Shocker Max Black Air Hitch & Raised Ball Mount w/ 2" Ball
Rated for your tow
14,000 lbs GTW · 1,400 lbs TW · 2" receiver· 14,000 lbs GTW · 1,400 lbs TW · 2" receiver
$1,108.78
$1,175.98 save $67.20
or as low as $93/mo with flexible financing — 4, 6, or 12 months. Options at checkout.
Matte Black Durable Finish
The hitch and raised mount feature an impact-resistant premium powder-coat finish in textured matte black.
Adjustable for Tow Weight
Fine tune for your towing weight for best ride and load control. Just add air for heavier loads.
14,000 lbs GTW Capacity
Original 14,000 lbs towing capacity & 1,400 lbs tongue weight. Fine tune by adjusting air.
Versatile Adjustment Options
With 8 adjustment holes, you can achieve a 2" rise to a 2" drop, and 2" chrome hitch ball. Perfect for towing campers, ice houses, equipment trailers, and more.
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 loaded trailer down a rough highway and you feel every bit of it. Frost heaves, expansion joints, and hard stops jolt straight through a solid receiver into your truck, back into the trailer, and into whatever you're hauling. The Max Black 14K takes that hit for you. It's the Original Shocker Air Hitch chassis with a built-in air spring that soaks up the jerking and chucking before it reaches you, rated to pull 14,000 lbs GTW behind an F-150-class half-ton truck (or any class III/IV receiver) on a 2-inch fitment. What sets this one apart is the finish. A textured matte-black premium powder coat that hides scratches and chips, ages better than glossy paint, and disappears into a blacked-out truck instead of standing out in classic red. Same air-ride engineering, same capacity, a more rugged and upmarket look.
Key Highlights
- Pulls the heaviest trailer you'll put behind a half-ton or three-quarter-ton, rated 14,000 lbs GTW with up to 1,400 lbs on the tongue, on the proven 8-hole chassis
- Textured matte-black powder coat shrugs off road rash and chips, so it still looks sharp years down the road
- Drops straight into a 2-inch receiver on F-150-class half-ton trucks and any class III/IV setup
- Air the bag up or bleed it down to match any trailer, so you get the right ride loaded heavy or running light
- Rocker-arm pivot design means fewer parts to wear out and a hitch that keeps working for years
- 2" Rise to 2" Drop ball-mount geometry gets your trailer sitting level behind the truck
- Looks right at home on a blacked-out truck with dark wheels and modern OEM trim
- Backed by our 60-day satisfaction guarantee, so you can try it on your own rig
What's Included
- Max Black 14K Air Hitch base frame (2-inch receiver shank, matte black)
- Built-in 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)
- Installation and air-pressure setup instructions
Not Included
- —Air compressor or pressure gauge (available separately)
- —Friction sway-bar kit (required only if towing sway-prone trailers; 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 Air Ride Works
The Air Bag Takes the Hit
A heavy-duty air bag sits under the receiver tube and swallows the jerking, tugging, and impact before it ever reaches your truck or trailer. There's no solid metal-to-metal connection to pass the shock straight through.
Set It for What You're Towing
Add air for a heavy load, let some out for a light one. Dial in the right pressure and the hitch sits at proper ride height every time you hook up.
One Simple Pivot
Shocker's signature down-and-back motion runs on a single pivot, with no slides, rollers, parallel linkages, or stacked airbags to wear out. Fewer moving parts means it lasts longer.
Backup Cushions for the Big Hits
Two rubber bump cushions catch the extreme jolts the air bag can't fully soak up, giving you a built-in backup for when the road throws something hard at you under a heavy load.
Why Buyers Choose the Black Finish
It's the same proven 14K chassis as the Original. The only difference is how it looks and how it wears.
- Textured matte black hides scratches and chips far better than glossy red
- Matches blacked-out OEM trim like King Ranch, Limited, AT4, Rebel, and Platinum
- No fade-line where the receiver meets the bumper, so it looks newer longer
- The right look for someone who treats their truck as a statement piece
- The same 20+ Shocker ball-mount attachments come in matching black
- Pure look-and-durability upgrade with the exact same air-ride performance
Sway Control: Two Configurations
Whether the Max Black comes with sway-control tabs depends on the ball-mount attachment you pick:
Standard Ball Mount (No Sway Tabs)
Good for boats, livestock trailers, equipment haulers, and any load that doesn't need friction sway bars. The pivoting air-ride design already helps settle sway on its own.
Ball Mount With Welded Sway Tabs
Adds welded mounting tabs so you can bolt on a friction sway-bar kit (sold separately). Worth it for travel trailers and tall campers that get pushed around in a crosswind.
Flip It to Match Your Trailer Height
A trailer that rides nose-up or nose-down chews through tires, brakes, and bearings and tows rougher the whole way. This Shocker Max Black Air Hitch & Raised Ball Mount w/ 2" Ball ships in a 2" Rise to 2" Drop ball-mount setup, and most Shocker ball mounts flip over to turn that drop into a rise. Use the 8 adjustment holes to fine-tune coupler height from there. Low travel trailer behind a lifted truck or a tall camper behind a stock pickup, you can get it sitting level either way.
A Finish Built to Last
Salt, gravel, and hard UV chew up a glossy hitch fast, and every time you slide it into the receiver it picks up another scratch. This is the same heavy-wall steel chassis as the Original 14K, wrapped in a textured matte-black powder coat built to resist UV fade, hide the micro-scratches from receiver insertion, and outlast glossy finishes on salt-belt roads and gravel. Backed by Shocker Hitch's 60-day satisfaction guarantee.
$1,108.78
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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