Shocker HD Max Black Air Hitch & Chrome Combo Ball Mount & 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.
Heavy Duty Design
Perfect for heavy duty trailer towing with a bumper hitch. 3/8" thick steel side plates & top plate, heavy duty air spring & dual bump cushions.
Adjustable for Weight
Fine-tune for your towing weight. Add or reduce air depending on the weight of your trailer and contents for best ride and load control. Just add air for heavier loads.
Matte Black Finish on Frame
Max Black™ Textured Impact Resistant Matte Black Premium Powder-Coat Finish Hitch & Receiver Shank.
Provide Comfort
With a smoother ride! Travel a lot on concrete highways? No more jarring every time you cross a section divider. Your Shocker air hitch absorbs the thumps and bumps.
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 heavy trailer with a plain solid hitch and you feel every frost heave and every hard stop drive straight through the truck. The trailer chucks, the cargo takes a beating, and after a long haul so does your back. The HD Max Black 20K sits at the top of Shocker's bumper-pull line and puts an air spring between you and the road. Built for F-250 / RAM 2500-class three-quarter-ton trucks (class V receivers) running a 2-1/2-inch receiver, this Shocker HD Max Black Air Hitch & Chrome Combo Ball Mount & Sway Bar Tabs handles 20,000 lbs GTW and up to 2,000 lbs of tongue weight on a beefier-wall HD chassis, all under a textured matte-black premium powder coat. It is the hitch for one-ton owners who want the heaviest capacity and a finish to match, without giving up either.
Key Highlights
- Hauls 20,000 lbs GTW with up to 2,000 lbs of tongue weight, the heaviest bumper-pull rating Shocker makes
- Textured matte-black powder coat hides receiver scratches and matches a blacked-out truck
- 20K-rated HD air spring, built multi-ply so it cushions the load instead of passing it through
- Beefier-wall HD chassis and reinforced welds hold up where the stress runs highest
- Fits a 2-1/2-inch receiver, with a 3-inch option for one-ton trucks
- Add or release air to dial in ride height for a full load or an empty run
- 1/2" to 4-1/2" Drop ball-mount geometry so you can level the trailer properly
- Ships direct from Canada, no border wait, and 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
20K-Rated Air Spring
The HD multi-ply rubber air spring carries up to 20,000 lbs of trailer behind you and still soaks up the road shock that would otherwise hammer the truck and your cargo. It is the same air-ride engineering as the HD Red, finished to match the matte-black chassis.
Adjustable for Heavy Loads
A heavy bumper-pull trailer can swing 1,000+ lbs between empty and loaded, and that changes how it rides. Add air for a max-weight run, let some out for the deadhead home. The HD air spring gives you a wider usable pressure range than the 14K.
Reinforced HD Chassis
Same 8-hole external geometry, so every Shocker ball mount still fits, now with thicker-wall steel and reinforced welds rated for 20K loads and wrapped in textured matte-black powder coat.
Rocker-Arm Pivot
Shocker's down-and-back motion runs on a single pivot, with no slides, rollers, or stacked airbags, even at HD loads. Fewer parts moving under that kind of stress means it lasts longer.
Why Buyers Choose HD Max Black
The top of the core line, heavy-duty and premium-finish in one.
- 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 OEM packages on Ford, RAM, Chevy, and GMC one-tons
- Optional 3-inch receiver matches dual-rear-wheel truck factory hitches
- Works with the same 20+ Shocker ball-mount attachments, black-matched where offered
- No trade-off between capacity and how it looks
HD Max Black vs. Max Black 14K: What's Different
Same finish family, one step up in capacity:
Heavier Airbag + Walls
The 20K-rated HD air spring and reinforced steel walls take you from 20,000 lbs on the 14K up to 20,000 lbs GTW with 2,000 lbs of tongue weight. This is the one to grab when your loads run past 14k.
Three-Inch Receiver Option
HD Max Black comes in a 3-inch receiver for dual-rear-wheel one-ton trucks, something the Max Black 14K does not offer.
Flippable Drop / Rise Geometry
This Shocker HD Max Black Air Hitch & Chrome Combo Ball Mount & Sway Bar Tabs ships set up as a 1/2" to 4-1/2" Drop. Most Shocker ball mounts are reversible, so you can flip the mount to turn that drop into rise, or work the 8 adjustment holes to fine-tune coupler height. A heavy bumper-pull trailer that rides nose-high or nose-low throws weight onto the wrong axle, so take the time to get it sitting level.
Premium Finish, HD Frame
It rides on the same reinforced HD chassis as the Shocker HD 20K Red, so the bones are proven. The textured matte-black powder coat is built to resist UV fade, hide the micro-scratches you get from sliding the shank in and out of the receiver, and outlast glossy finishes on salt-belt highways and gravel roads. 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.
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