Shocker Max Black Air Hitch & Chrome Combo Ball Mount
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.
Adjustable for Weight
Fine tune for your towing weight. Just add air for heavier loads. Just add air depending on the weight of your trailer and it’s contents.
Adjustable Dual Combo Ball Mount Tow Rating
2-5/16″ ball rated at 20,000 lbs & 2″ ball rated at 10,000 lbs. Black base powder coat finish with chrome combo balls mount.
Smoother Safer Towing
Air ride towing technology with a built in air ride system to cushion the ride & absorb the road shock. Add instant air ride to your pickup & trailer.
14,000 lbs GTW Capacity
14,000 lbs towing capacity & 1,400 lbs tongue weight. Great for campers, car trailers, utility trailers, boat trailers, ice houses, equipment trailers & 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.
Every hard stop, frost heave, and rough patch of highway sends a jolt straight from your trailer into your truck, and you feel it in the mirror and in your lower back. The Max Black 14K puts an air spring between the two so those hits get soaked up before they reach either one. It is the same air-ride chassis and engineering as the Original Shocker Air Hitch, rated to pull 14,000 lbs (the heaviest trailer you will ever put behind an F-150-class half-ton, and any truck running a class III/IV, 2-inch receiver), finished this time in a textured matte-black powder coat. That black hides scratches and receiver rash, sits right with a blacked-out truck, and gives this Shocker Max Black Air Hitch & Chrome Combo Ball Mount a more rugged, upmarket look than the classic red.
Key Highlights
- Hauls up to 14,000 lbs GTW and 1,400 lbs of tongue weight on the proven 8-hole chassis, enough for the heaviest trailer behind a half-ton
- Textured matte-black powder coat shrugs off road rash and rock chips, so it still looks sharp after seasons of towing
- Drops into any 2-inch receiver on an F-150-class half-ton truck (or any truck with a class III/IV receiver)
- Add or bleed air to match the trailer, so every load rides level instead of bucking and chucking
- Rocker-arm pivot uses fewer moving parts than slide-and-roller hitches, so there is less to wear out
- 1/2" to 4-1/2" Drop ball-mount geometry sets your trailer level so it tows flat and true
- Blends in with blacked-out trucks, dark wheels, and modern OEM trim packages
- Backed by our 60-day satisfaction guarantee
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
Built-In Air Spring
A heavy-duty air bag sits under the receiver tube and soaks up the jerking, tugging, and impact before any of it reaches your truck or your trailer. There is no rigid steel-on-steel connection passing shock straight through.
Air You Can Dial In
Pump in air for a heavy trailer, bleed some out for a light one. Set the pressure so the hitch sits at the right ride height every time you hook up, and the load rides level instead of nose-up or dragging.
Single Rocker-Arm Pivot
Shocker's down-and-back motion runs on one pivot, with no slides, rollers, parallel linkages, or stacked airbags to bind or wear out. Fewer moving parts means less to fail and a longer service life.
Dual Bump Cushions
Two rubber backup cushions catch the extreme jolts the air bag cannot fully swallow, like a deep pothole hit at speed, giving you a second line of protection under the hardest impacts.
Why Buyers Choose the Black Finish
It is the same proven 14K chassis as the Original. What changes is the finish and how it looks on your truck.
- Textured matte black hides the scratches and chips that show up fast on glossy red
- Matches blacked-out OEM packages like King Ranch, Limited, AT4, Rebel, and Platinum
- No shiny fade-line where the receiver slides into the bumper, so it looks newer longer
- The upscale look for a buyer who treats the truck as a statement piece
- Over 20 Shocker ball-mount attachments come in matching black
- Same air-ride performance as the red, so this upgrade is finish and durability only
Sway Control: Two Configurations
The Max Black comes with or without welded sway tabs, depending on which ball-mount attachment you pick:
Standard Ball Mount (No Sway Tabs)
Right for boats, livestock trailers, equipment haulers, and anything that does not need friction sway bars. The pivoting air-ride design already helps settle sway on its own.
Ball Mount With Welded Sway Tabs
Adds welded tabs so you can bolt on a friction sway-bar kit (sold separately). The pick for travel trailers and tall campers that catch crosswinds and get shoved around by passing semis.
Flip It From Drop to Rise
A trailer that rides nose-down or tail-down chews through tires and sways more, so getting it level matters. This Shocker Max Black Air Hitch & Chrome Combo Ball Mount ships set up for 1/2" to 4-1/2" of drop. Most Shocker ball mounts flip over, so you can turn that drop into rise, and the 8 adjustment holes let you fine-tune coupler height in between. Low travel trailer behind a lifted truck or a tall camper behind a stock pickup, the geometry adapts to sit level.
A Finish Built to Last
Sun, road salt, and flying gravel are hard on any hitch finish. This one is built to take it. The Max Black rides on the same heavy-wall steel chassis as the Original 14K, and its textured matte-black powder coat is made to resist UV fade, hide the micro-scratches you get sliding it in and out of the receiver, and outlast glossy finishes on salt-belt and gravel-road runs. 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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