Shocker HD Max Black Air Hitch Base Frame Complete w/ Pins (No Ball Mount)
Rated for your tow
20,000 lbs GTW · 2,000 lbs TW · 2" receiver· 20,000 lbs GTW · 2,000 lbs TW · 2" receiver
$1,024.80
$1,075.20 save $50.40
or as low as $86/mo with flexible financing — 4, 6, or 12 months. Options at checkout.
Adjustable for Weight
Fine-tune for your towing weight for best ride and load control. Just add air for heavier loads.
Matte Black Finish
Max Black™ Textured Matte Black Premium Powder-Coat Finish on Frame and Receiver Shank.
20,000 lbs Heavy Duty Capacity
20,000 lbs GTW towing capacity and a 2,000 lbs tongue weight. (can vary by mount)
2 Hole Receiver Shank
Available for 2" receiver hitch tubes with Two hitch pin holes for length adjustability.
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 up something heavy on a rough highway and you feel every frost heave and hard stop travel straight through the ball and into the truck. The trailer chucks, the cargo takes a beating, and a long day leaves you wrung out. The HD Max Black 20K is the heaviest core hitch in the Shocker bumper-pull lineup, built to soak up that punishment. It carries 20,000 lbs of trailer (GTW) with up to 2,000 lbs of tongue weight on a beefier-wall HD chassis, so it hauls the heaviest legal bumper-pull trailer you'll put behind a half-ton or one-ton truck. It drops into a 2-inch receiver on F-150-class half-tons (and class III/IV receivers), and the whole frame wears a textured matte-black premium powder coat for owners who want the capacity and the blacked-out look in one piece. Ships complete with pins, no ball mount.
Key Highlights
- Hauls up to 20,000 lbs of trailer with 2,000 lbs of tongue weight, Shocker's heaviest bumper-pull rating
- Textured matte-black powder coat that hides receiver scratches and matches a blacked-out truck
- A 20K-rated HD air spring with reinforced multi-ply construction soaks up the road shock the truck used to take
- Thicker-wall HD chassis with reinforced welds where the stress piles up
- Fits a 2-inch receiver, with a 3-inch option for one-ton dually trucks
- Dial the air pressure to the load, from a light deadhead to a maxed-out run
- 8 adjustment holes let you set the ball mount so the trailer tows level
- Backed by our 60-day satisfaction guarantee and in stock in Canada for direct shipping
What's Included
- HD Max Black 20K base frame (2-inch receiver shank, matte black)
- 20K-rated HD air spring with dual rubber bump cushions, pre-installed
- Schrader air valve with cap
- (3) D-handle ball-mount pins with clips
- Selected ball-mount attachment if applicable to this SKU (matched black where offered)
- 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 Shocker HD Air Ride Works
20K-Rated Air Spring
A heavy-duty multi-ply rubber air bag carries up to 20,000 lbs of trailer while soaking up the jolts that used to hammer the truck and your cargo. Same proven engineering as the HD Red, finished to match the matte-black frame.
Adjustable for Heavy Loads
A heavy bumper-pull trailer can swing 1,000+ lbs between empty and loaded. Add air for the max-weight run, bleed it back off for the deadhead home. The HD air bag has a wider usable pressure range than the 14K, so it keeps you level across bigger swings.
Reinforced HD Chassis
Same external 8-hole geometry, so every Shocker ball mount still fits, but built from thicker-wall steel with reinforced welds rated for 20K loads. Wrapped in a textured matte-black powder coat.
Rocker-Arm Pivot
Shocker's down-and-back cushioning rides on one pivot, no slides, rollers, or stacked airbags, even at HD loads. Fewer moving parts under heavy stress means less to wear out and a longer service life.
Why Buyers Choose HD Max Black
The top of the core line, heavy-duty capacity and a premium finish together.
- The heaviest bumper-pull capacity Shocker offers, 20,000 lbs GTW
- Textured matte black hides scratches better than glossy or red finishes
- Matches blacked-out factory packages on Ford, RAM, Chevy, and GMC one-tons
- 3-inch receiver option matches the factory hitch on dually trucks
- Works with the same 20+ Shocker ball mounts, black-matched where offered
- No trade-off between capacity and looks
HD Max Black vs. Max Black 14K
Same finish family, a step up in capacity:
Heavier Airbag and Walls
A 20K-rated HD air bag and reinforced steel walls take you past what the 14K can carry, up to 20,000 lbs GTW with 2,000 lbs of tongue weight. This is the one to buy when your loads climb past 14K.
Three-Inch Receiver Option
HD Max Black comes in a 3-inch receiver for dual-rear-wheel one-ton trucks, a size the Max Black 14K doesn't offer.
Flippable Drop / Rise Geometry
This base frame is built around Shocker's 8 adjustment hole ball-mount geometry. Most Shocker ball mounts are reversible, so you can flip the mount to turn a drop into a rise, or work through the 8 adjustment holes to fine-tune coupler height. Heavy bumper-pull trailers are picky about sitting level. A mismatched drop shoves too much weight onto the front or rear axle of the trailer, so take the time to dial it in.
Premium Finish, HD Frame
Underneath, this is the same reinforced HD chassis as the Shocker HD 20K Red. The textured matte-black powder coat is built to resist UV fade, hide the micro-scratches you get sliding it in and out of the receiver, and outlast glossy finishes on salt-belt roads and gravel. In stock in Canada and backed by Shocker Hitch's 60-day satisfaction guarantee.
$1,024.80
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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