Shocker Max Black Air Hitch & Raised Ball Mount w/ 2" Ball & Sway Bar Tabs
Rated for your tow
14,000 lbs GTW · 1,400 lbs TW · 2-1/2" receiver· 14,000 lbs GTW · 1,400 lbs TW · 2-1/2" receiver
$1,226.38
$1,293.58 save $67.20
or as low as $103/mo with flexible financing — 4, 6, or 12 months. Options at checkout.
14,000 lbs GTW Capacity
With a towing capacity of 14,000 lbs and a tongue weight of 1,400 lbs, this hitch is built to handle heavy loads.
Textured Matte Black Finish
The base frame boasts an impact-resistant premium powder-coat finish, ensuring durability and a sleek look.
Adjustable for Weight
Easily fine-tune your setup for towing by adding air for heavier loads.
8 Adjustment Holes & Raised Ball Mount
This raised mount features sway bar tabs with an adjustable range of 2 inches rise to 2 inches drop. With 2" hitch ball.
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.
Every hard stop, frost heave, and stretch of washboard road sends a jolt straight from your trailer into your truck, and you feel all of it in the cab. That chucking and jerking wears on your hitch, your frame, and whatever you're hauling. The Max Black 14K drops a heavy-duty air spring in between so those impacts get soaked up before they reach you. It's the Original Shocker Air Hitch chassis wearing a textured matte-black premium powder coat, with the same 14,000 lbs GTW capacity, the same air-ride engineering, and the same 2-1/2-inch fitment for F-250 and RAM 2500-class three-quarter-ton trucks (class V receivers). The stealth black hides scratches, complements blacked-out trucks, and gives this Shocker Max Black Air Hitch & Raised Ball Mount w/ 2" Ball & Sway Bar Tabs a more rugged, upmarket presence than the classic red.
Key Highlights
- Hauls up to 14,000 lbs GTW with 1,400 lbs on the tongue, all on the proven 8-hole chassis
- Textured matte-black powder coat shrugs off road rash and looks better with age
- Drops into the 2-1/2-inch receiver on F-250 and RAM 2500-class three-quarter-ton trucks (class V receivers)
- Adjustable air pressure lets you dial in the right ride for any trailer weight
- Rocker-arm pivot with fewer moving parts, so there's less to wear out over the years
- 2" Rise to 2" Drop ball-mount geometry so you can level the trailer out
- Matches blacked-out trucks, dark wheels, and modern OEM packages
- Backed by our 60-day satisfaction guarantee
What's Included
- Max Black 14K Air Hitch base frame (2-1/2-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
Built-In Air Spring
A heavy-duty air bag sits under the receiver tube and soaks up the jerking, tugging, and impact forces before they ever reach your truck or trailer. Nothing is bolted solid metal-to-metal, so the shocks don't transfer straight through.
Air You Adjust to the Load
Pump in air for a heavy load, bleed some off for a light one. You dial the pressure to match what you're towing so the hitch sits at the right ride height every single time you hook up.
Single Rocker-Arm Pivot
Shocker's signature down-and-back motion runs on one pivot, with no slides, rollers, parallel linkages, or stacked airbags. Fewer moving parts means less to wear out and a longer service life.
Dual Bump Cushions
Two rubber backup cushions catch the extreme jolts the air bag can't fully swallow, so you have a built-in safety margin when the road really hammers you.
Why Owners Pick the Black Finish
Same proven 14K chassis as the Original. The only difference is the finish and how it presents.
- Textured matte black hides scratches and chips far better than glossy red
- Coordinates with blacked-out OEM packages (King Ranch, Limited, AT4, Rebel, Platinum)
- Looks newer for longer, with no fade-line where the receiver enters the bumper
- A premium look for owners who treat their truck as a statement piece
- Same 20+ Shocker ball-mount attachments are available in matching black
- Identical air-ride performance, so this is purely a looks and durability upgrade
Sway Control: Two Ways to Set It Up
The Max Black comes with or without sway-control tabs depending on the ball-mount attachment you pick:
Standard Ball Mount (No Sway Tabs)
Best for boats, livestock trailers, equipment haulers, and any load that doesn't need friction sway bars. The pivoting air-ride design already cuts down sway on its own.
Ball Mount With Welded Sway Tabs
Adds welded tabs to mount a friction sway-bar kit (sold separately). Go this route for travel trailers and tall campers that get pushed around by crosswinds and passing semis.
Flip It for Drop or Rise
This Shocker Max Black Air Hitch & Raised Ball Mount w/ 2" Ball & Sway Bar Tabs ships set up for 2" Rise to 2" Drop. Most Shocker ball mounts flip over, so you can turn drop into rise, and the 8 adjustment holes let you fine-tune coupler height until the trailer rides level. Towing a low travel trailer behind a lifted truck or a tall camper behind a stock pickup, the geometry adapts to match.
A Finish That Ages Well
It's built on the same heavy-wall steel chassis as the Original 14K. The textured matte-black powder coat is made to fight off UV fade, hide the micro-scratches that come from sliding the shank in and out of the receiver, and hold up better than glossy finishes on salt-covered winter roads and gravel backroads. Backed by Shocker Hitch's 60-day satisfaction guarantee.
$1,226.38
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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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