Shocker Max Black Air Hitch & Drop 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
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14,000 lbs GTW Capacity
With a towing capacity of 14,000 lbs and a tongue weight rating of 1,400 lbs, this hitch is designed for heavy-duty use.
Textured Matte Black Finish
The base frame features an impact-resistant Max Black™ 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, ensuring optimal performance.
8 Adjustment Holes & Drop Ball Mount
This drop mount offers an adjustable range of 4-1/2" to 8-1/2" of drop and is compatible with a 2" chrome 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.
You feel every frost heave and hard stop come straight through a solid steel hitch, and that constant jerk and chuck is what wears on your coupler, your frame, and whatever you've got loaded. The Max Black 14K soaks it up. It's the proven Original Shocker Air Hitch chassis with an adjustable air spring built in, rated for 14,000 lbs of gross trailer weight and 1,400 lbs on the tongue, and it's finished in a textured matte-black powder coat that hides scratches, resists fade, and looks right at home behind a blacked-out truck.
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 hides road rash and rock chips and ages better than gloss
- Drops straight into a 2-1/2 inch receiver
- Adjustable air pressure lets you dial in the right ride for any trailer, loaded or empty
- Single-pivot rocker-arm design keeps moving parts to a minimum for a longer service life
- 4-1/2 inch to 8-1/2 inch drop geometry gets your trailer riding level
- Matches blacked-out trucks, dark wheels, and modern factory 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 where it applies 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 takes the jerking, tugging, and impact of the road before any of it reaches your truck or trailer. There's no rigid steel-on-steel connection passing the hit straight through.
Air You Set to the Load
Add air when you're loaded heavy, let some out when you're running light. You dial in the pressure so the hitch sits at the right ride height every time you hook up, no guessing.
Single-Pivot Rocker Arm
Shocker's 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.
Backup Bump Cushions
Two rubber cushions catch the extreme jolts the air bag can't fully take, so you've got a built-in safety margin when the road really hits hard.
Why Buyers Choose 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 rock chips far better than a glossy red finish
- Matches blacked-out factory trucks like the King Ranch, Limited, AT4, Rebel, and Platinum
- Looks newer for longer, with no fade line where the receiver meets the bumper
- A cleaner, more premium look if your truck is part of the statement
- Backed by the same 20-plus Shocker ball-mount attachments, available in matching black
- Identical air-ride performance, so this is purely a looks and durability upgrade
Two Setups for Sway Control
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 fight crosswinds. The pivoting air-ride design already cuts down sway tendency on its own.
Ball Mount With Welded Sway Tabs
Adds welded mounting tabs for friction sway-bar kits (sold separately). This is the one for tall travel trailers and campers that catch the wind and start to wander.
Get Your Trailer Sitting Level
A hitch that sits too high or too low makes your trailer ride nose-up or nose-down, which throws off braking and chews through tires unevenly. This one ships set for a 4-1/2 inch to 8-1/2 inch drop. Most Shocker ball mounts flip over to turn that drop into a rise, and the 8 adjustment holes let you fine-tune coupler height until the trailer rides level. A low travel trailer behind a lifted truck or a tall camper behind a stock pickup, the geometry adapts either way.
A Finish Built to Last
Salt, gravel, and hard UV take the shine off a glossy hitch fast, and every time you slide the shank in and out you scratch it. This one is built on the same heavy-wall steel chassis as the Original 14K and wears a textured matte-black powder coat made to resist UV fade, hide those insertion scratches, and hold up better than a glossy finish through salt-belt winters and gravel roads. It's backed by Shocker Hitch's 60-day satisfaction guarantee.
$1,226.38
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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