Blue Ox Tow Bar Base Plate - BX2170

Custom designed to fit your vehicle so it can be safely towed behind your RV, this base plate has low-profile reinforcements, providing your vehicle with a streamlined look when you're not flat towing. Base plate bolts directly to your chassis.

Features:

• Custom-fit base plate provides attachment points for your tow bar when flat towing
• Low-profile reinforcements provide a streamlined look for the front of your vehicle
  • Crossbar support beam blends in well with your vehicle's bumper
• Sturdy design spreads towing force evenly to prevent stress on your vehicle's suspension
• Durable steel construction is powder coated to resist rust and corrosion
• Straightforward installation - no welding required
  • Bolts securely to your vehicle's chassis with included mounting hardware
• Sturdy lugs pair with Blue Ox tow bars to form a secure and reliable connection
  • Adaptable for use with Roadmaster tow bars - adapter (RM-031 or RM-031-5) sold separately
  • Adaptable for use with Demco tow bars - adapter (DM9523041) sold separately
• Made in the USA

Specs:

• Distance between brackets: 24"
• Bracket height: 17"
• 3-Year warranty

Guide to Flat Towing

Flat towing your vehicle is much more convenient than using a trailer or a tow dolly. These other options take up much more storage space, leaving you less room both at home and at the campsite. In addition, securing your vehicle to a trailer or tow dolly can be a hassle and more time consuming than hooking up with a tow bar.

There are 5 basic components needed when flat towing a vehicle: a tow bar, a base plate kit, a safety cable set, tow bar wiring, and a supplemental braking system.

The tow bar links your towed car to your motorhome. It attaches to the custom-fit base plates that install on the frame of your towed car. Safety cables ensure that your towed car does not separate from your motorhome in the event that your tow bar becomes detached. Tow bar wiring allows your towed vehicle's signal lights to sync up with your motorhome's tail lights, which is required by law in most states. Finally, the supplemental braking system - also required in most states - brakes your towed car when the brakes in your motorhome are activated, preventing wear on the motorhome and decreasing braking distance for your entire setup.

BX2170 Blue Ox Baseplate - Standard Tabs

Installation Details 

This Product Fits The Following Vehicles

• 2000 - 2005 Mazda B Series Pickup 2 Wheel Drive
• 2001 - 2003 Mazda B Series Pickup 2 Wheel Drive - excluding Dual Sport
• 2000 - 2005 Mazda B Series Pickup 4 Wheel Drive
• 1998 - 2000 Ford Ranger 2 Wheel Drive
• 1998 - 2000 Ford Ranger 4 Wheel Drive
• 2001 - 2006 Ford Ranger XL and XLT - 2 Wheel Drive
• 2001 - 2006 Ford Ranger XL and XLT - 4 Wheel Drive