Shocker HD Max Black Air Hitch & Drop Ball Mount w/ 2" Ball & Sway Bar Tabs
Rated for your tow
20,000 lbs GTW · 2,000 lbs TW · 2" receiver· 20,000 lbs GTW · 2,000 lbs TW · 2" receiver
$1,310.38
$1,377.58 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 Shocker 1001 or similar friction sway control kit)
Come with complete with shocker
HD Max Black 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.
Hook a heavy trailer to a rigid ball mount and every frost heave, expansion joint, and hard stop slams straight through the truck, the trailer, and your cargo. At the top of the weight range that pounding wears out couplers and beats you up at the wheel. The HD Max Black 20K is the top-tier core hitch in the Shocker bumper-pull lineup, built to soak up that shock while carrying the heaviest loads you can legally pull. It handles 20,000 lbs GTW and up to 2,000 lbs of tongue weight on a beefier-wall HD chassis, wrapped in a textured matte-black premium powder coat. The 2-inch receiver fits F-150-class half-ton trucks (and class III/IV receivers). It's for owners who won't trade capacity for finish, or finish for capacity.
Key Highlights
- Hauls the heaviest trailer you'll legally put behind a truck: 20,000 lbs GTW with up to 2,000 lbs of tongue weight, Shocker's top bumper-pull rating
- Textured matte-black powder coat shrugs off scratches and blends right in with a blacked-out truck
- A 20K-rated HD airbag with reinforced multi-ply construction cushions the load instead of letting it beat up your rig
- Beefier-wall HD chassis with reinforced welds where the stress piles up, so it holds together at full weight
- Offered in a 2-inch receiver, with a 3-inch option for one-ton trucks
- Add or release air to set ride height for whatever you're towing that day
- 4-1/2" to 8-1/2" of drop to get your trailer sitting level
- Covered by our 60-day satisfaction guarantee
What's Included
- HD Max Black 20K base frame (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 bag carries up to 20,000 lbs of trailer load and soaks up the road shock before it reaches your truck and cargo. It's the same 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 a fixed hitch rides wrong at one end or the other. Air up for the max-weight run, bleed it down for the deadhead home. The HD airbag has a wider usable pressure range than the 14K.
Reinforced HD Chassis
It keeps the same external 8-hole geometry, so every Shocker ball mount still bolts on, but the wall steel is thicker and the welds are reinforced for 20K loads. Finished 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 all that stress means less to wear out and a longer service life.
Why Buyers Choose HD Max Black
The top-tier core line, heavy-duty and premium-finish in one.
- Tops out the bumper-pull range at 20,000 lbs GTW
- Textured matte black hides scratches better than glossy or red finishes do
- Matches blacked-out factory packages on Ford, RAM, Chevy, and GMC one-tons
- A 3-inch receiver option matches dual-rear-wheel truck factory hitches
- Takes the same 20+ Shocker ball-mount attachments, black-matched where offered
- No trade-off between capacity and looks
HD Max Black vs. Max Black 14K: What's Different
Same finish family, different capacity tier:
Heavier Airbag + Walls
The 20K-rated HD airbag and reinforced steel walls take you up to 20,000 lbs GTW with 2,000 lbs of tongue weight, past what the 14K is rated for. Grab this one when your loads run heavier than the 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 Shocker HD Max Black 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 are reversible, so you can flip the mount to turn drop into rise, or use the 8 adjustment holes to fine-tune coupler height. A heavy bumper-pull trailer is fussy about sitting level. Run the wrong drop and you pile weight onto the trailer's front or rear axle, so take the time to dial it in.
Premium Finish, HD Frame
It's built on the same reinforced HD chassis as the Shocker HD 20K Red. The textured matte-black powder coat is made to hold its color against UV fade, hide the micro-scratches that come from sliding it in and out of the receiver, and last longer than glossy finishes on salt-belt and gravel-road trucks. Backed by Shocker Hitch's 60-day satisfaction guarantee.
$1,310.38
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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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