Shocker hitch

[2travelers]

Looking for comments on the Shocker Air Equalizer & WD hitch. Pulling a 27' Flying Cloud with F250. The trailer has been lifted. It looks like a good system, but would like to hear from actual users.

[Dtrentr]

I’ve used the shocker hitch w/o weight distribution for 7 years and 50k miles pulling my 27 FCFBT with a 17 CCLB F250 and now a 22 CCLB f350. Last month I installed the Roadmaster suspension kit and it really helped smooth out the ride and took care of most all of the sag. Works great for me!

[Life is a Highway]

After several years of towing I just installed a Shocker with our equalizer weight distributing hitch. Our first trip with this hitch is coming up in June. We will see if if makes a difference in the ride as claimed. I installed it to lessen the jarring the drive train takes when you accelerate and decelerate. And a side benefit to give the trailer a smoother tow. The designer Bob sold the company, It has been bought out by a larger distributor. Customer support is good. However if your Airstream has not been lifted then and you have a 3/4 ton truck Hitch height might be a problem. The company is aware of this and is working on different shank heights.

[VeloBuckeye]

I've used the shocker hitch for about 500 miles thus far and am pleased. I have an lifted FC27 and F250. Definitely smoothes out road seams and expansion joints. I'm still playing with the air pressure setting -- the setup video states to stop filling the bumper once the pads separate from the body and that 40-60 psi is normal. Separation starts around 40 psi but it feels likes it works better with 50 psi -- less travel seems to be better for my setup.

[Tyler2you]

I've got a similar setup to Life is a Highway (25 GT and Ram 3500) and it is working well, but just a single trip so far. I used up every inch of drop to get level. I was previously using the Gen-y which I thought was subjectively slightly softer as far as what I could feel in the truck going over expansion joints. But it was a heavy beast and the Shocker is much more manageable.

[hawkpilot]

I have a similar setup, but use an AirSafe and equalizer combo. Very smooth ride.

Personally prefer the Airsafe product and its design. Great customer service and easy to reach with any questions. Their design also allows for variable drop heights when installng a WDH.

[AZMILVETS]

Use and highly recommend the Shocker Hitch 12K Max Black combo ball hitch, without any equalization systems needed for 1-ton diesel dually trucks. Uses an airbag to absorb road jolts thereby smoothing tow connection with trailer, and trailer's ride.



In our application, our Shocker Hitch both smooths the trailer's ride (Globetrotter 30RB) and the connection and ride in large tow-anything dually truck. That is to say the trailer rides noticeably smoother, and contents aren't "redistributed" when on rough roads. We generally tow at 65 mph on Interstates/freeways for safety, and fuel consumption considerations.


Many, many threads on this forum recommend weight equalizer/stabilizer systems for the Airstream trailers, this is generally a good idea with smaller lighter, less powerful tow vehicles - however with large diesel dually trucks the Airstreams, including the largest models, tow fine without these systems because large diesel dually trucks have a huge towing safety margin in both weight and braking capacity. The Shocker Hitch elegantly smooths both the trailer's ride, and its connection with tow vehicle hitch absent any additional tow systems/hardware.