5th Wheel Air Ride Pin Box Kit - (Fits the Lippert 1716, 1116, 0115, FabEx 500, 503, 520, 530, 560)
Rated for your tow
24,000 lbs GTW · 6,000 lbs TW· 24,000 lbs GTW · 6,000 lbs TW
$2,267.98
$2,351.98 save $84.00
or as low as $189/mo with flexible financing — 4, 6, or 12 months. Options at checkout.
Smooth Air Ride
Patented air-bag suspension absorbs road shock between truck and trailer for a noticeably calmer ride.
Reduces Trailer Sway
Air cushioning keeps the trailer tracking straight through rough pavement, expansion joints, and crosswinds.
1-Year Manufacturer Warranty
Every Shocker Hitch is covered for 365 days against defects in material or workmanship, plus a 60-day satisfaction guarantee.
Fast Installation
Drop-in fit using standard hitch pins — no drilling, welding, or special tools required to install.
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 truck rolls over a concrete seam or you tap the brakes: that hard back-and-forth chucking a 5th wheel drives through the kingpin and straight into the cab, the cabinets, and your spine. The Shocker Air Ride Kingpin Box takes that hit for you. It bolts in as a direct replacement for your factory pin box and keeps the kingpin, so your existing in-bed 5th-wheel hitch stays right where it is (no switching over to gooseneck). Patent-pending air ride works in that same forward-and-back direction to soak up the chucking before it reaches you. Rated to pull 24,000 lbs with 6,000 lbs of tongue weight, that's real capacity under a heavy long-body rig. If you want a calmer tow but you're not ready to give up your 5th-wheel hitch, this is your path.
Key Highlights
- Calms the ride on your 5th wheel without switching over to gooseneck
- Pulls up to 24,000 lbs with 6,000 lbs of tongue weight, room for a heavy long-body rig
- Leaves your in-bed 5th-wheel hitch and slider right where they are
- Patent-pending air ride aimed at the forward-and-back chucking, the worst kind a 5th wheel throws at you
- Reuses your factory pin box bolts and goes on in minutes
- Runs about $770 less than the Quick Air gooseneck conversion path
- Two variants cover Lippert 1621/0719/Rhino and Lippert 1716/1116/0115/FabEx 500-560
- In stock in Canada, ships direct with no border wait
What's Included
- Replacement kingpin air pin box (matched to your OEM pin box family)
- Built-in air bag (pre-installed)
- Schrader air valve with cap
- Mounting plate hardware (variant-specific)
- Installation instructions
Not Included
- —5th-wheel hitch (must already be installed in truck bed)
- —Pin box mounting bolts (your existing factory pin box bolts are reused)
- —Air compressor or pressure gauge (available separately)
- —Gooseneck conversion components (this product does NOT convert to gooseneck)
Installation
Watch the official install walkthrough for this hitch — the exact steps and tools, straight from the manufacturer.
Reasons to Stay With Your Kingpin Setup
Keep the Hitch You Already Paid For
Already have a B&W, Reese, Curt, Demco, or Andersen 5th-wheel hitch sitting in the truck bed? You don't have to pull it out and eat the cost. The kingpin air pin box works with every major 5th-wheel hitch.
Hook Up the Way You Already Know
5th-wheel hookup is the one you already know, and the easiest to learn if you're new to it. No retraining yourself on gooseneck ball alignment or auto-latch couplers. Slide in, lock, drive.
Steady Under a Long, Slide-Heavy Camper
Long 5th wheels loaded with multiple slide-outs can sit more stable on a kingpin connection than on a gooseneck conversion when you're working through tight maneuvers.
Costs Less Than a Full Gooseneck Conversion
MSRP runs about $2,267 against roughly $3,040+ for the Quick Air gooseneck Full Kit. That's around $770 back in your pocket if you don't need the truck bed freed up.
Two Variants, Matched to Your Factory Pin Box
Read the label on your camper's factory 5th-wheel pin box and order the variant that matches it. Both ride the same and pull the same, with the identical 24,000 lbs rating:
- SH-800-KP: fits Lippert 1621, 0719, Rhino Box
- SH-800-KP-SH-GPB-Plates: fits Lippert 1716, 1116, 0115, FabEx 500/503/520/530/560
- Both keep the factory kingpin (no gooseneck conversion)
- Both add patent-pending forward-and-back air ride
- Both work with every major 5th-wheel hitch in the truck bed
- Both reuse your existing pin box bolts
Two Paths to a Smoother 5th-Wheel Tow
Shocker gives 5th-wheel owners two real ways to smooth out the tow. Pick the one that fits what you care about most:
Air Ride Kingpin Box (this product)
Stays a 5th wheel and adds air ride right at the pin box. Your in-bed 5th-wheel hitch stays put. About $2,267. Best when you want to keep that hitch and don't need the truck bed back.
Quick Air Full Conversion Kit
Converts you to gooseneck with a pin box, air hitch, and coupler. Frees up the truck bed (no slider eating the space). About $3,040+. Best when you want the bed back and a smoother tow in one move.
Air Equalizer (Travel Trailer)
A different product family, built for owners pulling a TRAVEL trailer instead of a 5th wheel. It adds air ride to a weight-distribution hitch. Listed here just for cross-reference.
Patent-Pending Forward-and-Back Motion
A 5th-wheel kingpin passes road shock along as a hard forward-and-back chucking, the worst kind for your cabinets, your slide-outs, and your spine. The Shocker Air Ride Kingpin Box is the only 5th-wheel pin box on the market with air ride that works in that exact forward-and-back direction. The built-in air bag catches the chucking before it ever reaches the inside of the camper. Owners tell us the ride gets a lot calmer on concrete highways and rough roads, with less wear over time on slide-out mechanisms and frame welds.
What's Different From the Gooseneck Conversion
This is a kingpin replacement pin box, so there's no gooseneck coupler in the picture. The Shocker air ride hitch is built INTO the pin box and grabs the existing kingpin head on your in-bed 5th-wheel hitch. No truck-bed gooseneck ball to buy. No safety chains to run, since kingpin towing doesn't require them (chains are only for gooseneck). Your truck bed stays taken up by your 5th-wheel hitch, and that's the trade you make for the lower price and the simpler upgrade path.
$2,267.98
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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