/16" Ball & Sway Bar Tabs
Rated for your tow
14,000 lbs GTW · 1,400 lbs TW · 2" receiver· 14,000 lbs GTW · 1,400 lbs TW · 2" receiver
$1,209.58
$1,276.78 save $67.20
or as low as $101/mo with flexible financing — 4, 6, or 12 months. Options at checkout.
Smoother Safer Towing
Air ride towing technology with a built in air spring bag 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.
Improves Safety
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.
8 Adjustment Holes
Adjustable height for drop ball mount ( 4-1/2" to 8-1/2" of drop). Comes with 2" hitch 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.
You feel it in the cab every time the trailer chucks against the truck. The jerk on frost heaves, the yank on hard stops, the pounding your driveline, trailer welds, and cargo take mile after mile of gravel and section road. The Original Shocker Air Hitch is the red-powder-coat workhorse that started the whole air-ride hitch category, and it kills that hammering at the source. Sized for F-150-class half-ton trucks (and class III/IV receivers) with a 2-inch receiver, this Shocker Air Hitch & Drop Ball Mount w/ 2-5/16" Ball & Sway Bar Tabs drops a cushion of adjustable air between truck and trailer. It hauls up to 14,000 lbs GTW (the heaviest load you'll put behind a half-ton or three-quarter-ton) and soaks up the shock instead of passing it through to you. Built on Shocker's standard 8-hole chassis for stock-suspension full-size pickups pulling livestock, boats, travel trailers, and contractor cargo, on the highway and the back roads alike.
Key Highlights
- Hauls up to 14,000 lbs GTW with 1,400 lbs on the tongue, the heaviest you'll tow behind a half-ton or three-quarter-ton, on the original 8-hole chassis
- Slides straight into the 2-inch receiver already on your F-150-class half-ton (class III/IV receivers)
- Add or bleed air to match any trailer load so the ride stays smooth empty or loaded heavy
- Rocker-arm pivot with no slides, rollers, or parallel linkages to wear out or seize up
- 4-1/2" to 8-1/2" Drop ball-mount geometry so you can level the trailer and stop it riding nose-up or tail-down
- Iconic safety-red powder coat that shrugs off chips, rust, and road grit
- Works with 20+ Shocker ball-mount attachments, so you can swap setups in seconds
- Backed by our 60-day satisfaction guarantee, so you can prove it on your own rig
What's Included
- Original Shocker Air Hitch base frame with 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, needed only for 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
A Real Air Spring Does the Work
Instead of bolting your trailer to a solid steel bar, a heavy-duty air bag sits under the receiver tube and catches every jerk, tug, and impact before it reaches your truck or trailer. Nothing hard connects, so nothing hammers through to you.
Set It for the Trailer You're Pulling
Heavy load today, empty tomorrow. Pump air in for the heavy stuff, bleed it off for the light stuff, and the hitch settles at the right ride height every time you hook up.
One Simple Pivot Instead of a Pile of Parts
Shocker's signature down-and-back motion rides on a single pivot, with no slides, rollers, parallel linkages, or stacked airbags to bind up. Fewer moving parts means less to wear out and a longer service life.
Backup Cushions for the Big Hits
When you catch a pothole or a hard stop the air bag can't fully swallow, two rubber bump cushions take the extreme jolt, so the system always keeps a safety margin in reserve under heavy hits.
Who the Original 14K Is Built For
Made for stock-suspension full-size trucks pulling mid-weight bumper-pull loads on the roads you actually drive.
- Livestock and stock-trailer haulers pounding gravel and section roads
- Boat owners bouncing over rough launch ramps and slab-seam highways
- Travel-trailer and toy-hauler owners after a smoother ride up front
- Contractors towing cargo, equipment, or enclosed work trailers
- RV motorhome owners with a 2-inch receiver under the bumper
- First-time and longtime owners of F-150-class half-ton trucks (and class III/IV receivers) who want the original red-finish workhorse
Sway Control: Two Configurations
The Original line comes with or without welded sway-control tabs, depending on the ball-mount attachment you pair with it:
Standard Ball Mount (No Sway Tabs)
Right for boats, livestock trailers, equipment haulers, and anything that doesn't need friction sway bars. The pivoting air-ride design already calms sway on its own, so most loads track steady without them.
Ball Mount With Welded Sway Tabs
Adds welded tabs to bolt on a friction sway-bar kit (sold separately). Go this route for travel trailers and tall-profile campers that catch crosswind and start wagging behind you.
Flip It for Drop or Rise
A trailer that rides nose-up or tail-down wears tires, sways more, and stops worse. This Shocker Air Hitch & Drop Ball Mount w/ 2-5/16" Ball & Sway Bar Tabs ships in a 4-1/2" to 8-1/2" Drop configuration, and most Shocker ball mounts are reversible, so you can flip the mount to turn that drop into rise or use the 8 adjustment holes to fine-tune coupler height. Low travel trailer behind a lifted truck, or tall camper behind a stock pickup, the geometry adapts either way.
Built to Take a Beating
This hitch lives out in the weather and takes hits for a living, so it's built from heavy-wall steel and wrapped in Shocker's signature impact-resistant safety-red powder coat. It's in stock and ships direct from Canada, no border wait. The air bag is the same multi-ply rubber used in commercial truck air suspensions, and when it eventually wears you can swap it in the field in minutes. Backed by Shocker Hitch's 60-day satisfaction guarantee.
$1,209.58
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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