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 · 2-1/2" receiver· 20,000 lbs GTW · 2,000 lbs TW · 2-1/2" receiver
$1,058.40
$1,108.80 save $50.40
or as low as $89/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 2-1/2" 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.
When you're pulling near the top of what your truck can handle, every frost heave, expansion joint, and hard stop slams straight up through the receiver into your cab, your trailer, and whatever you've got loaded. The HD Max Black is built to take that hit for you. A heavy-duty air spring soaks up the jolt so a 20,000 lb GTW trailer rides smooth instead of chucking and bucking behind you, and it carries up to 2,000 lbs of tongue weight on a beefed-up HD chassis. It slides into the 2-1/2-inch receiver on F-250 and RAM 2500-class three-quarter-ton trucks (class V receivers), wrapped in a textured matte-black powder coat that looks right on a blacked-out rig. This is the base frame with pins, no ball mount, so you pick the attachment that fits your trailer. You get the capacity and the finish without giving up either one.
Key Highlights
- Hauls the heaviest bumper-pull trailer you'll put behind a three-quarter-ton or one-ton: 20,000 lbs GTW with up to 2,000 lbs tongue weight
- Textured matte-black powder coat shrugs off scratches and looks at home on a blacked-out truck
- A 20K-rated HD air spring with reinforced multi-ply construction takes the road shock so your truck and cargo don't
- Thicker-wall HD chassis with reinforced welds right where the stress piles up under heavy loads
- Fits a 2-1/2-inch receiver, with a 3-inch option for dual-rear-wheel one-ton trucks
- Add or release air to set your ride height for a loaded trailer or an empty deadhead
- 8 adjustment holes let you level the trailer so the weight sits evenly on both axles
- Backed by our 60-day satisfaction guarantee
What's Included
- HD Max Black 20K base frame (2-1/2-inch receiver shank, matte black)
- 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 (matching black where offered)
- 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 Does the Heavy Lifting
A heavy-duty multi-ply rubber air bag carries up to 20,000 lbs of trailer behind you and still cushions the road shock before it reaches your truck and your cargo. It's the same air-ride engineering as the HD Red, finished to match the matte-black chassis.
Tune It to the Load You're Pulling
A heavy bumper-pull trailer can swing 1,000 lbs or more between empty and loaded, and a fixed hitch rides rough at one end of that range. Air up for the max-weight run, bleed it down for the empty deadhead. The HD airbag has a wider usable pressure range than the 14K.
Built to Take 20K
It keeps the same external 8-hole geometry so every Shocker ball mount still fits, but the steel is thicker-walled and the welds are reinforced to handle 20K loadings, all under a textured matte-black powder coat.
One Simple Pivot, Fewer Parts to Wear Out
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 heavy stress means less to wear out and a longer service life.
Why Buyers Choose HD Max Black
Our top core line, with heavy-duty capacity and a premium finish in one hitch.
- Tops out the bumper-pull range at 20,000 lbs GTW
- Textured matte black hides scratches better than a glossy or red finish
- Matches blacked-out factory packages on Ford, RAM, Chevy, and GMC one-tons
- 3-inch receiver option lines up with dual-rear-wheel factory hitches
- Works with the same 20+ Shocker ball mounts, black-matched where offered
- You don't have to choose between capacity and looks
What HD Max Black Adds Over the 14K
Same finish family, a bigger capacity tier:
Heavier Airbag, Thicker Walls
The 20K-rated HD airbag and reinforced steel walls step up from the Max Black 14K to a full 20,000 lbs GTW with 2,000 lbs of tongue weight. It's the one to grab when your loads run past 14k.
A 3-Inch Receiver Option
HD Max Black comes in a 3-inch receiver for dual-rear-wheel one-ton trucks, a setup the Max Black 14K doesn't offer.
Flip It for Drop or Rise
This base frame ships with 8 adjustment holes for the ball mount. Most Shocker ball mounts are reversible, so you can flip the mount to turn drop into rise, or step through the 8 holes to fine-tune your coupler height. A heavy bumper-pull trailer is picky about sitting level. Ride nose-high or nose-low and you dump the weight onto the trailer's front or rear axle, so take the time to dial it in.
A Finish Built for the Salt Belt
It's built on the same reinforced HD chassis as the Shocker HD 20K Red. The textured matte-black powder coat is made to fight off UV fade, hide the micro-scratches you get sliding it in and out of the receiver, and outlast a glossy finish on salt-belt roads and gravel back roads. Backed by Shocker Hitch's 60-day satisfaction guarantee.
$1,058.40
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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