Shocker Max Black Air Hitch & Drop 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.
Textured Matte Black Finish
The base frame is finished in an impact-resistant Max Black™ textured matte black premium powder coat, ensuring durability and style.
14,000 lbs GTW Capacity
This hitch boasts a rated towing capacity of 14,000 lbs and a tongue weight rating of 1,400 lbs, making it ideal for heavy loads.
Adjustable Drop Hitch
Featuring eight adjustment holes, this hitch allows for a drop range of 4-1/2" to 8-1/2". Drop hitch comes with a 2" hitch ball.
Smoother, Safer Towing
Experience the benefits of air ride towing technology with a heavy-duty built-in air spring designed to cushion your ride and absorb road shocks.
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.
You feel it every time the trailer chucks against the truck: the jerk through the seat on frost heaves, the bang at every hard stop, the wear it grinds into your hitch, coupler, and cargo. The Max Black 14K fixes that right at the connection. It's the proven Original Shocker Air Hitch chassis with an air spring built in to soak up the jolts before they reach you, rated for 14,000 lbs GTW so it pulls the heaviest trailer you'd put behind a half-ton or three-quarter-ton. It drops into any 2-inch receiver on an F-150-class half-ton (and class III/IV receivers), finished in a textured matte-black powder coat that hides scratches, ages better than glossy red, and matches a blacked-out truck. In stock in Canada, ships direct, no border wait.
Key Highlights
- Hauls up to 14,000 lbs of trailer with 1,400 lbs on the tongue, on the proven 8-hole chassis
- Textured matte-black powder coat shrugs off rock chips and road rash, so it still looks sharp years in
- Drops into any 2-inch receiver on an F-150-class half-ton truck (and class III/IV receivers)
- Add or release air to match any load, so the ride stays right whether you're loaded heavy or running light
- Simple rocker-arm pivot with fewer moving parts to wear out, so it lasts
- 4-1/2" to 8-1/2" Drop ball-mount geometry gets your trailer sitting level
- Matches 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 the Air Ride Smooths the Tow
An Air Spring Between You and the Trailer
A heavy-duty air bag sits under the receiver tube and soaks up the jerking, tugging, and slamming before any of it reaches your truck or your trailer. There's no rigid metal-to-metal connection passing the shock straight through.
Set It for What You're Towing
Pump in air for a heavy load, bleed some off for a light one. Dial the pressure so the hitch sits at proper ride height every time you hook up, no guessing.
One Simple Pivot, Not a Pile of Parts
Shocker's down-and-back motion runs on a single pivot. No slides, no rollers, no parallel linkages, no stacked airbags. Fewer parts to wear out means it keeps working for the long haul.
A Backup for the Big Hits
Two rubber bump cushions catch the extreme jolts the air bag can't fully swallow, giving the system a redundant safety margin when the road really slams you.
Why the Black Finish Is Worth It
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
- Matches blacked-out factory packages (King Ranch, Limited, AT4, Rebel, Platinum)
- Stays looking new longer, with no fade line where the receiver meets the bumper
- A cleaner, upmarket look if your truck is a statement piece
- All 20+ Shocker ball-mount attachments come in matching black
- Exact same air-ride performance, so this is purely a looks and durability upgrade
Sway Control: Pick Your Setup
Depending on the ball-mount attachment you choose, the Max Black comes with or without welded sway-control tabs:
Standard Ball Mount (No Sway Tabs)
Right for boats, livestock trailers, equipment haulers, and anything that doesn't need friction sway bars. The pivoting air-ride design already cuts down on sway tendency on its own.
Ball Mount With Welded Sway Tabs
Adds welded mounting tabs for a friction sway-bar kit (sold separately). The pick for travel trailers and tall-profile campers that get shoved around by crosswinds and passing semis.
Flip It From Drop to Rise
This one ships set up as a 4-1/2" to 8-1/2" Drop ball-mount configuration. Most Shocker ball mounts flip over, so you can turn that drop into a rise, and the 8 adjustment holes let you fine-tune coupler height on top of that. Towing a low travel trailer behind a lifted truck, or a tall camper behind a stock pickup, you can still get the coupler where it needs to be for a level pull.
A Finish Built to Last
Underneath, it's the same heavy-wall steel chassis as the Original 14K. The textured matte-black powder coat on top is made to fight UV fade, hide the micro-scratches you get every time the shank slides into the receiver, and hold up better than glossy finishes on salted winter 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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