Shocker 9" Offset Gooseneck Surge Air Hitch & Shift Lock Coupler for 2-5/16" Ball
Rated for your tow
30,000 lbs GTW · 6,000 lbs TW· 30,000 lbs GTW · 6,000 lbs TW
$2,267.98
$2,368.78 save $100.80
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Easy Install
Completely replaces your factory gooseneck stem & coupler with Gooseneck Surge® Air System & Coupler. Installs in Minutes.
Fits 2-5/16″ gooseneck hitch balls
& has 3 height adjustment holes. Offset coupler extends coupler forward 9″ & is great for short bed pickups.
Shock Dampening & Absorbing Action
Effectively absorbs the jerking, tugging, bumps and damaging forces experienced when towing on rough roads & concrete highway with a typical hard connection.
30,000 lbs & 6,000 lbs tongue weight
Available with 30k dual latching Shift Lock gooseneck coupler for 2-5/16″ goose ball. Patent # 11,370,257.
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.
Tow a gooseneck with a short-bed truck and you know the pucker. Crank the wheel hard backing into a campsite or a stockyard and the trailer nose swings right at your back glass and cab corners. This hitch takes that off the table. It runs the same 30,000-lb surge-air gooseneck chassis as our Standard 30K, but the Shift Lock coupler sits 9 inches forward of the factory location, so tight turns stop crowding your cab. The multi-fit-round drops into your factory inner stem's spot in minutes.
Key Highlights
- 9 inches of forward reach keeps the coupler off your cab in tight turns
- 30,000 lbs of trailer and 6,000 lbs on the tongue, real room when the load rides heavy
- Shift Lock coupler grabs your 2-5/16-inch ball
- Built for short-bed pickups (5.5 to 6.5 ft beds)
- Same patented forward-back surge air absorption as the Standard 30K
- Black powder-coat finish that shrugs off the weather
- multi-fit-round matches the major gooseneck trailer brands
- In stock in Canada and shipping direct, so you skip the border wait
What's Included
- Shocker Gooseneck Surge Air Hitch with 9" offset extension
- multi-fit-round replacement inner tube stem
- Shift Lock coupler rated for 30,000 lbs on 2-5/16-inch ball
- Built-in air spring and dual bump cushions
- Schrader air valve
- Installation instructions
Not Included
- —Hitch ball (use your existing 2-5/16" gooseneck ball in your truck bed)
- —Air compressor or pressure gauge (sold separately)
- —Truck-bed reinforcement (not needed, the offset is engineered for full 30K capacity)
Installation
Watch the official install walkthrough for this hitch — the exact steps and tools, straight from the manufacturer.
What 9 Inches of Forward Reach Buys You
On a short-bed pickup (usually a 5.5 or 6.5 ft bed), a standard gooseneck coupler rides close enough to the cab that one hard turn keeps you on edge. Back into a campsite, thread a stockyard, or jackknife in a tight driveway and the trailer nose swings toward your back glass and cab corners. The 9" offset pushes the coupler 9 inches farther forward than a standard gooseneck would sit, handing your short-bed the same turning clearance a long-bed truck gets for free. You keep gooseneck stability and air-ride smoothness, and you keep the maneuverability you bought a short-bed for.
Air Ride Without Giving Up Cab Clearance
9 Inches of Forward Reach
A forged extension arm sets the Shift Lock coupler 9 inches ahead of a standard gooseneck, so the cab stays clear when you crank the wheel hard or jackknife into a tight spot.
Air Spring That Eats the Jerk
The same patented surge-air setup as the Standard 30K. An air spring soaks up the forward-back chucking between your truck bed and the trailer stem, the jolt you feel most on hard stops.
Full Capacity, Even With the Reach
The 9" extension is built to carry the full 30,000 lbs of trailer and 6,000 lbs on the tongue. The extra reach costs you nothing in tow rating.
Dial the Ride to the Load
Add air when you're loaded heavy, bleed it off when you're running empty. Tune it to what's on the trailer, whether that's a full horse load or a deadhead run home.
Made for Short-Bed Haulers
Tow a gooseneck with a short-bed truck? This one's built for you.
- Short-bed half-tons (F-150, RAM 1500, Silverado/Sierra 1500, Tundra short-bed)
- Short-bed three-quarter-tons (F-250, RAM 2500, Silverado 2500 with the 6.5' bed)
- Horse haulers backing into tight stalls and stockyards
- Race-car guys running a short-bed daily driver
- Anyone who's ever kissed a cab corner with the nose of a gooseneck
Coupler Choice: Demco EZ Latch or Shift Lock
Both couplers pull the full 30,000 lbs. The Shift Lock is the one that ships in this kit.
Demco EZ Latch
Drop onto the 2-5/16-inch ball and it latches itself. Grips from one side, and a lift of the handle sets it loose. The one most folks reach for.
Shift Lock
Patented dual-side ball capture, the only gooseneck coupler that clamps the ball from both sides. A visual indicator shows locked at a glance, and it carries a slightly higher 7K tongue weight rating.
Direct Stem Replacement
This isn't an adapter that bolts onto your existing stem. It's a full stem-and-coupler replacement. The multi-fit-round slides into your trailer's outer tube right where your factory inner stem sits now, re-pins through your existing height holes, and the air ride plus 9" extension ride above the stem. Most installs wrap up in under an hour with no welding, drilling, or cutting.
$2,267.98
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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
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