Shocker HD Air Max Black Hitch & Drop Ball Mount w/ 2" Ball
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
$1,259.98
$1,327.18 save $67.20
or as low as $105/mo with flexible financing — 4, 6, or 12 months. Options at checkout.
Adjustable for Weight
You can set the air pressure for the best comfort and load control. Easier fine-tune for your towing weight. Just add air for heavier loads.
Smoother Safer Towing
Air ride towing technology with a heavy-duty built-in air spring to cushion the ride & absorb the road shock, giving you safe & smooth towing.
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.
Textured Matte Black Finish
Impact Resistant Max Black™ Textured Matte Black Premium Powder-Coat Finish on Hitch, Receiver Shank or Mount.
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 on a standard receiver and you feel every frost heave, every expansion joint, every hard stop slam straight up through the truck and into your load. That chucking beats up the hitch, the bed, and whatever you're hauling, and it wears you out mile after mile. The HD Max Black 20K is the top-tier core hitch in the Shocker bumper-pull lineup, built to take that hit for you. An HD air spring soaks up the road so the shock never reaches your truck or trailer. It's sized for F-250 / RAM 2500-class three-quarter-ton trucks (class V receivers) with a 2-1/2-inch receiver, and it hauls 20,000 lbs GTW with up to 2,000 lbs of tongue weight on a beefier-wall HD chassis. All of it is wrapped in a textured matte-black premium powder coat, so one-ton owners never have to pick between capacity and finish.
Key Highlights
- Hauls 20,000 lbs GTW with up to 2,000 lbs of tongue weight, Shocker's heaviest bumper-pull rating
- Premium textured matte-black powder coat hides scratches and matches blacked-out trucks
- 20K-rated HD airbag built from reinforced multi-ply rubber that soaks up the road
- Beefier-wall HD chassis with reinforced welds where the stress runs highest
- Fits a 2-1/2-inch receiver, with a 3-inch option for one-ton trucks
- Adjustable air pressure sets ride height for empty or loaded
- 4-1/2" to 8-1/2" Drop ball-mount geometry to level the trailer right
- 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
Air Spring Rated to 20,000 lbs
A heavy-duty multi-ply rubber air bag carries the full 20,000 lbs of trailer behind you and still cushions the road shock before it reaches the truck or your cargo. Same proven engineering as the HD Red, finished to match the matte-black chassis.
Dials In for Empty or Loaded
A heavy bumper-pull trailer can swing 1,000+ lbs between empty and full, and a fixed hitch rides wrong at one end or the other. Add air for the max-weight haul, let it out for the deadhead home. The HD airbag has a wider usable pressure range than the 14K, so you get more room to tune.
Reinforced HD Frame
Same external 8-hole geometry, so every Shocker ball mount still fits, but built with thicker-wall steel and reinforced welds rated for 20K loads. Finished in textured matte-black powder coat.
Single-Pivot Rocker Arm
Shocker's down-and-back motion runs on one pivot, with no slides, rollers, or stacked airbags to wear out, even at HD loadings. Fewer moving parts under that kind of stress means it lasts longer.
Why Buyers Choose HD Max Black
The top-tier core line, heavy-duty capacity and premium finish in one package.
- Hauls the heaviest legal bumper-pull load at 20,000 lbs GTW
- Textured matte black shrugs off scratches better than glossy or red finishes
- Matches blacked-out factory packages on Ford, RAM, Chevy, and GMC one-tons
- 3-inch receiver option lines up with dual-rear-wheel truck factory hitches
- Fits the same 20+ Shocker ball-mount attachments, black-matched where offered
- You never have to choose between capacity and looks
HD Max Black vs. Max Black 14K: What's Different
Same finish family, one step up in capacity:
Heavier Airbag and 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. It's the pick when your loads climb past what the 14K handles.
Three-Inch Receiver Option
HD Max Black comes in a 3-inch receiver built for dual-rear-wheel one-ton trucks, a configuration the Max Black 14K doesn't offer.
Flip It for Drop or Rise
A trailer that rides nose-high or nose-low throws its weight onto one axle and drags on your stops, and heavy bumper-pull loads are the least forgiving of all. This Shocker HD Air Max Black Hitch & Drop Ball Mount w/ 2" Ball ships in a 4-1/2" to 8-1/2" Drop ball-mount configuration. Most Shocker ball mounts flip over to turn drop into rise, and the 8 adjustment holes let you fine-tune coupler height until the trailer sits dead level. Take the time to dial it in, because a mismatched drop overloads the front or rear axle of the trailer.
Premium Finish on an HD Frame
Underneath the finish sits the same reinforced HD chassis as the Shocker HD 20K Red, so nothing is given up on strength. The textured matte-black powder coat is built to resist UV fade, hide the micro-scratches every receiver leaves at the mouth, and outlast glossy finishes on salt-belt roads and gravel backroads. It's backed by Shocker Hitch's 60-day satisfaction guarantee.
$1,259.98
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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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