Shocker HD Air 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
$1,394.38
$1,461.58 save $67.20
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Sway control drop ball mount
with 2 sway control tabs for mounting the basic sway control arm bar(s) & mini balls (such as the Reese 83660 or Curt 17200 friction sway control kit)
Come with complete with shocker
HD air base frame assembly with built in 20K airbag, drop 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.
Air ride technology
Built in air ride system, cushions the ride & absorbing the road shock
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.
Hitch the heaviest legal load behind a one-ton and you feel it. Every frost heave, every hard stop, every bit of chucking slams back through the truck, the trailer welds, and whatever you paid good money to haul. The Shocker HD Air Hitch drops an air spring between your load and all that punishment. It is the heavy-duty 20K red flagship of the Shocker bumper-pull lineup, sized for F-350, RAM 3500, and dual-rear-wheel one-ton trucks (class V/VI receivers) running a 3-inch receiver. You get 20,000 lbs of towing capacity and 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. This is the hitch for the truck that pulls the heaviest bumper-pull loads the law allows.
Key Highlights
- Hauls up to 20,000 lbs with 2,000 lbs on the tongue, the heaviest bumper-pull rating Shocker offers
- Reinforced multi-ply 20K-rated airbag soaks up the road shock instead of your truck
- Thicker chassis walls than the Original 14K in the same footprint, so nothing bottoms out under heavy tongue weight
- Fits the 3-inch receiver on one-ton trucks, including the 3-inch option lighter hitches skip
- Add or bleed air to dial in ride height and load support for any trailer
- 4-1/2" to 8-1/2" Drop ball-mount geometry gets your trailer sitting level
- Iconic safety-red impact-resistant powder coat that shrugs off chips and stone strikes
- Backed by our 60-day satisfaction guarantee
What's Included
- Shocker HD Air Hitch base frame (3-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 (available 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 Shocker HD Air Ride Works
The Air Spring Doing the Work
A heavy-duty multi-ply rubber air bag with more plies than the 14K version carries up to 20,000 lbs of trailer while soaking the jolts before they ever reach your truck and cargo.
Set It for the Load You've Got
A heavy bumper-pull trailer can swing 1,000+ lbs between empty and full. Air up for the max-weight run, bleed it back down on the deadhead. The HD airbag has a wider usable pressure range than the 14K, so it covers both ends.
More Steel, Same Fit
The outside shape matches the Original line, so every Shocker ball mount still fits. Inside it is thicker-wall steel with reinforced welds rated for the 20K loadings.
One Simple Pivot
Shocker's down-and-back motion runs on a single pivot, with no slides, rollers, or stacked airbags, even at HD loadings. Fewer moving parts under high stress means a longer service life.
Who Buys the HD 20K
Built for one-ton trucks pulling the heaviest bumper-pull loads the law allows.
- F-350, RAM 3500, and Silverado 3500 owners towing near their max trailer ratings
- Livestock haulers pulling 30+ ft gooseneck-equivalent bumper-pull stock trailers
- Equipment and skid-steer haulers running 16k+ tilt-deck trailers
- Big enclosed cargo trailers and car haulers up to 20,000 lbs
- Three-inch-receiver dual-rear-wheel trucks that need a matched HD hitch
- Anyone whose Original 14K is bottoming out under heavy tongue weight
HD vs. Original, What's Different
Same chassis silhouette, same attachment ecosystem, with three upgrades that matter:
Heavier Airbag
A multi-ply rubber bag rated for the full 20K GTW with a wider usable pressure range. It carries heavier tongue weight without bottoming out.
Beefier Walls and Welds
Thicker steel and a reinforced weld pattern where the stress lives. Rated for 2,000 lbs of tongue weight against 1,400 lbs on the Original 14K.
Flip It From Drop to Rise
This Shocker HD Air Hitch & Drop Ball Mount w/ 2" Ball & Sway Bar Tabs ships set up as a 4-1/2" to 8-1/2" Drop ball mount. Most Shocker ball mounts flip over, so you can turn that drop into a rise, and the 8 adjustment holes let you fine-tune coupler height. Heavy bumper-pull trailers care a lot about sitting level. Get the drop wrong and you overload the front or rear axle of the trailer, so take a minute and dial it in right.
Built for Maximum Bumper-Pull Loads
This is reinforced heavy-wall steel under Shocker's signature impact-resistant safety-red powder coat, in stock and shipping direct from Canada with no border wait. If the HD-rated air bag ever needs replacing, it is a few-minute job using the same simple Schrader-style fitting as the 14K. Backed by Shocker Hitch's 60-day satisfaction guarantee.
$1,394.38
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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