
Shocker HD Air Hitch & Raised Ball Mount w/ 2" Ball & Sway Bar Tabs
Rated for your tow
20,000 lbs GTW · 2,000 lbs TW · 2-1/2" receiver· 20,000 lbs GTW · 2,000 lbs TW · 2-1/2" receiver
$1,343.98
$1,411.18 save $67.20
or as low as $112/mo with flexible financing — 4, 6, or 12 months. Options at checkout.
Sway control raised ball mount
with 2 sway control tabs for mounting the basic sway control arm bar(s) & mini balls (such as the Reese 83660 or Shocker 17200 friction sway control kit)
Come with complete with shocker
HD air base frame assembly with built in 20K airbag, raised ball mount with hitch ball and 2 sway bar tabs along with 2 d-handle ball mount pins with clips.
Huge selection of ball mount
adapters available from Pintle hooks, draw bars, drop ball mounts, raise ball mounts and more.
Great for low ridign pickup
trucks including GMC Sierra, Chevy Silverado, Chevy Colorado, GMC Canyon, Dodge Ram, Ford F150, F250, F350, F450, F550 Superduty, Toyota Tundra, Tacoma, Nissan Titan, Frontier and Honda Ridgeline.
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.
Drag a heavy trailer behind a rigid hitch and every frost heave, bridge seam, and hard stop hammers straight up through the ball, jarring the truck, chucking the trailer, and beating on your cargo. The Shocker HD Air Hitch soaks up that punishment at the top of the weight range. It is the 20K red-finish flagship of the Shocker bumper-pull line, sized for F-250 / RAM 2500-class three-quarter-ton trucks (class V receivers) with a 2-1/2-inch receiver. This kit pulls 20,000 lbs GTW and carries up to 2,000 lbs of tongue weight on a beefier-wall version of Shocker's signature 8-hole chassis with an upgraded HD-rated airbag. If you run a one-ton at the heaviest legal bumper-pull loads, this is the one that keeps the ride under control.
Key Highlights
- Pulls 20,000 lbs GTW and carries up to 2,000 lbs of tongue weight, the heaviest bumper-pull rating Shocker builds
- A 20K-rated HD airbag with reinforced multi-ply rubber that keeps cushioning even under a fully loaded trailer
- Thicker chassis walls than the Original 14K in the same footprint, so it takes the heavy loads without flexing
- Fits a 2-1/2-inch receiver, with a 3-inch option available across the line for one-ton trucks
- Adjust the air pressure to dial in ride height and load support for whatever you are towing that day
- 2" Rise to 2" Drop ball-mount geometry so you can level the trailer and spread the load across both axles
- Iconic safety-red powder coat that shrugs off chips and rock strikes
- Backed by our 60-day satisfaction guarantee
What's Included
- Shocker HD Air Hitch base frame (2-1/2-inch receiver shank, red)
- 20K-rated HD 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
- HD installation and air-pressure setup instructions
Not Included
- —Air compressor or pressure gauge (sold separately, recommended for HD use)
- —Friction sway-bar kit (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 HD Air Ride Softens the Road
20K-Rated Air Spring
An HD air bag built with more rubber plies than the 14K version. It carries up to 20,000 lbs of trailer load and still soaks up the road shock before it reaches your truck and cargo.
Adjustable for Heavy Loads
A heavy trailer can swing 1,000-plus lbs between empty and loaded. Add air for the max-weight runs and bleed it off for the deadhead home. The HD airbag gives you a wider usable pressure range than the 14K to work with.
Reinforced 8-Hole Chassis
It keeps the same outside geometry as the Original line, so every Shocker ball mount still fits, but the wall steel is thicker and the welds are reinforced to handle 20K loadings.
Rocker-Arm Pivot
Shocker's down-and-back motion rides on a single pivot, even at HD loadings, with no slides, rollers, or stacked airbags to wear out. Fewer moving parts under heavy stress means it lasts longer.
Who Buys the HD 20K
Built for one-ton trucks and the heaviest legal bumper-pull combinations you can run.
- One-ton owners (F-350, RAM 3500, Silverado 3500) towing near their max trailer rating
- Livestock haulers pulling 30-plus-ft bumper-pull stock trailers
- Equipment and skid-steer haulers running 16k-plus tilt-deck trailers
- Big enclosed cargo trailers and car haulers up to 20,000 lbs
- Dual-rear-wheel trucks with a three-inch receiver that need a matched HD hitch
- Anyone whose Original 14K is bottoming out under heavy tongue weight
What the HD Adds Over the Original
Same chassis silhouette and the same attachment lineup, with real upgrades where the extra weight lands:
Heavier Airbag
A multi-ply rubber bag rated for the full 20K GTW with a wider usable pressure range, so it carries heavier tongue weight without bottoming out.
Beefier Walls + Welds
Thicker steel and a reinforced weld pattern at the high-stress points. That takes it to 2,000 lbs of tongue weight, up from 1,400 lbs on the Original 14K.
Flip the Mount to Match Your Trailer
This kit ships with a 2" Rise to 2" Drop ball-mount setup. Most Shocker ball mounts are reversible, so you can flip the mount to turn drop into rise, or use the 8 adjustment holes to fine-tune coupler height. Heavy bumper-pull trailers are fussy about sitting level. Run them nose-high or nose-low and you overload either the front or rear axle of the trailer, so take the time to dial it in right.
Built for Maximum Bumper-Pull Loads
Reinforced heavy-wall steel with Shocker's signature impact-resistant safety-red powder coat, in stock and shipping direct from Canada with no border wait. The HD-rated air bag is field-replaceable in minutes using the same simple Schrader-style fitting as the 14K, so a worn bag never leaves you stranded. Backed by Shocker Hitch's 60-day satisfaction guarantee.
$1,343.98
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.
Start the quiz
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