Impact Max Cushion Hitch & Drop Ball Mount w/2" Ball & Sway Bar Tabs
Rated for your tow
20,000 lbs GTW · 2,000 lbs TW · 3" receiver· 20,000 lbs GTW · 2,000 lbs TW · 3" receiver
$923.98
or as low as $77/mo with flexible financing — 4, 6, or 12 months. Options at checkout.
Shocker Absorbing Design
Pivoting design with dual bump cushions absorbs the road shock & reduces the tendency to sway
HD Dual Cushion Hitch
Dual Cushioned drop ball mount with a 2″ or 2-5/16″ trailer ball and welded sway tabs.
Max Black Textured Finish
Impact resistant super durable textured matte black powder coated finish of base frame
Choose Hitch Ball
Pick between a 2″ ball (rated at 10,000 lbs. tow cap) or a 2-5/16″ ball (rated at 20,000 lbs. tow cap)
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.
Pull a skid steer or a loaded dump trailer behind a 1-ton with a solid mount and it punishes everything you own. Every frost heave and hard stop slams straight through the ball, jarring the truck, chucking the trailer, and beating up whatever is strapped down in back. The Shocker Impact Max 20K takes that hit for you. It is the heavy-duty cushion hitch built for 1-ton trucks and 20,000 lb loads, using the same proven dual rubber bump cushion design as the Impact Cushion 14K but on the beefed-up 20K chassis with a matte black powder coat finish. This Impact Max Cushion Hitch & Drop Ball Mount w/2" Ball & Sway Bar Tabs hauls the heaviest trailer you will put behind a one-ton, carrying 20,000 lbs GTW with up to 2,000 lb tongue weight, dropping into 3-inch receivers, and giving you 0" to 7-1/2" of drop to set the load level. Best part, there is zero air pressure to manage and no ongoing maintenance.
Key Highlights
- Hauls 20,000 lbs GTW with up to 2,000 lb tongue weight, the heaviest trailer you will put behind a one-ton
- Sealed dual rubber cushions mean no air pressure to set and no maintenance to keep up with
- Matte black powder coat looks stealth and shrugs off chips and road grime
- 3-inch shank drops into F-350, RAM 3500, and dual-rear-wheel one-ton receivers (class V/VI)
- 7-hole adjustable frame flips over to give you more drop or more rise
- Takes the same ball mount attachments as the HD Max Black ecosystem
- Runs roughly 30 to 40% less than the HD Max Black 20K air-ride version
- Built for 1-ton pickups and dual-rear-wheel trucks towing right at the 20K limit
What's Included
- Impact Max Cushion Hitch & Drop Ball Mount w/2" Ball & Sway Bar Tabs cushioned base frame assembly
- Sealed dual rubber bump cushions (pre-installed)
- 2-inch ball mount attachment (when configured with a ball)
- 2 D-handle hitch pins with clips
- Textured matte black powder coat finish
- Installation instructions
Not Included
- —Sway control kit (available separately if towing close to the GTW limit)
- —Receiver tube adapter (only required when stepping between receiver sizes)
- —Additional ball mount attachments (pintle, clevis, drawbar, drop, combo, raised; sold separately)
Installation
Watch the official install walkthrough for this hitch — the exact steps and tools, straight from the manufacturer.
Why a 20K Cushion Hitch
Enough Muscle for a One-Ton
The 14K Impact Cushion is plenty of hitch for half-tons and a lot of 3/4-tons. But the day you start pulling skid steers, dump trailers, or heavy equipment haulers behind a 1-ton, that ceiling comes up fast. The 20K chassis gives you the headroom with the same cushion technology, just built on heavier-duty steel.
Dual Rubber Bump Cushions
Two sealed rubber cushions soak up the shock of towing, compressing and rebounding so the jolts never reach your truck or trailer. The ball mount pivots on those cushions, and that geometry is what lets it ride smoother than a solid mount even when you are loaded to full GTW.
Matte Black That Hides the Miles
Textured matte black powder coat hides road grime, shrugs off chips, and looks right behind a modern blacked-out truck. It is the same finish family as the HD Max Black air-ride line, so it matches cleanly if you run both.
No Compressor Required
Air-ride hitches at this capacity need a compressor and a pressure gauge to stay dialed in. The Impact Max 20K is sealed, so none of that follows you around. On a remote job site or out doing ranch work, where dragging a compressor along is not always practical, that is one less thing to keep track of.
Built For These Trucks and Trailers
Twenty thousand pounds is serious weight. The Impact Max is built for the trucks and loads that actually need it, and it does the job without any air-ride workflow to keep up with.
- 1-ton pickups like the F-350, RAM 3500, and GMC 3500HD
- Dual-rear-wheel trucks loaded to full GTW
- Skid steer trailers, dump trailers, and equipment haulers
- Contractor and ranch trailers pulling at or near 20,000 lbs
- Fleet trucks where durability matters more than fine-tuning
- Owners stepping up from the Impact Cushion 14K who outgrew its capacity
Impact Max 20K vs HD Max Black 20K
Same 20K chassis family, same matte black finish. The real decision is which suspension you want under the load.
Impact Max 20K (this product)
Sealed rubber cushions, maintenance-free, and around 30 to 40% cheaper. No compressor, no pressure gauge, nothing to check before a tow. This is the pick when you want a real ride upgrade over a solid mount but would rather keep it simple and tough than fuss with air ride.
HD Max Black 20K (air-ride sibling)
An adjustable airbag you tune to any load, with more travel and an even smoother ride no matter the tongue weight. You will need an inflator to set it, and the airbag is a wear item over many years, though it is field-replaceable when that day comes. This is the one for daily towers and heavy-haul operators who want that adjustability.
Built for the Job Site
Out on a working ranch, a remote job site, or a busy fleet yard, nobody has time to crouch down and check airbag pressure before every tow. The Impact Max 20K takes that step off the list. Hook up, pull, unhook, and do it again, for years, with no maintenance routine hanging over you. If you want Shocker capacity and ride quality but you would rather treat the hitch like any other piece of fleet gear that just works, this is the line built for you.
Same Attachments as the HD Max Black
The Impact Max 20K takes the same ball mount attachments as the HD Max Black, including combo balls, pintle hooks, clevises, drawbars, raised mounts, and drop mounts. If you run more than one truck across the Shocker lineup, your attachments carry over across the whole 20K family, so you are not buying duplicates. The textured matte black powder coat holds up to UV, road salt, and rock chips, and it is stocked here in Canada for fast shipping with no border wait.
$923.98
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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